Governors State University offers 9% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $2,250. Governors State University is a public college located in University Park, Illinois. Its student population is 4,857. It is a four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 38%. Governors State University 4 year graduation rate is % .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
$2,250
AVG. MERIT AID AWARD
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Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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Governors State University | $40,887 | 9% | $2,250 | 38% | |
University Of Houston Downtown | $22,114 | 11% | $2,457 | 83% | |
California State University Bakersfield | $37,727 | 5% | $2,415 | 23% | |
University Of Florida | $43,488 | 12% | $2,233 | 39% | |
Suny Cortland | $34,612 | 10% | $2,177 | 44% | |
Northeastern Illinois University | $44,518 | 7% | $2,081 | 56% |
Colleges in Great Lakes Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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Governors State University | $40,887 | 9% | $2,250 | 38% | |
Northwestern University | $78,599 | 8% | $4,964 | 8% | |
University Of Wisconsin Green Bay | $26,487 | 13% | $1,379 | 79% | |
University Of Illinois At Chicago | $40,454 | 14% | $5,993 | 76% | |
University Of Notre Dame | $74,193 | 4% | $21,626 | 18% | |
Northeastern Illinois University | $44,518 | 7% | $2,081 | 56% | |
University Of Wisconsin Madison | $25,973 | 12% | $5,039 | 52% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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Governors State University | 38 | $77,900 |
Suny Cortland | 44 | $85,600 |
Vanguard University Of Southern California | 40 | $85,600 |
Spelman College | 39 | $85,400 |
State University Of New York At New Paltz | 41 | $85,200 |
Cuny John Jay College Of Criminal Justice | 41 | $84,800 |
North Park University | 47 | $84,300 |
Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University | 39 | $83,900 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Governors State University | 38 | $40,887 |
North Carolina Central University | 47 | $36,890 |
California State University Long Beach | 31 | $36,944 |
Texas State University | 46 | $37,475 |
Florida State University | 37 | $38,159 |
University Of Central Florida | 43 | $38,254 |
Sterling College | 41 | $38,262 |
University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts | 38 | $38,376 |
University Of Mobile | 47 | $38,850 |
Cuny John Jay College Of Criminal Justice | 41 | $38,879 |
California State University Fullerton | 43 | $39,602 |
Union College | 39 | $39,780 |
Culver Stockton College | 46 | $39,800 |
Cuny Bernard M Baruch College | 39 | $40,139 |
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo | 30 | $40,220 |
Alderson Broaddus University | 43 | $40,520 |
Lander University | 43 | $41,640 |
Jefferson College Of Health Sciences | 30 | $42,062 |
Mcmurry University | 41 | $42,178 |
Kansas Wesleyan University | 47 | $42,200 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
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Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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Governors State University | 9% | $2,250 |
The University Of Texas At Austin | 1% | $2,345 |
University Of Florida | 12% | $2,233 |
Suny Cortland | 10% | $2,177 |
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