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Located in University Park, Illinois, Governors State University is a public institution. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of GSU.

Where Is Governors State University?

Contact details for GSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 University Pky, University Park, IL 60484
Phone:	708-534-5000
Website:	www.govst.edu

Can I Afford GSU?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time GSU students paid $313 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $626 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,512	$15,024
Fees	$2,956	$2,956
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
On Campus Room and Board	$11,000	$11,000
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,100	$3,100

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At GSU, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $5,645 a year. That adds up to $22,580 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at GSU is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Governors State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,709 undergraduate students at GSU, with 1,659 being full-time and 1,050 being part-time.

There are also 1,686 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,659 full-time undergraduates at GSU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Governors State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	37
Black or African American	607
Hispanic or Latino	324
White	520
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	138

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Governors State University. At this time, 4 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at GSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Governors State University

In 2020-2021, 2,915 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at GSU has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of GSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Governors State University was 9.3%. This is the #1,249 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at GSU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By User:Astuishin under License

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