Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
47.5%
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$25
Undergraduate$30
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Chicago State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Chicago State received a total of 4,805 applications. These applications included 1,646 male applicants and 3,148 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 4,805 applicants, Chicago State admitted 2,281 students. Among the admitted students, there were 649 males and 1,631 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 168 students chose to enroll at Chicago State. This means that 168 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 70 were male and 98 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Chicago State had an overall acceptance rate of 48% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 39% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 52%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Chicago State had an overall yield rate of 7% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 11%, and for female admitted students, it was 6%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Chicago State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Chicago State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Chicago State operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Recommendation letters
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Formal demonstration of competencies
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Chicago State University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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