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.
- Top 23%Pell Grant share
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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $52,941 | $54,531 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $49,312 | $48,563 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $48,198 | $45,277 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $47,260 | $44,928 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,966 | $49,918 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $46,087 | $50,105 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $44,635 | $45,794 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,468 | $42,235 |
| Legal Support ServicesLegal Professions | bachelors | $41,937 | $43,240 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $39,741 | $33,281 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $39,009 | $37,478 |
| Business/Corporate CommunicationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,597 | $35,274 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1945source
- Athletic nickname: "Lakers"source
- Mascot: Fala the Lakersource
- Motto: ""Dedicated to the enlightenment of the human spirit""source
- Campus size: about 34 acressource
- Formerly known as "Roosevelt College" (1945–1954)source
- Athletic conference: GLIACsource
- Notable alum: Amy Madigansource
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteroosevelt.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 148487)
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