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unitid 144193 · Chicago, IL · public 2-year · city (large)

City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College

enrollment 2023
8,067
predominant degree
Certificate

scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years

The record

admission rate

not reported

undergraduates

2,789

58th pctl among public 2-years

Pell share

19%

undergrads on Pell grants

15th pctl among public 2-years

completion

27%

finish within 150% time

18th pctl among public 2-years

sticker cost / yr

$14,086

38th pctl among public 2-years

avg net price / yr

$7,886

after aid, aided students

52nd pctl among public 2-years

median earnings, 10 yr

$37,962

after entry, Title IV students

46th pctl among public 2-years

median grad debt

$4,500

1st 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 $6,925 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

  • 0-30k
    59%
  • 30-48k
    25%
  • 48-75k
    not reported
  • 75-110k
    not reported
  • 110k+
    not reported
Median family income
$20,264
First-generation students
61%
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 8.4× the median graduate debt.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.

What programs pay — top fields of study

programgradsearn 5 yrdebt
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.548$93,573
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.181$6,750
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.159
Precision Metal Working.137
Biological and Physical Sciences.92$8,250
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.89
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.17
Criminal Justice and Corrections.17
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services.16
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.14
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.14
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.9

— 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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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.