Roosevelt University is a national leader in educating socially conscious citizens for active and dedicated lives as leaders in their professions and their communities.
The University’s student-centered faculty and staff inspire academically qualified students from diverse backgrounds and all ages to benefit from rigorous higher education and professional development opportunities in the dynamic Chicago metropolitan environment.
Deeply rooted in practical scholarship and principles of social justice expressed as ethical awareness, leadership development, economic progress and civic engagement, Roosevelt University encourages community partnerships and prepares its diverse graduates for responsible citizenship in a global society.
Vision Statement
Roosevelt University will recruit, retain and graduate a diverse population of students who are academically prepared to benefit from the University experience and to become responsible citizens in a global society.
Roosevelt University will attract, develop, and retain dedicated, excellent teachers, scholars, artists and professionals from diverse backgrounds whose work gives them visibility beyond the classroom and who are committed to making a significant difference in the lives of their students and the community.
Roosevelt University will earn national recognition for its distinctive metropolitan focus and its rigorous, innovative curricula in the liberal arts and sciences, the performing arts, and select professional degree programs.
Roosevelt University will foster and support a visible network of action-oriented learning experiences for students and alumni as part of its historic commitment to social justice.
Roosevelt University will be a vibrant living and learning community both during the day and in the evening, and will link the academic and service resources of its multiple locations through the effective use of personnel, facilities and state-of-the-art technology.
Roosevelt University will act as a catalyst in the community through strategic alliances.
Roosevelt University is a private institution of higher education with full service campuses in Chicago's Loop and northwest suburban Schaumburg. It also offers classes in communities, schools, and corporations, and has the mission of being a metropolitan university and an asset to the surrounding communities.
Roosevelt University currently offers 126 Doctor's, Master's, Bachelor's degree and certificate (Post-Master's, Postbaccalaureate, Less-than-2-years, Less-than-1-year) programs in the arts, sciences, business, and education.
The university includes the Evelyn T. Stone College of Professional Studies, a continuing education school; Chicago College of Performing Arts, a music and theatre program; Walter E. Heller College of Business Administration, a business school; the College of Arts and Sciences; and the College of Education.
The lobby stairwell of the main building (430 S. Michigan Ave.) was featured in the Robert DeNiro movie "The Untouchables." In the summer of 2005, the 10th floor Reading Room was used as a set for the film The Lake House, where the room doubled as an architect's office.
The school was founded in 1945 when Edward J. Sparling, then president of the YMCA College in Chicago, refused to provide his board with the demographic data in his student body. There were quota systems in place that limited the number of blacks, Jews, immigrants, and women that were allowed to receive higher education. Sparling was fired and a number of faculty and students left with him, voting to start a new college with a vote of 62 to 1 for faculty and 488 to 2 with the student body. The school had no library, campus, or endowment.
The new college was chartered as Thomas Jefferson College on March 28, 1945 and had financial backing from Marshall Field III, the Julius Rosenwald Foundation, the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union and other organizations and individuals. Two weeks later, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died, and with his widow Eleanor's permission the college was renamed Roosevelt College in his memory. In 1947, the Auditorium Building was sold to the university for one dollar and became the permanent home of Roosevelt University. The college was rededicated to both Franklin and Eleanor in 1959. Early advisory board members included Marian Anderson, Pearl Buck, Ralph Bunche, Albert Einstein, Thomas Mann, Gunnar Myrdal, Draper Daniels and Albert Schweitzer. In August 1996 the Albert A. Robin campus was opened in Schaumburg, started in large part by a donation from entrepreneur and immigrant, Albert A. Robin.
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| Percent of Students International: | 4% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 13% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 14,180 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 250 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,332 | 30% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,510 | 35% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 3,595 | 69% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,721 | 66% | |
Any Aid: |
90% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 58% (Highly Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 7% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 530, Math: 485 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 625, Math: 590 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 27% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 18, Verbal: 18, Math: 17 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 24, Verbal: 25, Math: 24 |
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Question:
Roosevelt University MBA Program?
I was thinking about attending Roosevelt University MBA progarm that is in Chicago. Does anyone know anything about the school and its accrediation? Will companies see this as a positive or a negative?
19 months ago
Best Answer
In Chicago, it's fine. Outside of Chicago, it won't carry any weight - but the MBA might still open doors to basic business process jobs.
Why don't you consider the XP program at the Univ. of Chicago instead? It's downtown by the Mich Ave Bridge, it's part-time, and the faculty are the same as the ones on campus.
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I'd like to apply for the graduate study in Jounalism in Roosevelt University. I went to their page and found it has two campuses. One which is just a bulding is in Chicago, and the other one which has a campus is in Schaumburg.
Does anyone know if depatment Jounalism is in Chicago or Schaumburg?
Is this university good or bad?
How's it's ethnic status?
Thanks!
22 months ago
Best Answer
the "campus" in Schaumburg isn't what you think, it's just one, one story tall building, that's it, in the middle of the shopping district, and you would have to have a car to get there, Ikea is right down the street and about five times bigger
the downtown Chicago campus is three buildings, the Auditorium building 18 floors, the Gage building 12 floors, and the Herman Crown Center 19 floors, and all the journalism internships are in downtown Chicago, downtown campus also has furnished, dormitory-style housing
ethnic status? it's in Chicago, one of the most ethnically diverse cities you can find
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