Chicago State University

At Chicago State University, aid covers about 59% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. The published cost of attendance is $29,764.

In-state tuition and fees are $12,754, matching out-of-state tuition and fees of $12,754. Published room and board add $11,550 to the standard budget.

Average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $12,335, with average financial aid savings of $17,429 against the published cost. At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median net price is $12,822; this university sits $487 below that mark.

Azimuth places its affordability pillar in the 62nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The aid reduction and lower peer comparison point to a lower average recipient cost.

Chicago State University publishes a cost of attendance of $29,764, and aid recipients face markedly different average net prices by family-income band. The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $9,073 for the lowest-income band, $9,550 for the lower-middle band, $11,334 for the middle band, $13,899 for the upper-middle band, and $28,427 for the highest-income band.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $19,354. Azimuth ranks the university #533 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 59% of the published cost and offsets $17,429. Across all aid recipients, the average net price comes to $12,335.

That figure is $487 below the peer median net price of $12,822, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size). Published in-state tuition and out-of-state tuition are each $12,754, with room and board listed at $11,550.

Federal student loan borrowers who completed have median debt of $30,625, and 86.0% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. That median is $11,125 above the peer median debt of $19,500 at comparable institutions (same type and size).

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $348 a month if repaid over ten years. Median Parent PLUS borrowing is $13,256.

Access is Chicago State University's strongest pillar, while the return data are less favorable. Azimuth places its return pillar in the 35th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $56,486 four years after completion, in the 37th percentile. That median is $3,370 above the peer median of $53,116, the middle value for comparable institutions with the same type and size.

Graduates earn about $4,699 less than the model expects for similar students. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between graduate earnings and the model expectation for similar students, sits in the 37th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Of that gap, the model attributes $1,555 to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market), a share that subtracts from expected earnings. It attributes $3,144 to a remainder it does not explain, which subtracts from expected earnings.

Graduate earnings sit below the national middle, although Chicago State University stands above comparable institutions. For federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, median earnings are $56,486 four years after completion.

Azimuth lists the figure in the 37th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on an earnings cohort of 465 completers. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $53,116, and the university’s figure is above it by $3,370.

Earnings scenarios based on the program mix range from $47,854 in the downside scenario to $81,723 in the upside scenario, with the typical scenario matching the observed median earnings. Graduates earn about $4,699 less than the model expects for similar students.

An estimated 29.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

Access is the strongest Azimuth pillar for Chicago State University, yet its return measures point in different directions. Among federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, median earnings reach $56,486 four years after completion, placing the figure in the 37th percentile.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $53,116, and the university's median is $3,370 above it. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, sits in the 37th percentile.

Graduates earn about $4,699 less than the model expects for similar students. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) subtracts $1,555.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $3,144. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,044.

Azimuth ranks the university #950 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix place the downside at $47,854 and the upside at $81,723.

Above-peer earnings and below-expected earnings provide different reference points. Nursing has the highest listed median, with 26 degrees awarded and median earnings of $92,024 four years after completion.

Program choice leaves a wide modeled earnings range, with Nursing well above the lower end. The downside earnings scenario is $47,854, whereas the upside scenario is $81,723; both are scenarios estimated from the program mix rather than observed groups.

The average net price at Chicago State University — what first-time, full-time aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships — is $12,335. That is $487 below the $12,822 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Aid covers about 59% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, though this is an average rather than a personal quote. Borrowers who finish carry a median of $30,625 in federal student loans.

That figure is $11,125 above the peer median of $19,500, and it corresponds to an estimated payment of $348 a month if repaid over ten years. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $13,256.

The earnings picture adds a note of caution. Graduates earn about $4,699 less than the model expects for similar students.

The debt load sits above the peer median while earnings fall short of what the model predicts for similar students.

Chicago State University admitted 43.3% of applicants to its reported entering class, below the median of 83.4% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The reported outcome was less common than at comparable institutions, though the rate does not predict an individual admission decision.

Among the larger programs, Nursing sits well above the rest in median earnings four years after completion. Its median was $92,024, and it awarded 26 degrees in one academic year.

Teacher Education was at $59,296 four years after completion, with 13 degrees awarded, placing it in a more moderate range. Criminal Justice recorded median earnings of $57,691 four years after completion and awarded 35 degrees.

Business Administration and Management had median earnings of $53,181 and 35 degrees awarded. The figures show a clear spread between the higher-earning field and the more moderate-earning fields among these programs.

Program earnings vary widely across Chicago State University’s largest bachelor’s fields, making field choice especially consequential. The fields shown here range from lower-earning Psychology to much higher-earning Nursing.

The program mix at Chicago State University is broad, with no single family dominating. Liberal Arts & General Studies accounts for 16.2% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed closely by Psychology at 15.4% and Business at 12.9%.

The university has 7 programs with published four-year earnings data. The largest programs with published earnings by degrees awarded are Psychology at 42, Business Administration and Management and Criminal Justice at 35 each, and Nursing at 26.

Nursing is the highest-earning program, with graduates earning a median of $92,024 four years after completion. Its benchmark ratio is 1.03x against the national median for its field.

Teacher Education, a smaller program at 13 degrees awarded, follows with median earnings of $59,296 and a benchmark ratio of 1.25x. The pattern shows a spread of earnings across the largest programs.

The highest-earning field, Nursing, is also the fourth-largest by degrees awarded, while the largest program with published earnings, Psychology, sits at a median of $47,168. Across all fields, 16.3% of degrees awarded are in STEM.