University of Illinois Chicago

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 7,500,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 20,887
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 89%
From Region 1%
Athletes 321 (1.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 36%
White 22%
Asian 21%
Black 8%
International 8%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Applied Health Sciences 505 28% 22% 27% 10% 32% 2% $55,212 3 -0.43 42 98% 5.6%
Nutrition 34 — 18% 35% 24% 9% 26% 0% $57,566 21 -0.61 49 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 100 — 54% 25% 29% 7% 29% 2% $68,078 77 +0.73 71 99% — — — —
Rehabilitation Sciences 39 — 26% 15% 33% 5% 38% 3% $52,893 18 -1.10 36 100% — — — —
Biomedical Health Information Sciences 35 — 14% 6% 60% 6% 20% 3% $69,696 72 +0.17 73 89% 5.6% — — —
Health Information Management 233 — 24% 25% 26% 10% 32% 1% $48,867 2 -0.90 25 100% — — — —
Disability and Human Development 21 — 19% 19% 5% 19% 43% 0% $44,664 10 -1.02 16 86% — — — —
Human Development 43 — 9% 14% 9% 16% 47% 7% $53,281 46 +0.00 37 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts 241 30% 31% 11% 8% 34% 8% $56,602 4 -0.17 46 94%
Acting 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $38,752 24 -0.58 7 93% — — — —
Architecture 83 — 36% 30% 10% 2% 36% 11% $62,263 18 -0.67 60 96% — — — —
Art Education 24 — 25% 38% 8% 8% 42% 0% $62,965 96 +1.73 62 98% — — — —
Art History 4 — 50% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% $42,928 23 -0.69 12 90% — — — —
Design 5 — 60% 20% 40% 0% 40% 0% $60,078 54 +0.00 55 92% — — — —
Graphic Design 36 — 17% 28% 19% 14% 28% 11% $60,078 54 +0.00 55 92% — — — —
Industrial Design 27 — 33% 41% 15% 4% 30% 7% $60,078 54 +0.00 55 92% — — — —
Jazz Studies 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,183 44 -0.17 17 — — — — —
Moving Image Arts 10 — 20% 30% 10% 0% 20% 20% $50,091 33 -0.38 28 — — — — —
Music 4 — 0% 25% 0% 50% 25% 0% $44,781 41 -0.21 16 — — — — —
Music Business 5 — 60% 20% 0% 20% 40% 20% $46,223 47 -0.06 19 — — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,130 44 -0.17 17 — — — — —
Studio Arts 26 — 27% 19% 8% 12% 42% 8% $42,928 33 -0.42 12 90% — — — —
Theatre 6 — 33% 17% 0% 50% 33% 0% $38,752 24 -0.58 7 93% — — — —
Theatre Design, Production, and Technology 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $38,752 24 -0.58 7 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business Administration 893 54% 24% 21% 6% 36% 9% $75,291 58 -0.57 80 94% 4.0%
Accounting 176 +2 56% 17% 31% 5% 36% 7% $87,313 55 +0.02 90 92% — — — —
Business Analytics 83 +2 51% 19% 14% 5% 42% 16% $69,242 6 -1.33 73 90% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 18 +1 72% 22% 17% 28% 28% 6% $23,966 0 -2.30 2 90% — — — —
Finance 237 +17 70% 30% 22% 4% 31% 10% $83,796 31 -0.53 87 92% — — — —
Human Resource Management 42 +2 29% 14% 17% 10% 50% 5% $68,807 30 -0.52 72 — — — — —
Management 143 — 59% 35% 15% 10% 28% 8% $65,905 24 -0.61 67 97% 4.0% — — —
Marketing 189 +12 34% 19% 21% 5% 42% 10% $69,408 24 -0.64 73 97% — — — —
Real Estate 5 +5 60% 0% 20% 0% 80% 0% $79,457 24 -0.68 84 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 161 20% 25% 3% 5% 61% 0% $62,766 18 +0.95 61 98%
English Education 28 — 36% 36% 7% 0% 39% 0% $62,965 87 +1.06 62 98% — — — —
French Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $62,965 87 +1.06 62 98% — — — —
History Teacher Education 20 — 50% 35% 0% 0% 55% 0% $62,965 91 +1.23 62 98% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 10 — 30% 50% 0% 0% 40% 0% $62,965 82 +0.50 62 98% — — — —
Spanish Teacher Education 10 — 40% 10% 0% 0% 90% 0% $62,965 87 +1.06 62 98% — — — —
Urban Education 93 — 6% 18% 3% 9% 69% 0% $62,622 85 +0.89 61 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 1,093 73% 25% 31% 4% 23% 12% $105,916 97 -0.39 97 95%
Bioengineering 62 — 50% 31% 26% 8% 16% 11% $84,867 10 -1.19 88 96% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 44 — 57% 30% 18% 9% 27% 7% $100,161 27 -0.55 96 98% — — — —
Civil Engineering 76 — 70% 32% 16% 5% 37% 9% $87,749 22 -0.65 90 99% — — — —
Computer Engineering 55 — 84% 18% 40% 7% 25% 7% $112,494 49 -0.22 98 88% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 51 — 86% 31% 18% 4% 37% 4% $94,322 3 -1.07 93 95% — — — —
Engineering Physics 6 — 83% 50% 17% 0% 0% 33% $92,033 19 -0.88 92 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 3 — 0% 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% $85,189 44 -0.03 88 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 22 — 68% 32% 23% 5% 23% 14% $104,074 24 -0.62 97 97% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 169 — 91% 29% 21% 4% 34% 7% $90,758 10 -1.06 91 96% — — — —
Computer Science 402 — 77% 23% 36% 3% 19% 13% $126,222 62 +0.04 99 93% — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 66 — 64% 21% 47% 2% 9% 17% $105,716 70 +0.36 97 — — — — —
Information Technology Management 133 +14 56% 21% 38% 4% 15% 18% $90,068 35 -0.40 91 95% — — — —
Engineering Management 4 — 25% 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% $74,473 58 -0.16 79 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 1,704 36% 27% 20% 7% 36% 5% $63,571 21 -0.02 63 92%
Computer Science & Mathematics 50 — 74% 20% 26% 4% 28% 18% $81,092 10 -1.01 85 93% — — — —
Chemistry 31 — 48% 35% 29% 16% 13% 6% $73,709 68 +0.20 78 94% — — — —
Earth and Environmental Sciences 20 — 65% 35% 5% 5% 20% 15% $43,926 1 -1.91 14 94% — — — —
Earth and Environmental Sciences (Geological) 30 — 33% 47% 10% 7% 30% 3% $59,358 24 -0.52 53 97% — — — —
Mathematics 31 +1 65% 35% 23% 3% 32% 6% $80,966 53 -0.17 85 100% — — — —
Physics 12 — 100% 58% 8% 0% 25% 8% $71,931 15 -0.84 76 — — — — —
Statistics 30 — 50% 23% 30% 3% 20% 7% $87,036 23 -0.69 89 88% — — — —
Biochemistry 58 — 41% 29% 38% 2% 19% 9% $68,463 38 -0.27 72 89% — — — —
Biological Sciences 360 — 37% 29% 35% 5% 22% 4% $70,213 70 +0.44 74 91% — — — —
Neuroscience 92 — 24% 25% 37% 4% 17% 4% $66,254 42 -0.06 68 90% — — — —
Economics 71 +5 66% 18% 17% 7% 37% 18% $72,983 14 -0.94 78 99% — — — —
African American Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $44,664 5 -1.16 16 86% — — — —
Asian American Studies 1 +4 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $43,897 4 -1.22 14 88% — — — —
Central and Eastern European Studies 2 +4 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,924 45 -0.26 44 — — — — —
Chinese Studies — — — — — — — — $43,897 4 -1.22 14 88% — — — —
Classics and Mediterranean Studies 6 +2 17% 67% 17% 0% 17% 0% $57,700 53 -0.03 49 — — — — —
English 75 +4 31% 33% 15% 5% 36% 3% $52,899 56 +0.06 36 87% — — — —
French 1 +3 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,963 51 -0.10 47 92% — — — —
Gender and Women's Studies 2 +6 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $44,664 4 -1.42 16 86% — — — —
History 28 +2 64% 39% 11% 14% 32% 0% $62,658 84 +0.56 61 90% — — — —
Latin American and Latino Studies 2 +6 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $43,897 4 -1.22 14 88% — — — —
Liberal Arts and Sciences 5 — 40% 40% 20% 40% 0% 0% $55,375 46 -0.19 43 — — — — —
Linguistics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,429 52 -0.05 48 — — — — —
Philosophy 8 — 62% 25% 0% 38% 12% 12% $50,839 21 -0.80 30 — — — — —
Spanish 15 +5 40% 7% 7% 0% 73% 0% $56,963 51 -0.10 47 92% — — — —
Anthropology 19 +8 42% 42% 0% 5% 42% 11% $42,672 2 -1.29 12 79% — — — —
Applied Psychology 167 +3 20% 20% 12% 5% 58% 2% $50,247 23 -0.73 29 — — — — —
Communication 78 +3 37% 28% 6% 8% 49% 5% $59,442 46 -0.23 54 90% — — — —
Political Science 78 +4 41% 31% 15% 5% 38% 6% $64,787 31 -0.55 65 87% — — — —
Psychology 279 +3 24% 25% 18% 10% 37% 4% $59,647 79 +0.70 54 94% — — — —
Sociology 30 +7 10% 20% 0% 10% 63% 3% $55,556 52 -0.12 43 94% — — — —
Criminology, Law, and Justice 121 +60 33% 17% 7% 9% 61% 2% $62,153 68 +0.31 60 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing 379 17% 32% 18% 11% 29% 1% $89,465 89 -0.28 91 98% 2.5%
Nursing 379 — 17% 32% 18% 11% 29% 1% $89,465 45 -0.28 91 98% 2.5% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Pharmacy 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $141,964 100 +0.82 100 94%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $141,964 80 +0.82 100 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs 25 36% 16% 12% 24% 48% 0% $50,951 1 -1.56 31 92%
Public Policy 25 — 36% 16% 12% 24% 48% 0% $50,951 2 -1.56 31 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Public Health 32 16% 25% 28% 6% 38% 3% $65,503 30 +0.03 66 93%
Public Health 32 — 16% 25% 28% 6% 38% 3% $65,503 56 +0.03 66 93% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,696
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $30,823
Est. In-State Cost $19,011
Est. Out-of-State Cost $39,873
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 24.6% 1,236 48% 23% 23% 7% 35% 8% $70,016 26 -0.63 74 95% 4.3%
Social Sciences 14.7% 740 25% 24% 13% 9% 46% 4% $56,355 41 -0.10 45 92% —
Computer Science 12.9% 651 71% 22% 37% 3% 18% 15% $113,291 55 -0.10 98 93% —
Health Sciences 10.9% 551 24% 29% 22% 9% 30% 2% $81,699 69 -0.13 86 98% 2.5%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.1% 510 35% 29% 36% 5% 21% 4% $69,300 58 +0.27 73 91% —
Engineering 9.7% 488 76% 29% 23% 5% 30% 8% $93,793 14 -0.84 93 96% —
Arts 4.8% 241 30% 31% 11% 8% 34% 8% $56,603 71 -0.17 46 94% —
Education 3.2% 161 20% 25% 3% 5% 61% 0% $62,767 90 +0.95 61 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 154 55% 37% 19% 6% 23% 7% $70,964 28 -0.54 75 95% —
Humanities 2.9% 147 38% 33% 12% 10% 37% 2% $55,088 51 +0.02 42 89% —
Professional 2.4% 121 33% 17% 7% 9% 61% 2% $62,153 35 +0.31 60 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 34 18% 35% 24% 9% 26% 0% $57,566 39 -0.61 49 100% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $274M #38 60% $3.9M 49 #40 533 160
Life & Natural Sciences $101M #55 56% $2.7M 44 #61 299 78
Engineering $45.6M #105 65% $2.0M 72 #55 417 30
Physical Sciences & Math $37.3M #90 75% $0.0M 57 #54 388 28
Humanities & Social Sciences $33.2M #66 26% $0.0M 65 #78 340 15
Computer Science $13.8M #67 52% $1.3M 25 #33 185 2
Education $4.7M #104 43% $0.3M 30 #139 — —
Business & Economics $2.7M #139 9% $0 13 #102 44 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.8M #167 6% $0 4 #81 — —
Total $514M #60 58% $10.1M 359 #63 2,206 313

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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 73 $306K $306K $0
Baseball 41 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 31 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 28 $425K $425K $0
Basketball 15 $4.0M $4.0M $0
Tennis 10 $468K $468K $0
Total 155 $7.6M $7.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 76 $337K $337K $0
Soccer 30 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 30 $611K $611K $0
Softball 22 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Volleyball 22 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 15 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Golf 8 $460K $460K $0
Tennis 8 $627K $627K $0
Total 166 $8.1M $8.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 149 $643K $643K $0
Soccer 61 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 58 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Baseball 41 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 30 $6.6M $6.6M $0
Softball 22 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Volleyball 22 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Tennis 18 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Golf 8 $460K $460K $0
Total 321 $25.2M $24.1M $1.1M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 76%
Yield (non-ED) 24%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 76% 76%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 51%
SAT Range 1030 – 1300
SAT Math Range 500 – 650
SAT RW Range 520 – 660