Roosevelt University

roosevelt university, a private institution founded in 1945 on the principles of inclusion and social justice, has more than 4,000 students in five colleges. with campuses in the chicago loop, schaumburg, peoria, and lake county. roosevelt offers 75 undergraduate and 15 graduate and doctoral programs across five colleges and online, including arts and sciences, business, performing arts, education, culinary, health sciences and pharmacy. the integration of robert morris university illinois into roosevelt was approved in march 2020. the new roosevelt will be nationally recognized as a catalyst for students from all walks of life to receive transformational learning experiences. students who attend the expanded university will become socially conscious citizens who thrive in a diverse and changing world. together, both universities will build on their historic missions that honor diversity, inclusion and access to education. roosevelt seeks and serves a diverse student body because it values differences in experiences and perspectives, and uses those differences to promote mutual understanding, inclusion and action toward social justice.