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The Chicago School at Chicago

Chicago, IL · 21 undergraduates · 48% receive Pell Grants · admits 35%
Private nonprofitMainly bachelor's degrees

Not graded. The federal data for this school is too thin to grade it fairly, which is common for very small, new or graduate-only schools. The figures that do exist are below.

Is it affordable?
Not enough data
Will most students finish?
Not enough data
Is it worth the price?
Mixed
Graduates owe a typical $26,430 against earnings of $60,280, a ratio of 0.44. Under 0.4 is comfortable; over 0.7 is heavy.

These three answers are rules of thumb from the numbers below, not advice for any one student or major.

What do students really think?

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Would you choose it again? That is the first question the rating form asks.

Why it is good

Nothing stands out as clearly better than similar colleges.

Why it is bad

  • Debt is heavy for the pay: graduates owe a typical $26,430 in federal loans against earnings of $60,280.

The numbers

What these figures measure

Graduation rate: share of all students, full-time or part-time, who finish within 8 years. Return for year 2: share of first-time, full-time students who come back for a second year. Earnings: median pay about 10 years after starting, for students who received federal aid. Debt: median federal loan debt among those who finish. Net price: average yearly cost after grants and scholarships. All from the U.S. Education Department College Scorecard, institution file dated November 2, 2026.

Graduation rate
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Typical: 59%
Return for year 2
n/a
Typical: 77%
Earnings after 10 years
$60,280
Better than 55% of similar colleges. Typical: $58,912
Debt at graduation
$26,430
Better than 25% of similar colleges. Typical: $21,609
Net price per year
n/a
Typical: $19,899
Published tuition
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Before any aid

Programs and early earnings

Bachelor's degrees: largest programs

FieldGraduates a yearEarnings, 2 yrs afterDebt
Psychology, General14n/a$32,000

Earnings are the median pay two years after completing, for graduates who were working and not enrolled again. The federal government hides figures for small programs, shown as n/a. Fields are broad groups, so a college may offer several majors inside one.

Students and reviews

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