Governors State University Overview

Located in University Park, Illinois, Governors State University is a public institution. University Park is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Governors State University Known For?

• Students at GSU may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
• The highest award offered at GSU is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period36% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from GSU makes roughly $58,169 a year. This is 43% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Governors State University?

Contact details for GSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 University Pky, University Park, IL 60484
Phone:	708-534-5000
Website:	www.govst.edu

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How Do I Get Into GSU?

You can apply to GSU online at: https://applynow.govst.edu/

Admission Requirements for GSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into GSU?

As long as you submit the requested materials to Governors State University when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 55%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Average Test Scores

About 4% of students accepted to GSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 540. Math scores were between 410 and 520.

GSU received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Governors State University?

The overall average net price of GSU is $24,326. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At GSU, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $5,223 a year. That adds up to $20,892 over four years for those students.

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Governors State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,022 undergraduate students at GSU, with 1,829 being full-time and 1,193 being part-time.

There are also 1,628 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,829 full-time undergraduates at GSU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Governors State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	35
Black or African American	713
Hispanic or Latino	335
White	555
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	167

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Governors State University. At this time, 4 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at GSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nigeria.

Governors State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	25	0	144	0	169
Business Administration & Management	96	0	20	8	124
General Psychology	84	0	14	0	98
Liberal Arts General Studies	89	0	0	0	89
Social Work	19	0	42	0	61
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	25	30	55
Accounting	40	0	14	0	54
Criminal Justice & Corrections	50	0	4	0	54
Teacher Education Grade Specific	44	0	3	0	47
Communication Sciences	17	0	29	0	46
Medical Illustration & Informatics	3	0	41	0	44
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	37	0	37
Health & Medical Administrative Services	25	0	10	0	35
Nursing	9	0	23	2	34
Educational Administration	0	0	33	0	33
Mental & Social Health Services	0	1	29	0	30
Computer Information Systems	27	0	0	0	27
Communication & Media Studies	24	0	2	0	26
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	25	0	25
Information Technology	0	0	23	0	23
Public Health	22	0	0	0	22
General English Literature	13	0	2	0	15
Public Administration	0	0	13	0	13
General Biology	11	0	1	0	12
Human Resource Management	0	0	10	0	10
Fine & Studio Arts	9	0	1	0	10
Student Counseling	0	1	0	8	9
Political Science & Government	5	0	4	0	9
Instructional Media Design	0	8	0	0	8
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	8	0	0	8
Mathematics	4	0	4	0	8
Special Education	0	0	7	0	7
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	5	0	5
Chemistry	1	0	3	0	4
Sociology & Anthropology	4	0	0	0	4
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	2	0	2
History	2	0	0	0	2
General Social Sciences	2	0	0	0	2
Management Information Systems	0	0	1	0	1
Teaching English or French	0	1	0	0	1
Ethnic Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0	0
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	626	19	571	48	1,264

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By User:Astuishin under License

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