The Chicago School at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois · Also known as The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago · Website
$56,899
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,899
median earnings, 10 years after starting
The Chicago School at Chicago is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Chicago, Illinois with 21 undergraduates and 1,079 graduate students. It admits 34% of applicants. Former students earn a median $56,899 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$21,780
US median $11,837
Admission rate
34%
US median 78%
Completion rate
-
Median debt
$20,000
About $212 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,899
Rank 969 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $21,780
- Students with a need-based grant
- 55%
- Students with federal loans
- 71%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2019-20 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $12,524 in 2020-21 to $21,780 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 34%
- Undergraduates
- 21
- Graduate students
- 1,079
- Part-time students
- 100%
- Women
- 76%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 9
- Endowment
- $8.54M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 969 of 5,094 US colleges and 41 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $21,780 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 34% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,000 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $51,817 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,899 | $39,544 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
9 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 184 | $82,748 | $57,435 | $73,751 | $65,184 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyProfessional | Professional | 68 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 39 | $36,238 | $58,181 | $79,692 | $65,509 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 20 | $108,000 | $54,966 | $76,832 | $59,571 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 15 | $206,673 | $78,934 | $97,234 | $99,878 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $28,125 | $39,596 | $53,952 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral | Doctoral | 7 | $145,288 | $104,532 | $113,634 | $113,566 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesDoctoral | Doctoral | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,794 |
| Psychology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 0 | $62,294 | $45,558 | $68,180 | $64,711 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at The Chicago School at Chicago?
34% of applicants are admitted to The Chicago School at Chicago. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do The Chicago School at Chicago graduates earn?
$56,899 a year is the median pay of former The Chicago School at Chicago students who work, 10 years after they started ($51,817 after 6 years). That ranks 969 of 5,094 US colleges and 41 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Doctoral) at $104,532.
How much student debt do The Chicago School at Chicago graduates have?
$20,000 is the median federal student loan debt of The Chicago School at Chicago graduates, about $212 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 71% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at The Chicago School at Chicago?
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (184 master's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (68 professional graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (39 graduate certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 9 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.