Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares CSU's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Illinois.
CSU has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 4,703 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Illinois average (15,151 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Chicago State University2,2381,501737
Similarly Ranked Schools4,7033,1701,533
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Illinois15,15111,1034,048
The below chart compares the student population between Chicago State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 669 male and 1,569 female students attending CSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.43 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at CSU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at CSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,501952549
Men458324134
Women1,043628415
Population by Gender/Attending Status at CSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total737361376
Men211102109
Women526259267

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,474 Black or African American students (65.86%) and 219 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (9.79%) at Chicago State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Chicago State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Chicago State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native918
Asian1688
Black or African American1,073280793
Hispanic1365383
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White372314
Two or More Races000
Race/Ethnicity Unknown18766121
Total 1,5014581,043
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Chicago State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native211
Asian231112
Black or African American40192309
Hispanic641549
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White1092782
Two or More Races000
Race/Ethnicity Unknown32923
Total 737211526

Online Student Population

At Chicago State University, 1,332 students (59.52% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 366 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 338 students live in Illinois where Chicago State University is located in and 28 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total2,2381,501737
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes366169197
Enrolled Some in Online Classes966783183
Not Enrolled in Online Classes906549357
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)366169197
Illinois Residents338159179
Other State in U.S.281018
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000