The 2025 tuition & fees is $12,004 for undergraduate programs and $10,666 for graduate programs. (Governors State University is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.)
Total 1,705 students out of total 4,397 students have enrolled online exclusively.
Governors State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
| School Name | Governors State University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | 1 University Pky, University Park, IL |
| Online Students | 1,705 Enrolled Online Exclusively 1,813 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $12,004 Governors State University is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students. |
| Graduate Tuition & Fees | $10,666 Governors State University is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students. |
| Student to Faculty | 11:1 (9.09%) |
| Online Degree Programs | |
| Total | 4 Programs |
| Bachelors | 2 Programs |
| Masters | 1 Programs |
| Doctorate | 1 Programs |
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Governors State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $12,004 for all students. Governors State University is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $10,666 for all students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $343 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $383 for all students.
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | $17,620 | $17,620 | $17,980 | $11,320 | $12,004 |
| Graduate | $14,674 | $14,674 | $14,944 | $10,072 | $10,666 |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | $626 | $626 | $626 | $328 | $343 |
| Graduate | $706 | $706 | $706 | $368 | $383 |
Governors State University offers 92 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 4 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Bachelors, 1 Masters, 1 Doctorate.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 2 | 1 | 1 | NOT OFFERED |
| Overall Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 30 | 35 | 5 | 22 |
At Governors State University, there are 4,397 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,518 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,705 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,813 are enrolled in some online courses).
| Total Enrollment | 4,397 | |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,705 | |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,813 | |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 879 |
By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,705 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,631 Illinois Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 65 students living in the U.S. States other than Illinois, and 9 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,705 | |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois Resident | 1,631 | |
| Other State In U.S. | 65 | |
| Outside of U.S. | 9 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,705 | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 1,160 | |
| Graduate | 545 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 1,160 | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 1,156 | |
| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 4 |