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Governors State University

Governors State University
One University Parkway
University Park, IL 60484


Fax number: (708) 534-1640
Website: https://www.govst.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,573
Full-time undergraduates: 1,629
Part-time undergraduates: 970
Total graduate students: 1,818
Full-time graduate students: 964
Part-time graduate students: 854
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
40.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
19.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
29.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.4% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.8% Nonresident Alien
3.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 742 acres
Nearest major city: Chicago

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 93%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 9%
Percent of students who live off campus: 91%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 670
Other computer facilities/services: student portal
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NAIA

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball  
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running  
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf  
Men's soccer  
Men's volleyball  
Men's volleyballyes 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball  
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running  
Women's golfyes 
Women's golf  
Women's soccer  
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball; table tennis

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Chicago Midway

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