unitid 144166 · Chicago, IL · public 2-year · city (large)
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
- enrollment 2023
- 10,712
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
6,409
83rd pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
42%
undergrads on Pell grants
83rd pctl among public 2-years
completion
18%
finish within 150% time
4th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$14,355
41st pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$7,220
after aid, aided students
47th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$32,427
after entry, Title IV students
11th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$8,375
22nd pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $6,712 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k69%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k9%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $16,011
- First-generation students
- 56%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,590
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 374 | — | $9,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 260 | — | $9,500 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 211 | — | $11,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 158 | — | $15,660 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 118 | — | $17,700 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 112 | — | $8,965 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 103 | — | $13,679 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 74 | — | $12,169 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 54 | — | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 52 | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 50 | — | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 25 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.