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Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL · Private · Large city

Private institution in Chicago, IL · 2,583 undergraduates · 94% acceptance rate · $48,712 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$20,1521,084th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$20,2801,128th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$20,280876th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$48,4261,446th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,000891st lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,7121,147th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,8961,032nd highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
41.0%1,494th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
61.7%1,556th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
94.3%1,386th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1000940th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
24421st highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,583785th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
46.4%483rd highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 9 mi (MDW)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 48 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$52,941$54,531
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,312$48,563
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$48,198$45,277
Computer Sciencebachelors$47,260$44,928
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$46,966$49,918
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$46,087$50,105
MarketingBusinessbachelors$44,635$45,794
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,468$42,235
Legal Support ServicesLegal Professionsbachelors$41,937$43,240
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$39,741$33,281
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusinessbachelors$39,009$37,478
Business/Corporate CommunicationsBusinessbachelors$38,597$35,274

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,859,138 (M $2,560,454 · W $1,298,684)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.