2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at GSU is $10,468 for Illinois residents and $11,320 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has decreased by 0.63% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at GSU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Governors State University Cost of Attendance page.
Governors State University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Illinois ResidentsOut-of-StateIllinois ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$10,070$17,582$8,282$14,636
2021$10,108$17,620$8,320$14,674
2022$10,108$17,620$8,320$14,674
2023$10,468$17,980$8,590$14,944
2024-$11,320-$10,072

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Governors State University is $0 for Illinois residents and $394 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has decreased by 0.63% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $0 for Illinois residents and $476 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has decreased by 0.67% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Governors State University.
Governors State University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Illinois ResidentsOut-of-StateIllinois ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$313$626$353$706
2021$313$626$353$706
2022$313$626$353$706
2023$313$626$353$706
2024$0$394$0$476

Offered Online Programs

Governors State University offers 85 major programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 1 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Governors State University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's130
Master's032
Doctorate (Research)02
Doctorate (Professional)01
Post-BS Certificate07
Post-MS Certificate011
Total185

Online Student Population

There are 4,427 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at GSU. Of that, 1,448 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 1,910 students have joined to some online courses and 1,069 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Governors State University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total4,4272,6091,818
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,4481,054394
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,9101,243667
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,069312757
Online Student Population by Student Location at Governors State University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,4481,054394
Illinois Residents1,3841,029355
Other State in U.S.462422
Outside of U.S.18117
Unknown000

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