Governors State University vs Chicago State University
Chicago State University is harder to get into (43% vs 48% admitted), and students with aid paid less there on average (in-state): $7,273 vs $15,833 a year.
Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$28,740
$23,493
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$15,833
$7,273
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Governors State University
Chicago State University
Under $30,000
$13,403
$7,266
$30,000–$48,000
$13,369
$5,793
$48,000–$75,000
$13,326
$6,137
$75,000–$110,000
$22,036
$13,863
Over $110,000
$23,297
$8,093
After you start
Measure
Governors State University
Chicago State University
Undergrads
2,556
1,384
Graduate within 6 years
20%
17%
Come back for year two
56%
57%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$61,863
$48,395
Median debt at graduation
$18,750
$29,308
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. How we get our numbers