Roosevelt university is accredited by the higher learning commission (hlc). The hlc is an independent corporation and is one of six regional institutional accreditors in the USA.

The private university is comprised of a nonsectarian community of educators, scholars, and learners committed to academic, creative, and service excellence who value diversity in personal experiences and perspectives. It promotes mutual understanding, social consciousness, and actions toward social justice.

The trademarks of the Roosevelt university experience are strong student-faculty cooperation and engagement with metropolitan Chicago as both a research center for learning and as an expression of its commitment to social justice.

The experience is fashioned through the endeavors of a strong faculty dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, and creative activity and staff equally engrossed in assisting students to develop and accomplish their educational and life goals.