Chicago State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Chicago State University

Chicago State University operates as a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,384 students of which 1,832 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Chicago State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 43.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,335, with published in-state tuition of $12,754 and a Pell grant recipient share of 57.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $30,625, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 16.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 57.3%. Graduates earn a median of $42,778 ten years after enrolling, compared with $33,805 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 367300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 54.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.