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| Chicago State University |
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9501 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60628
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CSU provides a very personal education for a 7000 diverse student population, with a variety of ages, states, nations,
and cultures represented. The average class size is 19. Student athletes, men and women, compete at the highest
NCAA level – Division I. We offer 14 sports that compete at the NCAA Division I Level. CSU hosts the only public
research library located on the far south side of Chicago. CSU houses several centers for research and scholarly
exploration. They include the Center for Urban Mental Health Research, the Minority Biomedical Research Program,
the Research Development Office, the Neighborhood Assistance Center, and the Calumet Environmental Resource Center,
among others.
Black Issues in Higher Education consistently includes CSU among the top producers of both master's and bachelor's
degrees in select majors which places it in the rare company of just 10% of all American universities. Nearly 35,000
CSU alumni live and work in the Chicagoland region. Famous alumni include major entertainment figures including
philanthropic leaders; teachers; small business owners; media executives; enterntainment stars; business executives
and researchers; among others. CSU is one of only a handful of universities that offers the combined bachelor/master
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Undergraduate Population: 4818
Graduate Population: 7040
Percent Men: 29%
Percent Women: 71%
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Degrees Available: Bachelor's, Master's
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In State
Tuition: 3027
Out of State Tuition: 7995
Room & Board: 5700
Application Fee: $20 - Deadline: July 15th
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| History
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Chicago State University opened its doors as a teacher training school in a leaky railroad freight car in Blue Island,
Illinois on September 2, 1867. Today, in contrast, the university is a fully accredited public, urban institution
located on 161-picturesque acres in a residential community on the Southside of Chicago. During the first year of its
founding, CSU enrolled 62 students. The current student enrollment is nearly 7,200.
The path from then until now has been marked by change. During its 139 years, CSU has changed its name, focus,
governance and location. But with each transition, the university has kept sight of its educational mission and
enhanced its services to Chicago and its surrounding communities.
Under the name of Cook County Normal School, the school found its first permanent home in 1870. Daniel S. Wentworth
was the institution’s first principal. The original building contained 27 rooms and a model grammar school. A few years
later, Cook County Normal School added a dormitory that earned it a jump in enrollment and a national reputation. The
school was acquired by the Chicago Board of Education in 1897, and renamed Chicago Normal School. In 1913, it became
Chicago Normal College, and still later Chicago Teachers College.
A major change, reflected in a broadening of the college’s curriculum, came in 1965, when control of the school passed
into the hands of the State of Illinois. The revamped institution was renamed Illinois Teachers College: Chicago South.
Soon after, the legislature acted to remove the title of “teachers college” from all state colleges and universities.
In 1967, the school became Chicago State College. Throughout the 1960s, Chicago State expanded its academic programs
and began to move toward fulfilling its new, more comprehensive role as a liberal arts institution. The school was
renamed Chicago State University in 1971.
In November 1972, the university made the monumental move from its 6800 South Stewart Street campus, where it had been
located for 102 years, to its present location at 9501 South King Drive, 12 miles from the Loop. A new student union and
a 360-bed residence hall opened in August 1995, giving CSU students an opportunity to experience the convenience of
living on campus in an enriched academic, social and cultural environment.
Today, CSU is governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by Governor of Illinois. The university’s four colleges - Health
Science, Arts and Science, Business, and Education offer 36 undergraduate and 19 graduate degree-granting programs. In
addition, CSU has a Division of Continuing Education and Non-Traditional Programs that reach out to the community with
extension courses, distance learning and not-for-credit programs.
From its humble origins, Chicago State University has evolved into an outstanding, nationally acclaimed university that
provides a value-added education for all who enter its hallowed halls. Consistently evolving to reflect state-of-the-art
trends in higher education, Chicago State University moves, with confidence, into the twenty-first century. |
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