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Located in University Park, Illinois, Governors State University is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

Where Is Governors State University?

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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

Governors State University Graduate Student Diversity

1,686 Graduate Students
68% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,686 graduate students at GSU, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 54
Black or African American 546
Hispanic or Latino 169
White 524
International Students 278
Other Races/Ethnicities 115

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

1,075 Took All Classes Online
2,915 Took At Least One Class Online
9.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
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.

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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 #801 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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