Chicago State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Chicago State University is a state university located in Chicago, Illinois. It was established in 1867 as a normal school. It gained university status and was renamed in 1971. CSU offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Arts & Science
• College of Business
• College of Continuing Education
• College of Education
• College of Health Sciences
• Graduate School
• Honors College
• Pharmacy College

CSU-TV/ipTV is the television station operated by CSU. The campus is home to several student clubs and organizations. Some of them are Block Lock Entertainment, Association of Professional Latino Students, Allure Models Club and the Boyz of Poison.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, liberal arts, and education and teaching.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Large number of students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Numerous part-time students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 6,820 in 2009-2010 (5,106 full-time equivalent).

About 27% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 73% of the class.

Undergrads are 74% of enrolled students and graduate students are 26%.

Students under 25 years old represent 40% of the student body. About 20% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 90% are full-time and 10% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Chicago State provides on-campus housing for 330 of its 5,106 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

Chicago State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (12 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (104 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (12 awarded)

• Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (240 awarded)

• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (38 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (276 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (10 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (8 awarded)

• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (33 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (3 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (38 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (11 awarded)

• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

SCIENCE (39 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (69 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (133 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology