Governors State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 3,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (39%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,990
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 97%
From Region 1%
Athletes 289 (16.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 38%
White 30%
Hispanic 19%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Governors State University 606 37% 38% 1% 32% 18% 4% $58,270 6 -0.79 66 93% 6.2%
Computer Science 41 — 73% 41% 5% 24% 12% 7% $84,309 6 -1.19 92 92% — — — —
Information Technology 26 — 88% 38% 4% 19% 27% 4% $64,964 3 -1.62 76 87% — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $63,052 14 -0.82 74 — — — — —
Mathematics 9 — 22% 56% 11% 22% 0% 11% $63,821 17 -0.81 75 — — — — —
Biology 18 — 39% 50% 6% 11% 11% 6% $61,046 23 -0.63 71 90% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 10 — 0% 60% 0% 10% 30% 0% $58,546 32 -0.46 67 97% — — — —
Community Health 26 — 15% 35% 0% 58% 8% 0% $52,074 7 -1.12 53 95% — — — —
Nursing 11 — 18% 45% 0% 36% 18% 0% $84,698 20 -0.75 92 100% — — — —
Accounting 38 — 58% 42% 0% 21% 32% 5% $73,168 19 -0.90 85 92% — — — —
Business Administration 84 — 49% 33% 1% 25% 14% 13% $63,019 16 -0.76 74 97% 5.1% — — —
Economics 3 — 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $66,880 5 -1.17 79 — — — — —
Health Administration 17 — 6% 24% 0% 47% 18% 6% $56,318 22 -0.52 62 90% — — — —
Medical Informatics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,238 38 -0.37 68 — — — — —
Operations Management 6 — 33% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $63,019 2 -1.68 74 96% 5.1% — — —
English 6 — 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $51,152 47 -0.15 50 89% — — — —
Ethnic Studies — — — — — — — — $49,794 20 -0.75 47 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 59 — 36% 24% 0% 51% 19% 0% $50,091 18 -0.69 47 88% 8.0% — — —
Communication 11 — 18% 73% 0% 9% 9% 0% $53,149 20 -0.81 55 97% — — — —
Mass Communication 4 — 75% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $53,149 20 -0.81 55 97% — — — —
Political Science 6 — 50% 50% 0% 17% 17% 17% $57,969 11 -1.05 65 — — — — —
Psychology 98 — 20% 34% 1% 35% 24% 3% $47,486 10 -1.15 41 94% — — — —
Social Sciences 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,767 27 -0.55 49 — — — — —
Social Work 25 — 12% 32% 0% 48% 16% 4% $52,386 42 -0.10 53 87% — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 4 — 25% 25% 0% 50% 25% 0% $50,199 22 -0.61 48 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 20 — 5% 55% 0% 20% 10% 10% $50,782 40 -0.22 49 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 20 — 5% 80% 0% 5% 10% 0% $50,782 40 -0.22 49 96% — — — —
Art 16 — 56% 25% 6% 50% 12% 0% $40,803 23 -0.65 23 — — — — —
Theater 3 — 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $40,298 34 -0.37 21 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 39 — 33% 18% 0% 38% 28% 0% $58,919 48 -0.13 67 93% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,611
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $12,771
Est. In-State Cost $16,314
Est. Out-of-State Cost $16,521
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 56%
4-Year Graduation Rate 12%
6-Year Graduation Rate 22%
Transfer-Out Rate 39%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 24.9% 151 23% 38% 1% 34% 21% 3% $49,413 6 -0.91 46 93% —
Business & Economics 24.6% 149 46% 36% 1% 26% 19% 9% $64,895 11 -0.81 76 95% 5.1%
Computer Science 11.1% 67 79% 40% 4% 22% 18% 6% $76,802 4 -1.36 87 90% —
Humanities 10.7% 65 38% 28% 0% 49% 17% 0% $50,189 22 -0.64 48 88% 8.0%
Health Sciences 7.8% 47 13% 43% 0% 43% 15% 0% $61,086 5 -0.89 71 97% —
Education 6.6% 40 5% 68% 0% 12% 10% 5% $50,782 29 -0.22 49 96% —
Professional 6.4% 39 33% 18% 0% 38% 28% 0% $58,919 23 -0.13 67 93% —
Arts 3.1% 19 58% 21% 5% 58% 11% 0% $40,723 8 -0.60 22 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.0% 18 39% 50% 6% 11% 11% 6% $61,046 21 -0.63 71 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 11 27% 55% 9% 27% 0% 9% $63,681 10 -0.81 75 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics — — — — 8 #150 — —
Education — — — — 6 #377 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 14 #430 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 38 $679K $679K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 26 $128K $128K $0
Cross Country 25 $196K $196K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 25 $128K $128K $0
Basketball 15 $370K $370K $0
Volleyball 15 $309K $309K $0
Golf 11 $139K $139K $0
Total 143 $2.0M $2.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 31 $132K $132K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 30 $12K $12K $0
Cross Country 25 $205K $205K $0
Volleyball 19 $295K $295K $0
Soccer 18 $483K $483K $0
Basketball 11 $345K $345K $0
Bowling 11 $185K $185K $0
Golf 2 $108K $108K $0
Total 146 $1.8M $1.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 57 $260K $260K $0
Soccer 56 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 55 $140K $140K $0
Cross Country 50 $402K $402K $0
Volleyball 34 $604K $604K $0
Basketball 26 $715K $715K $0
Golf 13 $248K $248K $0
Bowling 11 $185K $185K $0
Total 289 $4.3M $4.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 52% 52% 52%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional