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Roosevelt University Overview

Roosevelt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Roosevelt University Known For?

621 Undergraduate Awards

$37,798 Avg Cost After Aid

88% Acceptance Rate

The highest award offered at Roosevelt is the doctor's degree.
In a recent academic period31% of the faculty were full-time.
After graduation, Roosevelt bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $48,712 a year. That's about 19% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Roosevelt University?

Contact details for Roosevelt are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	430 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605-1394
Phone:	312-341-3500
Website:	www.roosevelt.edu

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How Do I Get Into Roosevelt?

You can apply to Roosevelt online at: https://applyru.roosevelt.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Roosevelt

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Roosevelt?

88% Acceptance Rate

58% Of Accepted Are Women

33% Submit SAT Scores

Roosevelt has the high acceptance rate of 88%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 33% of students accepted to Roosevelt submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 540. Math scores were between 400 and 540.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Roosevelt University ( 440 to 540 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for Roosevelt University ( 400 to 540 )

200

800

Roosevelt received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 26.

ACT English Scores for Roosevelt University ( 15 to 24 )

ACT Composite Scores for Roosevelt University ( 16 to 26 )

Can I Afford Roosevelt University?

$37,798 Net Price

58% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of Roosevelt is $37,798. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Roosevelt, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,099 a year. That adds up to $28,396 over four years for those students.

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Roosevelt University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,614 Full-Time Undergraduates

59% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 3,068 undergraduate students at Roosevelt, with 2,614 being full-time and 454 being part-time.

There are also 1,612 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,614 full-time undergraduates at Roosevelt, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	104
Black or African American	504
Hispanic or Latino	821
White	950
International Students	71
Other Races/Ethnicities	164

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Roosevelt University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 72 countries are represented at Roosevelt. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Taiwan.

Roosevelt University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	93	20	113
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	50	0	43	0	93
Music	0	25	13	49	0	87
General Biology	0	28	0	45	0	73
Business Administration & Management	0	4	1	63	0	68
Drama & Theater Arts	0	52	0	15	0	67
General Psychology	0	59	2	4	0	65
Multilingual Education	0	0	5	54	0	59
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	0	2	0	57	59
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	37	0	3	0	40
Human Resource Management	0	13	1	23	0	37
Accounting	0	26	0	10	0	36
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	35	0	0	0	35
Hospitality Management	0	26	0	3	0	29
Special Education	0	14	0	13	0	27
Health Sciences & Services	0	25	0	0	0	25
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	21	0	21
Marketing	0	20	0	0	0	20
Business/Corporate Communications	0	9	0	9	0	18
Computer Science	0	14	0	2	0	16
Educational Administration	0	0	0	15	0	15
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	5	0	10	0	15
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	15	0	0	0	15
Finance & Financial Management	0	14	0	0	0	14
Real Estate	0	5	0	8	0	13
Allied Health Professions	0	13	0	0	0	13
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	13	0	0	0	13
Legal Support Services	0	13	0	0	0	13
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	13	0	13
General Business/Commerce	3	9	0	0	0	12
Student Counseling	0	0	0	11	0	11
Information Technology	0	9	0	1	0	10
Nursing	0	9	0	0	0	9
Political Science & Government	0	9	0	0	0	9
History	0	6	0	2	0	8
Sociology	0	8	0	0	0	8
Design & Applied Arts	1	7	0	0	0	8
Mathematics	0	6	0	1	0	7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	6	0	0	0	6
General English Literature	0	6	0	0	0	6
Writing Studies	0	0	0	6	0	6
Dispute Resolution	0	0	0	6	0	6
Public Administration	0	0	0	6	0	6
Economics	0	3	0	1	0	4
International Relations & National Security	0	4	0	0	0	4
Computer Information Systems	0	3	0	0	0	3
General Education	0	3	0	0	0	3
Sustainability Science	0	3	0	0	0	3
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	2	0	0	0	2
Philosophy	0	2	0	0	0	2
General Social Sciences	0	2	0	0	0	2
Biotechnology	0	0	0	1	0	1
Computer Software & Applications	0	1	0	0	0	1
Other Education	0	0	1	0	0	1
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	1	0	0	1
Other Health Professions	1	0	0	0	0	1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	1	0	0	0	1
Health & Physical Education	1	0	0	0	0	1
Culinary Arts	1	0	0	0	0	1
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Journalism	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	0	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0	0	0
Urban Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Human Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	7	614	26	531	77	1,255

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.

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