unitid 145336 · University Park, IL · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Governors State University
- enrollment 2023
- 5,328
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
48%
10th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
2,556
31st pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
54%
undergrads on Pell grants
90th pctl among public 4-years
completion
22%
finish within 150% time
9th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$24,227
60th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$12,329
after aid, aided students
46th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$58,169
after entry, Title IV students
71st pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$18,618
41st pctl among public 4-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 $9,563 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k48%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110k12%
- 110k+9%
- Median family income
- $20,792
- First-generation students
- 43%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,004
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.1× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 144 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 96 | $57,653 | $20,207 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 89 | $43,379 | $36,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 84 | $51,616 | $25,375 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 50 | $58,832 | $22,889 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 44 | $43,477 | $21,500 |
| Social Work. | 42 | $58,209 | — |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. | 41 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 40 | $64,348 | $22,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 37 | $68,831 | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 33 | — | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 30 | — | — |
— 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
Price per year
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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.