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About ²ÝݮӰÊÓ

Facts at a Glance

Student to Faculty Ratio

15:1

Students Enrolled

2,631

Year Established

1891

Acres of Chicago

30

Students of Color

56.4%

Diversity

There is no racial or ethnic majority in the school’s undergraduate population. No group of students, including white students, reaches above 50%.

56.4% of our traditional undergraduates identify as students of color.

Religious Background

²ÝݮӰÊÓ is home to students from a variety of faith backgrounds.

  • Evangelical Covenant Church: 3.5%
  • Other Protestant denominations: 16.5%
  • Catholic: 17.4%
  • Orthodox: 1.7%
  • Muslim: 4.6%
  • Jewish: .6%
  • Other or no faith tradition reported: 55.7%

Accolades and Rankings

From U.S. News & World Report: #73 in Best Midwest Universitiesor 2024

Among Regional Universities Midwest: #11 in Social Mobility

 

From Forbes: Advisor: One of Illinois’ top ten online collegesÌý

Academics

  • 15Ìýstudents in an average undergraduate course
  • 111Ìýfull-time faculty
  • 35Ìýmajors
  • 10 STEM majors
  • Most popular majors: nursing, business, psychology, biology, and health sciences
  • Quarter of a million books in the library

Student Life

  • 288 rooms in on-campus residence halls

  • 142 additional Chicago-style apartments available as on-campus housing

  • 13,970 community members served by student volunteers annually

  • 30+ student clubs and organizations

  • 12 Catalyst on Campus events were hosted with 1,269 attendees

Traditional Undergraduate
Students

  • 57.6% female and 42.4% male

  • 65% commuter and 35%Ìýon-campus students

  • 37Ìýstates and 19Ìýcountries represented

Accreditation

²ÝݮӰÊÓ is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and honored by many other accreditation bodies for individual programs. Detailed information on the University’s accreditations is available on the .

*Last updated with fall 2023 data.