Schools Similar to Chicago State University

Explore alternatives based on outcomes, location, cost, and admission difficulty

Easier Admission, Similar Outcomes

These schools offer higher acceptance rates while delivering comparable career outcomes.

Higher acceptance rate (36.2 percentage points higher) with similar program focus and located 18 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate77%

Earnings$43,361

Rank#550

Indiana University-South Bend

Geographic Alternatives

Strong options in the same region with comparable academic profiles.

Purdue University Northwest• IN

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Same region (12 miles away) (earnings difference: 13%) and similar program focus; same institution type

Accept Rate71%

Earnings$48,318

Rank#432

Peer Institutions

Elite universities with similar prestige and academic caliber

Framingham State University• MA

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Similar quality tier (#763 ranked)

Accept Rate85%

Earnings$52,349

Rank#763

Suny College Of Environmental Science And Forestry

Schools Similar to Chicago State University: Questions & Comparisons

Use Azimuth's alternatives tool to find schools with similar outcomes but lower net prices than Chicago State University's $12,729.

If Chicago is a reach, consider Indiana University-Northwest (77%), Indiana University-South Bend (86%), Mount Mary University (93%). These schools have higher acceptance rates while offering comparable outcomes.

Colleges near Chicago State University in IL include Indiana University-Northwest, Indiana University-South Bend, Purdue University Northwest.

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• IN

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Higher acceptance rate (45.5 percentage points higher) with similar program focus and located 72 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate86%

Earnings$44,947

Rank#526

Mount Mary University• WI

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Higher acceptance rate (52.8 percentage points higher) with similar program focus and located 96 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate93%

Earnings$48,745

Rank#819

Southwest Baptist University• MO

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Higher acceptance rate (59.2 percentage points higher) with similar program focus; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate100%

Earnings$43,112

Rank#1380

Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods College• IN

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Higher acceptance rate (35.6 percentage points higher) with similar program focus; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate76%

Earnings$43,845

Rank#1508

• NY

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Similar quality tier (#759 ranked)

Accept Rate83%

Earnings$55,763

Rank#759

Fitchburg State University• MA

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Similar quality tier (#787 ranked)

Accept Rate90%

Earnings$53,874

Rank#787

Lewis-Clark State College• ID

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Similar quality tier (#788 ranked)

Accept Rate90%

Earnings$46,001

Rank#788

Emporia State University• KS

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Similar quality tier in Midwest (#755 ranked)

Accept Rate98%

Earnings$47,601

Rank#755

Henderson State University• AR

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Similar quality tier (#753 ranked)

Accept Rate82%

Earnings$43,459

Rank#753

Escuela De Artes Plasticas Y Diseno De Puerto Rico• PR

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Similar quality tier (#746 ranked)

Accept Rate100%

Earnings$21,790

Rank#746

Dickinson State University• ND

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Similar quality tier in Midwest (#744 ranked)

Accept Rate60%

Earnings$50,720

Rank#744

Northwestern Oklahoma State University• OK

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Similar quality tier (#742 ranked)

Accept Rate66%

Earnings$44,358

Rank#742

Western Oregon University• OR

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Similar quality tier (#741 ranked)

Accept Rate99%

Earnings$51,815

Rank#741