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Governors State University

Governors State University
1 University Parkway
University Park, IL 60484

Official telephone: (708) 534-5000
Website: https://www.govst.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,616
Full-time undergraduates: 1,879
Part-time undergraduates: 737
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
40.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
19.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
26.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.5% Nonresident Alien
4.9% 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 students who live in school housing: 10%
Percent of students who live off campus: 90%

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

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketball  
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running  
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf  
Men's indoor track  
Men's outdoor track and field  
Men's soccer  
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's volleyballyes 
Men's volleyball  
Women's basketball  
Women's bowlingyes 
Women's cross-country running  
Women's golf  
Women's indoor track  
Women's outdoor track and field  
Women's skiing (cross-country)yes 
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer  
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's track and field  
Women's volleyball  
Women's water poloyes 

Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball; table tennis

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Chicago Midway

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

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