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Roosevelt University

4 year • Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University is a private institution that was founded in 1945. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,391 (fall 2022), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 34 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Roosevelt University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #390. Its tuition and fees are $20,280.

Roosevelt University is a private institution with one campus in downtown Chicago and another nearby in the suburb of Schaumburg, Ill. Students at Roosevelt can major in more than 125 degrees, including about 40 master’s programs in fields such as education and psychology . Part of Roosevelt University’s mission is not only to educate but to also shape students to be socially conscious community leaders. Students can work toward this goal by participating in the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation (MISJT), which connects students with social justice leaders at the community and national levels and offers programming, such as a rally to promote reforming Illinois’ criminal justice system.

Students can also get involved in more than 20 organizations, broadcast themselves on the school radio station, run for student government, or write for The Torch newspaper. Student athletes can play at the intramural level or try out for the Roosevelt Lakers varsity teams, which compete in the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Famous children’s book author and poet Shel Silverstein, who wrote The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends , attended the university until he was drafted into the army, and McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner graduated from Roosevelt.

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Roosevelt University invites applicants from around the world to its Chicago and Schaumburg campus. Our long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion supports a community that is open to global viewpoints and welcomes students with various national, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds. As an international student, you will receive a world-class education and access to a rich array of equity-driven learning opportunities.

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• For African students – WASSCE 

Learn more about the  English Language Proficiency Requirement . 

A $40 application fee is required.  It cannot be waived for international students. 

Health checks and immunizations are not required by the U.S. or by Roosevelt.  However, you must  submit your immunization form to Roosevelt after arriving on campus. 

Graduate students:  International students are not required to take the GRE.   

How To Apply

Create an account and submit your application through our admission portal. 

It will take 3-5 business days to receive your acceptance letter if the following documents have been uploaded to your portal: 

• All transcripts 
• English proficiency test score (Duolingo, IELTS, PTE, TOEFL, Michigan English Test (MET).  For African students – WASSCE 

Your official transcript must be submitted to the Office of Admission when you arrive on campus. 

Paying For Your Education

Please visit the  tuition and fees page  to learn more about the cost of the program(s) you are considering. 

Fall payment is due on July 31.  Spring payment is due on December 15. 

International students cannot apply for U.S. federal or state financial aid.   International students must be financially secure to pay all expenses while attending Roosevelt University. 

Unfortunately, we don’t offer any full scholarships.  However, we do provide limited merit scholarships to graduate and undergraduate students.  Please get in touch with your Admission counselor to determine your eligibility for a scholarship. 

According to U.S. law,  on-campus employment is the only legal employment for international students .  However, on-campus jobs are limited. You can find additional details on our  international student employment page . 

What Can I Study?

Here are some important things to know about being an international student at Roosevelt:

• Roosevelt offers many undergraduate majors and minors as well as graduate degrees.  International students are eligible to enroll in any on-campus Roosevelt degree program.  F-1 students can take up to 3 credit hours (one subject) of online study per semester. Your program may not be entirely online.
• International students may not study part-time.  U.S. immigration law requires all international students on F-1 student visas to maintain full-time enrollment. Undergraduate students must be registered for at least 12 credit hours to be considered full-time. Graduate students must be registered for at least 9 credit hours to be considered full-time. 
• If you are on an F-1 visa, your academic advisor will register you for classes after you receive your visa.   You will receive an email notification after the registration is completed.  Please check your email regularly. Your advisor will review your academic credentials and assign the appropriate credit hours for graduate students and a minimum of 12 credit hours for undergraduate students.
• Learn more about maintaining immigration status and international student employment .

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• Arrange a virtual meeting with our admission team to establish your Roosevelt timeline
• Apply online
• Submit a copy of your transcript to verify coursework completed outside of the United States
• Submit English Language Proficiency test scores
• Pay deposit and submit required materials in order to receive your I-20
• Contact Residence Life to discover on-campus housing options
• Make transportation arrangements and prepare for your academic journey at Roosevelt!
• Attend mandatory orientation at Chicago Campus

Additional questions? Reach out to our Admission team at [email protected] .

• Tuition (Undergrad): $21,000 (Limited undergraduate scholarships available)
• Tuition (College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences Graduate): $1,013 per credit hour
• Tuition (College of Science, Health & Pharmacy Graduate): $1,013 per credit hour
• Tuition (Heller College of Business): $1,190 per credit hour
• Approximate Living Expenses (housing, books, supplies, insurance, personal items): $17,000
• Admission Deposit: $500 (Applied to tuition, not an additional fee)

Students who are not citizens or permanent residents need to have a valid visa that allows them to study in the United States. The most common visa that these students receive is the F-1 student visa. To receive the proper paperwork to apply for your F-1 visa, you must submit the following:

• Your non-refundable $200 deposit
• $38,000 for undergraduate students
• $41,00 for graduate students
• A photocopy of your passport information page

  After we receive these documents, we will send you your Form I-20, information on paying the SEVIS fee, and instructions on applying for your visa. It will take 3-5 business days to receive your I-20. Please note that the enrollment deposit of $200 will be debited to your account as part of your tuition. 

All first-year undergraduate students must live on campus.  Graduate students are welcome to live on campus or off campus. It is the student’s responsibility to find an off-campus apartment.  Please  visit our Living on Campus site  for more information. 

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Are you interested in learning more about Roosevelt University? Attend one of our virtual information sessions to see why Roosevelt University is the place for you.

In this session you will learn about the admission process of international students, including visa requirements and work authorization, followed by Q&A. 

“Roosevelt is the best-kept secret in Chicago, a place with unique values and ethics where everyone is supported, academically and socially.”

– Temitope Paulson, International Graduate Student, Nigeria

Our convenient downtown campus grants you access to one of the world’s greatest cities, with two major airports and a vast public transportation system that allow you to experience Chicago without a car. World-class entertainment districts, restaurants and sports venues await you during every season.

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Goodman Center

The Lillian and Larry Goodman Center , the first stand-alone facility for college athletics in Chicago's Loop, is the latest addition to Roosevelt University's downtown Chicago campus and serves as the home for Roosevelt Lakers Athletics.

Located at 501 S. Wabash Avenue, which is the southeast corner of the prominent intersection known as Congress Parkway and Wabash Avenue, t he Goodman Center is a two-story, 27,834-gross-square-foot field house featuring a multi-purpose gymnasium on the second floor and first-floor space containing offices, meeting rooms, a team lounge, locker rooms, an athletic training room and a strength and conditioning center.

The $12.1 million Goodman Center was opened to the public for the first time on December 1, 2012 to host the Roosevelt basketball teams' games against Trinity Christian as the remainder of the first floor was built out. The rest of the facility was completed in late July 2013, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony taking place on July 31 to welcome the Roosevelt community to the new crown jewel of athletic facilities in the area.

The second-floor gym, which features retractable bleacher seating for approximately 500 people and six retractable basketball hoops, is the practice and competition home for the Roosevelt Lakers men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams. The gymnasium is also versatile enough to host training activities for other Laker sports, intramural and recreational programming, and special campus events for the entire Roosevelt community.

In addition to the basketball and volleyball court setup, the Goodman Center gym features two retractable batting cages with portable synthetic turf for indoor baseball and softball hitting and pitching drills.

Larry Goodman, a life-long Chicagoan, entrepreneur, philanthropist and sports enthusiast, made the lead donation for the project to greatly enhance student campus life at Roosevelt. In honor of Mr. Goodman's generosity and dedication to the Roosevelt community, the facility is named after Mr. Goodman and his late wife, Lillian.

"This building is more than a gymnasium," said Mr. Goodman. "It is a symbol of community and student pride for Roosevelt University. I was looking for a project where I could give back to the community-the City of Chicago-and this is it."

The completion of the Goodman Center marks a major milestone in the young history of Roosevelt's intercollegiate athletic program. During the 2010-11 academic year, Roosevelt reinstated intercollegiate athletics for men after a 21-year absence and started an athletics program for women for the first time. The Roosevelt Lakers compete at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) in men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, men's and women's tennis, men's golf, baseball and softball.

"The completion of this facility is a real milestone moment for our Roosevelt community, and our athletic department," said Michael Cassidy, Roosevelt's first director of intercollegiate athletics since the revival of the department. "This facility will be an epicenter of University pride and spirit. It will be a place our students can compete, recreate and have experiences that will carry them long after graduation. We are grateful to all of those who helped take this project from a parking lot to a palace, especially the Lillian and Larry Goodman Foundation for their generosity and vision of what this place could become."

Featuring a number of sustainable features, including a 3,500-square-foot green roof with native plants, the Goodman Center is LEED certified. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and built by Power Construction, the project began on July 26, 2011 and ended on July 24, 2013.

Interested in renting space in the Goodman Center? Visit the Conference and Event Services page for more information and to submit a Space Rental inquiry .

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Complete and submit this form in order to request an appointment with one of our undergraduate Admission Counselors. A staff member will contact you to confirm the details of your appointment.

Roosevelt is committed to ensuring the health and safety of the University and larger communities. Please review our guest COVID policy .

Please note that if you type in “Roosevelt University” into maps like Google Maps, it will default to our Michigan Avenue entrance which is not the correct one for you to go to.  You can enter through the 425 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60605 entrance.

For more information on directions, transportation, and parking, please see:  https://www.roosevelt.edu/campuses/maps-directions . 

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*While supplies last.

New: Faster Faves, Only in the App

We now prep when you’re on the way if you choose Curbside, Front Counter—or dine in for Table Service. Just order ahead in the app to save time. Because waiting in line for faves? Not our thing either.*

*At participating McDonald’s.

Deals for Days

Get  exclusive deals  on your McDonald’s favorites in the app with contactless Mobile Order & Pay* and convenient Drive Thru or Curbside pickup.

*Mobile Order & Pay at participating McDonald’s.

Earn points on delivery or pickup via the app