Private nonprofit · University

East-West University

Chicago, Illinois · Large city

Admit rate
$21,697
Avg net price
16%
Graduation rate
$29,963
Median earnings

East-West University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Chicago, Illinois (large city setting), enrolling 468 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

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About Chicago, Illinois

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. The first known permanent settler in Chicago was a trader, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. Du Sable was of African descent, perhaps born in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (Haiti), and he established the settlement in the 1780s. He is commonly known as the "Founder of Chicago". Chicago has the third-largest gross metropolitan product in the United States—about $670.5 billion according to September 2017 estimates. The city has also been rated as having the most balanced economy in the United States, due to its high level of diversification. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
1 mile to Chicago, IL
To Great Lakes shore
1 mile
Nearest airport
9 miles to Chicago Midway (MDW) · major hub

How East-West University compares

Graduation rate16%

Higher than 4% · #56 of 58 in Illinois

First-year retention37%

Higher than 3%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$29,963

Higher than 3% · #66 of 66 in Illinois

Average net price$21,697

Cheaper than 42% · #37 cheapest of 57 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$26,986

Lower than 17%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 10%

Undergraduate enrollment468

Larger than 21%

Percentiles compare East-West University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Illinois.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

468undergrads
  • Women24552%
  • Men22348%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White1.5%
  • Black42%
  • Hispanic31%
  • Asian0.6%
  • Other or multiracial25%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
468
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
62%
First-generation students
54%
Students over 25
14%
Median family income
$14,812
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$70,101

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$25,395
Room & board
Books & supplies
$900
Total cost of attendance
$32,606
Average net price
$21,697

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
16%
Graduated on time (4 years)
19%
First-year retention
37%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$21,236
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$29,963
Median debt at graduation
$26,986
Students with federal loans
60%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
12%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$40

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.7 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (468 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$19,168
$30–48k
$26,636
$48–75k
$29,284
$75–110k
$30,852
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$117,136

$29,284/year × about 4.0 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

97%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,728
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 97% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,728. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 241 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$29,963
Typical debt at graduation
$26,986
Debt vs. one year's pay
90%
Out-earn a HS grad
30%

Typical debt would take roughly 9.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$28,073
Men
$32,426

Men out-earn women by $4,353 (16%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
81°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
34.4″
Annual snow
38.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Northerly IS, IL US station (1.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.