Comparison of Governors State University and Similar Schools

The following table compares Governors State University to 18 similar colleges with important academic statistics. Those schools are ranked similarly to Governors State University in college rankings.
College NameTuition & FeesFinancial AidPopulationAcceptance RateSAT ScoreNumber of ProgramsStudents to Faculty Ratio
Governors State University
University Park, IL
Public, 4 years
$12,004$11,1494,39748.3%-8811 to 1
Chicago State University
Chicago, IL
Public, 4 years
$12,757$16,2072,23843.3%-769 to 1
Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, IL
Private, 4 years
$37,488$22,9294,77092.8%-13613 to 1
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
Public, 4 years
$15,859$13,0208,50565.4%1,00010214 to 1
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL
Private, 4 years
$42,955$26,4343,99773.6%1,13012615 to 1
Benedictine University
Lisle, IL
Private, 4 years
$32,648$21,2032,91795.2%-10815 to 1
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
Private, 4 years
$39,200$22,9937,01171.3%1,08013313 to 1
North Park University
Chicago, IL
Private, 4 years
$36,710$22,5012,55768.5%-7412 to 1
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL
Public, 4 years
$22,726$10,4495,73474.6%-809 to 1
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL
Private, 4 years
$38,900$29,0473,33955.9%1,10011415 to 1
Dominican University
River Forest, IL
Private, 4 years
$38,828$28,4283,80390.3%1,00010812 to 1
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL
Private, 4 years
$38,945$28,5453,48584.3%-10516 to 1
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, IL
Public, 4 years
$20,139$11,7074,62885.9%1,0707113 to 1
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
Public, 4 years
$14,572$12,9436,33271.2%-11912 to 1
DeVry University-Illinois
Lisle, IL
Private, 4 years
$17,008$5,58231,29698.4%8604743 to 1
Columbia College - Crystal Lake Campus
Crystal Lake, IL
Private, 4 years
$8,304------
Columbia College - Lake County
Gurnee, IL
Private, 4 years
$8,304------
Columbia College - Freeport
Freeport, IL
Private, 4 years
$8,256------
Columbia College - Elgin
Elgin, IL
Private, 4 years
$8,256------