Roosevelt University

As of Fall 2021

Overall Headcount and Credit Hours Chicago Schaumburg Online Harper UC Lake County Other Total
Total Student Headcount 3,307 502 212 79 10 17 4,127
Total Student Credit Hours 41,012 5,815 1,591 886 136 199 49,639
Number of Students by Course Load Chicago Schaumburg Online Harper UC Lake County Other Total
              # %
Full-Time 1 2,657 334 82 48 9 14 3,144 76.2%
Part-Time 650 168 130 31 1 3 983 23.8%
Number of Students by Level Chicago Schaumburg Online Harper UC Lake County Other Total
              # %
Undergraduate 2,359 126 36 79 10 13 2,623 63.6%
Graduate & Doctoral 948 376 176 0 0 4 1,504 36.4%
Number of Students by Gender Chicago Schaumburg Online Harper UC Lake County Other Total
              # %
Male 1,233 379 163 62 8 5 1,850 44.8%
Female 2,074 123 49 17 2 12 2,277 55.2%
Number of Students by Ethnicity Chicago Schaumburg Online Harper UC Lake County Other Total
              # %
International 153 8 1 0 0 0 162 3.9%
African-American 621 49 49 4 0 7 730 17.7%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 11 2 0 0 0 0 13 0.3%
Asian 149 89 9 8 1 0 256 6.2%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.1%
Hispanic 963 106 47 20 8 4 1,148 27.8%
White 1,170 201 94 45 1 0 1,511 36.6%
Multi-Racial 112 7 5 1 0 5 130 3.1%
Other/Undeclared 125 40 7 1 0 1 174 4.2%
Total 3,307 502 212 79 10 17 4,127 100.0%
Region of Origin (For International Students) 2 Chicago Schaumburg Online Harper UC Lake County Other Total
              # %
Far East/Pacific Rim 59 5 1 0 0 0 65 40.1%
Near and Middle East 12 1 0 0 0 0 13 8.0%
Europe 33 1 0 0 0 0 34 21.0%
Caribbean 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.6%
Central & South America 23 1 0 0 0 0 24 14.8%
North America (non-US) 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.6%
Africa 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 7.4%
Oceania 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.2%
Unknown 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.2%
Total 153 8 1 0 0 0 162 100.0%
Number of Full-time Faculty by Ethnicity/Gender Men Women Total
      # %
International 8 5 13 7.3%
African-American 5 5 10 5.6%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 0 1 0.6%
Asian 4 6 10 5.6%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0.0%
Hispanic 4 3 7 4.0%
White 53 43 96 54.2%
Multi-Racial 2 1 3 1.7%
Other/Undeclared 18 19 37 20.9%
Total 95 82 177 100.0%
Average Age Chicago Schaumburg Online Harper UC Lake County Other Total
All 24 28 32 25 25 27 25
Undergraduate 23 26 26 25 25 25 23
Number of Students by College Chicago Schaumburg Online Harper UC Lake County Other Total
              # %
Arts & Sciences 1,263 91 36 24 0 0 1,414 34.3%
Business 631 144 80 0 8 17 880 21.3%
Education 394 57 76 30 0 0 557 13.5%
Unassigned College 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.4%
Performing Arts 484 0 17 0 0 0 501 12.1%
Science, Health and Pharmacy 517 210 3 25 2 0 757 18.3%
Total 3,307 502 212 79 10 17 4,127 100.0%

Roosevelt University Student Persistence Rates

Full-time Freshmen First-Year Retention Rates
Fall 2015 cohort Fall 2016 cohort Fall 2017 cohort Fall 2018 cohort Fall 2019 cohort Fall 2020
57% 64% *74% 73% 69% 52%
*Highest known retention rate in university history
Full-time Freshmen Sixth-Year Graduation Rates
Fall 2010 cohort Fall 2011 cohort Fall 2012 cohort Fall 2013 cohort Fall 2014 cohort Fall 2015
37% 40% 39% 41% 44% 38%
Full-time Transfers First-Year Retention Rates
Fall 2015 cohort Fall 2016 cohort Fall 2017 cohort Fall 2018 cohort Fall 2019 cohort Fall 2020 cohort
76% 76% 81% 80% 79% 75%
Full-time Transfers Sixth-Year Graduation Rates
Fall 2010 cohort Fall 2011 cohort Fall 2012 cohort Fall 2013 cohort Fall 2014 cohort Fall 2015 cohort
63% 65% 63% 68% 71% 67%
Full-time Master’s First-Year Retention Rates
Fall 2015 cohort Fall 2016 cohort Fall 2017 cohort Fall 2018 cohort Fall 2019 cohort Fall 2020 cohort
83% 90% 89% 88% 87% 93%
Full-time Master’s Fourth-Year Graduation Rates
Fall 2012 cohort Fall 2013 cohort Fall 2014 cohort Fall 2015 cohort Fall 2016 cohort Fall 2017 cohort
78% 78% 86% 77% 84% 84%
Psychology Doctorate First-Year Retention Rates
Fall 2015 cohort Fall 2016 cohort Fall 2017 cohort Fall 2018 cohort Fall 2019 cohort Fall 2020 cohort
96% 93% 89% 86% 100% 95%
Psychology Doctorate Eight-Year Graduation Rates
Fall 2008 cohort Fall 2009 cohort Fall 2010 cohort Fall 2011 cohort Fall 2012 cohort Fall 2013 cohort
68% 55% 68% 90% 72% 100%
Pharmacy Doctorate First-Year Retention Rates
Fall 2015 cohort Fall 2016 cohort Fall 2017 cohort Fall 2018 cohort Fall 2019 cohort Fall 2020 cohort
97% 89% 98% 95% 96% 97%
Pharmacy Doctorate Three-Year Graduation Rates
Summer 2015 cohort Summer 2014 cohort Summer 2015 cohort Summer 2016 cohort Summer 2017 cohort Summer 2018 cohort
94% 87% 85% 85% 81% 86%
*Pharmacy is a three-year program with each cohort beginning in the summer

10 Most Popular Majors for Undergraduate Students

  1. Psychology
  2. Musical Theater
  3. Biology
  4. Criminal Justice
  5. Management
  6. Business
  7. Accounting
  8. Early Childhood Education
  9. Nursing
  10. Finance

10 Most Popular Degree Programs for Graduate Students
(Graduate and Doctoral Combined)

  1. Clinical Psychology (Counseling Practice) (MA)
  2. Pharmacy (PharmD)
  3. Business Administration (MBA)
  4. Clinical Psychology (PsyD)
  5. Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MA)
  6. Dual Language Teacher Leadership (MA)
  7. Industrial/Organizational Psychology (MA)
  8. Biomedical Sciences (MA)
  9. Elementary Education (MA)
  10. Human Resources Management (MSHRM)

Notations:

1 Full Time: Undergraduate >= 12 hours, Graduate >= 9 hours, Doctoral >= 6 hours.
2 Based on Legal Country Code (Country issuing the student visa)

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Office: WB 1313G
jregan@roosevelt.edu
312-341-2110