Chicago State University Teaching Programs

Chicago State University is a public institution situated in Chicago, Illinois. The location of CSU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Chicago State University?

Contact details for CSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	9501 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL 60628-1598
Phone:	773-995-2000
Website:	www.csu.edu

How Do I Get Into CSU?

You can apply to CSU online at: www.csu.edu/admissions/howtoapplynow.htm

Admission Requirements for CSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	5
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSU?

CSU has a fairly low acceptance rate of 49%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 42%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Can I Afford Chicago State University?

The overall average net price of CSU is $18,397. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CSU, approximately 92% of students took out student loans averaging $3,945 a year. That adds up to $15,780 over four years for those students.

Chicago State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,502 undergraduate students at CSU, with 954 being full-time and 548 being part-time.

There are also 864 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 954 full-time undergraduates at CSU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Chicago State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	11
Black or African American	657
Hispanic or Latino	87
White	25
International Students	68
Other Races/Ethnicities	106

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Chicago State University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 30 countries are represented at CSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Canada, and China.

Online Learning at Chicago State University

In 2022-2023, 1,401 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 15th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Chicago State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Special Education	0	0	17	0	17
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	5	0	7	0	12
Elementary Education	10	0	0	0	10
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	5	4	9
Early Childhood Education	3	0	5	0	8
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	3	0	3
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	1	2	0	3
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	0	2	0	2
Music Education	2	0	0	0	2
Secondary Education	0	0	2	0	2
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Technology Education	0	0	0	0	0
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	20	1	43	4	68

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.