How many students at CSU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 2,317 students have enrolled in Chicago State University with 1,450 undergraduate and 867 graduate students.

By gender, 758 male and 1,559 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).

419 students are enrolled exclusively, and 982 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.


Student Population by Gender

Chicago State University has a total of 2,317 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 1,450 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 867 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 758 male and 1,559 female students (the male-female ratio is 33:67) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total2,3171,450867
Men758483275
Women1,559967592
Chicago State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartChicago State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartChicago State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 124 White, 1,592 Black, and 41 Asian students out of a total of 2,317 are attending at Chicago State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American835
Asian412615
Black1,5924521,140
Hispanic1224577
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White1245074
Two or more races411031
Race Unknown21267145
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American835
Asian1275
Black1,088335753
Hispanic963759
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders---
White301614
Two or more races22913
Race Unknown1414794
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American---
Asian291910
Black504117387
Hispanic26818
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White943460
Two or more races19118
Race Unknown712051
Chicago State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartChicago State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartChicago State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, CSU has 13 students under 18 years old and 43 students over 65 years old. There are 829 students under 25 years old, and 1,537 students over 25 years old out of 2,366 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 13 students are younger than 18 and 19 students are older than 65. CSU has 758 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 744 students aged 25 and over.

It has 71 graduate students aged under 25 and 793 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 181376
18-1922413292
20-2122515966
22-24367245122
25-29501341160
30-3430522679
35-3920314855
40-4928320875
50-6420215349
Over 65432716
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 181376
18-1922413292
20-2122315865
22-2429820197
25-2925318271
30-3414711136
35-391087929
40-4914010139
50-64776215
Over 6519811
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
20-21211
22-24694425
25-2924815989
30-3415811543
35-39956926
40-4914310736
50-641259134
Over 6524195
Chicago State University 2022 Student Population by Age chartChicago State University 2022 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartChicago State University 2022 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartChicago State University 2022 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartChicago State University 2022 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartChicago State University 2022 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Chicago State University, 419 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 982 students are enrolled in some online courses.

377 students lived in Illinois or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 42 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students2,317419982
Undergraduate1,450232754
Graduate867187228
Online Student Population by Locality
Illinois ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students377420
Undergraduate213190
Graduate164230
Chicago State University 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,450 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 173 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.93%.131 students have transferred in as full-time status and 42 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time804
Transfer-in Full-time131
Regular Part-time473
Transfer-in Part-time42

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