Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Chicago, IL
Population 7,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,779
Men / Women 65% / 35%
From State 68%
From Region 3%
Athletes 13.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 30%
Hispanic 28%
Asian 16%
International 14%
Black 6%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Armour College of Engineering 241 75% / 25% 14% $87,267 87 95%
Aerospace Engineering 23 83% / 17% 13% $75,193 74 96%
Architectural Engineering 15 40% / 60% 7% $90,086 89 90%
Biomedical Engineering 24 46% / 54% 17% $72,086 69 92%
Chemical Engineering 10 60% / 40% 30% $93,955 91 92%
Civil Engineering 34 79% / 21% 18% $83,768 84 100%
Computer Engineering 5 60% / 40% 0% $102,019 95
Computer Engineering 22 91% / 9% 5% $102,019 95 96%
Electrical Engineering 23 74% / 26% 13% $101,232 95 100%
Engineering Physics 1 0% / 100% 0% $95,063 92
Materials Science and Engineering 5 100% / 0% 20% $89,713 88
Mechanical Engineering 54 80% / 20% 20% $87,901 87 93%
Engineering Management 25 92% / 8% 4% $82,391 83 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Architecture 106 44% / 56% 21% $54,548 23 90%
Architecture 106 44% / 56% 21% $54,548 23 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Computing 176 80% / 20% 17% $107,626 97 93%
Artificial Intelligence 15 93% / 7% 40% $99,945 94 95%
Computer Science 111 79% / 21% 17% $112,687 98 93%
Computer and Information Sciences 4 50% / 50% 0% $99,945 94 95%
Cybersecurity 9 100% / 0% 0% $93,010 91
Information Technology and Management 37 73% / 27% 14% $99,945 94 95%
Bioinformatics $66,877 58
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science 50 36% / 64% 10% $73,288 71
Analytical Chemistry $66,242 57
Applied Mathematics 5 100% / 0% 60% $89,468 88
Astrophysics 7 29% / 71% 0% $76,434 76
Chemistry 4 0% / 100% 0% $65,212 54
Environmental Chemistry 1 0% / 100% 0%
Forensic Chemistry 1 100% / 0% 0% $66,179 57
Mathematics and Statistics 1 0% / 100% 0% $88,970 88
Physics 7 57% / 43% 14% $77,019 77
Theoretical Chemistry 1 0% / 100% 0%
Biochemistry 6 0% / 100% 17% $65,140 54
Biology 13 38% / 62% 0% $62,679 47
Biophysics 1 0% / 100% 0% $66,124 56
Food Science 1 0% / 100% 0% $62,002 45
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 2 50% / 50% 0% $123,275 99
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Lewis College of Human Sciences 30 57% / 43% 10% $59,725 39
Quantitative Economics $81,646 82
Behavioral Sciences 1 100% / 0% 0%
Clinical Psychology $57,942 33
Communication $57,112 31
General Education 6 33% / 67% 33%
Humanities 2 100% / 0% 0% $57,844 33
International Development 3 100% / 0% 0% $62,743 47
International Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Psychology 1 100% / 0% 0%
Psychology 14 43% / 57% 7% $59,515 38
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods 2 100% / 0% 0% $58,557 35
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Stuart School of Business 11 55% / 45% 0% $69,108 63 95%
Business Administration 11 55% / 45% 0% $69,108 63 95%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $55,329
ROI Percentile 85th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Engineering 35.2% 216 73% / 27% 15% $87,831 87 95%
Computer Science 28.7% 176 80% / 20% 17% $107,627 97 93%
Arts 17.3% 106 44% / 56% 21% $54,548 23 90%
Business & Economics 5.9% 36 81% / 19% 3% $78,332 78 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 4.9% 30 57% / 43% 10% $59,726 39
Physical Sciences & Math 4.4% 27 44% / 56% 15% $77,500 77
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 20 25% / 75% 5% $63,590 50
Health Sciences 0.3% 2 50% / 50% 0% $123,275 99
Agriculture & Food Science 0.2% 1 0% / 100% 0% $62,002 45

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $15.7M #163 75% $1.0M 32 #103 129
Life & Natural Sciences $11.5M #151 91% $0.4M 1 #231 10
Computer Science $3.9M #151 94% $0 6 #124 74
Physical Sciences & Math $3.5M #250 92% $0.0M 10 #167 93
Health Sciences $1.7M #209 87% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $1.1M #157 95% $0.0M 1 #115 5
Business & Economics $0.1M #333 0% $0.1M 6 #168
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #497 80% $0 17 #193
Education $0.1M #397 100% $0 3 #401
Total $37.7M #218 84% $1.5M 76 #210 311

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 66%
Yield (Unbound) 7%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 66% 66% 66%
Early Decision 68% 68% 68%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 38%
SAT Range 1180 – 1440
SAT Math Range 590 – 720
SAT RW Range 590 – 720