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Acceptance Rate 48.51%
Yield 4.82%
Applicants 7,404
Admitted 3,592
Enrolled 173

CSU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 48.51% at Chicago State University. Total 7,404 students applied and 3,592 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to CSU.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$30
Admission Informationwww.csu.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.csu.edu/admissions/howtoapplynow.htm
Acceptance Rate48.51%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 48.51%. A total of 7,404 students (2,624 men and 4,745 women) have applied to and 3,592 (1,099 men and 2,478 women) students admitted to Chicago State University.
Among them, 69 male and 104 female students have enrolled into CSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 4.82%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at CSU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants7,4042,6244,745035
Admitted3,5921,0992,478015
Enrolled1736910400
Acceptance Rate 48.51% 41.88% 52.22% - 42.86%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 4.82% 6.28% 4.20% - 0.00%
[Chart] Chicago State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Chicago State University, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 7 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for CSU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✓
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at CSU

The calendar system at Chicago State University is Semester. Chicago State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Chicago State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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