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FUTURE IN MOTION
Relive the highlights of CSU's 373rd Commencement — featuring speaker Emanuel "Chris"
Welch, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, and Honorary Degree recipients
Louis Carr, President of BET; Brett Hart, President of United Airlines; and Pulitzer
Prize-Winning Journalist, Karen Hunter.
This is what excellence looks like. This is CSU.
CHICAGO’S #1
MOST AFFORDABLE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY*
10:1
Faculty Ratio
95
Certificate Programs
$873k
Earning Bachelor
Degree Graduates
73%
People of Color
Student Life at CSU
The Rise Academy Scholarship
Whether you’re already accepted to Chicago State or still looking at where to apply, Rise Academy is a unique opportunity only for CSU freshmen. Once accepted at CSU, you can enroll as a Rise Scholar and be equipped with the financial resources and dedicated on-campus support systems you need to succeed during your first year of college.
Honors College Scholarships
Students admitted to the Chicago State Honors College are eligible to receive scholarships to cover their tuition and mandatory fees. You can apply as an entering first-year undergraduate student, as a transfer undergrad, or as an established CSU undergraduate student.
The Latest News and More at CSU
Quantum on Campus: How CSU is Empowering Illinois' Quantum Workforce
| Today is July 29, 2026 (Wednesday) | ||
| Jun 2 - Jul 30, 2026 | Summer Chair Yoga @ the Library | |
| Aug 20 - Oct 3,2026 | Line Dancing | |
| Sept 15 - Nov 10, 2026 | Continuing Ed Southside Executive Entrepreneurial Training Program | |
| Oct 28 - Oct 30, 2026 | Early Voting | |
| Courses offered by Division of Continuing Education | ||
| August 2026 | ||
| 6 | 10am to 4pm | Immunization Walk in Clinic |
| 13 | 10am to 4pm | Immunization Walk in Clinic |
| 24 to Jul 24 | 8:30am | Back to School Parade |
| 26 | 5:30 to 7:30pm | Chicago House Music Night |
| 28 | White Coat Parade & Ceremony | |
| September 2026 | ||
| 7 | Holiday | Labor Day |
Colleges at CSU
*Most affordable public university in Chicago according to the Illinois Board of Higher Education, 10:1 Student to Faculty Ratio (2025-26 Academic Year), 95+ Degree & Certificate
Programs (2025-26 Academic Year), $873,000 Additional Lifetime Earning Bachelor Degree
Graduates (2026 Academic Year), 73%+ Faculty are People of Color (2025-26 Academic
Year).
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