The Chicago School at Chicago

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition

$19,512

5.04% growth from 2023

2023 Default Rate

0.413%

on Student Loans

2024 Acceptance Rate

34.5%

29 Applicants

2024 Enrolled Students

1,100

67.5% Full-Time

Enrollment

The Chicago School at Chicago had a total enrollment of 1,100 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at The Chicago School at Chicago is 742 students and the part-time enrollment is 358. This means that 67.5% of students enrolled at The Chicago School at Chicago are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at The Chicago School at Chicago, both undergraduate and graduate, is 50% White, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Black or African American, 6.55% Asian, 3.91% Two or More Races, 0.182% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.0909% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (45%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (12.8%) and White Male (10.2%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

67.5%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at The Chicago School at Chicago in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,100 students. The full-time enrollment at The Chicago School at Chicago is 742 and the part-time enrollment is 358. This means that 67.5% of students enrolled at The Chicago School at Chicago are enrolled full-time compared with 74.1% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at The Chicago School at Chicago (in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
550 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
191 enrolled students
Black or African American
161 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at The Chicago School at Chicago is 50% White, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Black or African American, 6.55% Asian, 3.91% Two or More Races, 0.182% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.0909% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 39.9% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 17% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 32 students (2.91%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2024, 263 more women than men received degrees from The Chicago School at Chicago. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at The Chicago School at Chicago is white (237 degrees awarded). There were 3.34 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (71 degrees).

The most common Masters Degree concentration at The Chicago School at Chicago is Counseling Psychology (138 degrees awarded), followed by Forensic Psychology (64 degrees) and Mental Health Counseling (51 degrees).

In 2024, the most specialized majors across all degree types at The Chicago School at Chicago, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Psychology (382 degrees awarded), Health (51 degrees), and Business (6 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at The Chicago School at Chicago are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,760,719 people), Registered nurses (1,674,665 people), Accountants & auditors (1,073,100 people), Other managers (942,872 people), and Financial managers (573,376 people).

The most specialized majors at The Chicago School at Chicago in 2024 are Psychology (382 degrees awarded), Health (51 degrees), Business (6 degrees), and Education (0 degrees) (as of 2024).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at The Chicago School at Chicago are Surgeons, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Physicians, Chief executives & legislators, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at The Chicago School at Chicago are Psychology (382 degrees awarded), Health (51 degrees), Business (6 degrees), and Education (0 degrees) (as of 2024).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at The Chicago School at Chicago are Elementary & secondary schools (3,641,665 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,179,116 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (818,492 people), Computer Systems Design (686,377 people), and Outpatient care centers (583,800 people).

The most specialized majors at The Chicago School at Chicago are Psychology (382 degrees awarded), Health (51 degrees), Business (6 degrees), and Education (0 degrees) (as of 2024).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by The Chicago School at Chicago.

General Psychology

Most Common (2024)

15 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at The Chicago School at Chicago was General Psychology with 15 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at The Chicago School at Chicago according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2024

351

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2024

In 2024, 88 degrees were awarded to men at The Chicago School at Chicago, which is 0.251 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (351).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at The Chicago School at Chicago by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 31 degrees were awarded to men at The Chicago School at Chicago in Counseling Psychology, which is 0.29 times less than the 107 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 107 degrees were awarded to men at The Chicago School at Chicago in Counseling Psychology, which is 3.45 times more than the 31 male recipients with that same degree.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
237 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
71 degrees awarded
Black or African American
43 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at The Chicago School at Chicago is white (237 degrees awarded). There were 3.34 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (71 degrees).

3.64% of degree recipients (16 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)

White Female
351 degrees awarded
White Female
333 degrees awarded
White Female
253 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at The Chicago School at Chicago is white female (351 degrees awarded). There were 1.05 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (333 degrees).

Operations

The Chicago School at Chicago has an endowment valued at nearly $42.2M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 11.1M (26.3%) compared to the 2.96% average return (416k on 14.1M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2024, The Chicago School at Chicago had a total salary expenditure of 150M. The Chicago School at Chicago employs 25 Associate professors, 15 Professors and 14 Assistant professors. Most academics at The Chicago School at Chicago are Female Associate professor (16), Female Professor (11), and Female Assistant professor (11).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at The Chicago School at Chicago are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 22 employees, Management, with 11 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 4 employees.

Endowment

$42.2M

2024 Endowment

39.7%

decline from 2023

The Chicago School at Chicago has an endowment valued at about $42.2M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of The Chicago School at Chicago declined 39.7% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $28.1M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at The Chicago School at Chicago (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$336k - Federal
$835k - State
$55.1k - Local

As of 2024, The Chicago School at Chicago received $336k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $835k from state grants and contracts, and $55.1k from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$66.1M

2024 Salaries

7.26%

growth from 2023

In 2024, The Chicago School at Chicago paid a median of $66.1M in salaries, which represents 44.1% of their overall expenditure ($150M) and a 7.26% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.43% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 6.08% growth between 2021 and 2022.

Instructional Salaries

$5.63M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2024, The Chicago School at Chicago paid a total of $5.63M to 54 employees working as instructors, which represents 8.52% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $213k (6.38%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at The Chicago School at Chicago were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 22 employees, Management with 11 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 4 employees.

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