Governors State University
University Park, Illinois
- Public
- Suburb
- 2,556 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 48%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $15,833per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 23%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $61,86310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the Guaranteed Tuition Plan, Illinois undergraduate students pay a per-credit-hour tuition rate in their first term that remains the same for each of the following consecutive eleven terms.
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 48%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From Governors State University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
19% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.20. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 56%1,583 admitted of 2,802 first-year applicants
- Top 10% of their class
- 0%3% were in the top quarter.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- GPA
- Test scores
Important
- Essay
Not considered
- How challenging your classes were
- Class rank
- Recommendations
- Interview
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Governors State University Common Data Set. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $15,833full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,740sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $13,124Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $13,124Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 23%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 56%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $61,86310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,556Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 58%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 43%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL — admits 75%
- Central State University Wilberforce, OH — admits 99%
- Gordon State College Barnesville, GA — admits 86%
- Texas A&M University-Victoria Victoria, TX — admits 96%
Also worth a look
- Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS — admits 45%
- Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN — admits 56%
- Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN — admits 62%
- University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL — admits 54%
- Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN — admits 59%
- Coppin State University Baltimore, MD — admits 46%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Governors State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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