The Chicago School
The Chicago School at a Glance
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About The Chicago School
According to Wikipedia, The Chicago School is a private university with its main campus in Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1979, The Chicago School was primarily focused on the professional application of psychology. It currently has about 6,000 students across all campuses and online. The university offers more than 30 academic programs in professional fields such as psychology, business, health care, health services, education, counseling, and nursing.
The Chicago School Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance |
|---|---|
| 27 | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does The Chicago School Cost To Attend?
| Tuition (in-state) | Fees (in-state) |
|---|---|
| $18,576 | $2,268 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2023–24; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do The Chicago School Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former The Chicago School students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $60,280 a year, and 91% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
The Chicago School's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 1,314 | 43 | 1,271 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is The Chicago School?
The Chicago School is located at 325 N Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60654.
How Safe is The Chicago School?
No violent or property offenses were reported on The Chicago School’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, The Chicago School has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Chicago has a violent crime rate of 0.54% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.49%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is The Chicago School Known For?
The Chicago School is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
The Chicago School's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much The Chicago School's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
The Chicago School ranks #751 in the U.S. and #1949 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesThe Chicago School ranks #2807 in the U.S. and #10054 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesThe Chicago School ranks #4130 in the U.S. and #15834 worldwide for influence in Education.
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