University of Illinois Chicago
Basic Information
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
21,814
Men / Women
47% / 53%
Hispanic
30%
White
25%
Asian
17%
Black
10%
International
7%
Mixed
3%
Native American
0%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences
25%
Business & Economics
24%
Engineering, Computing & Math
22%
Arts
4%
Education
3%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$14,338
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$29,884
Est. In-State Cost
$18,548
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$38,658
10-Year ROI
$251,000
ROI Percentile
93th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
80%
4-Year Graduation Rate
42%
6-Year Graduation Rate
62%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours
2,508 (33th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation
241 (38th pctl)
Muggyness
Nice
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
55%
Yield (Unbound)
21%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R1
Expenditure
| Life & Natural Sciences | $409M | #49 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $17M | #93 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $65M | #98 |
Graduate Degrees
| Life & Natural Sciences | 846 | #8 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 409 | #39 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 116 | #44 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
test_optional
Submitted Test Scores
35%
SAT Range
1,130
–
1,350
ACT Range
25
–
31
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Applied Health Sciences | 528 | 28% / 72% | 2% | $67,034 | |
| Kinesiology | 134 — | 53% / 47% | 1% | $62,644 | |
| Nutrition | 36 — | 14% / 86% | 6% | $65,433 | |
| Rehabilitation Sciences | 48 — | 21% / 79% | 0% | $81,192 | |
| Biomedical Health Information Sciences | 26 — | 23% / 77% | 4% | $88,713 | |
| Health Information Management | 231 — | 20% / 80% | 3% | — | |
| Disability and Human Development | 28 — | 11% / 89% | 0% | $45,705 | |
| Human Development | 25 — | 16% / 84% | 0% | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts | 225 | 44% / 56% | 9% | $53,022 | |
| Acting | 11 — | 45% / 55% | 0% | $33,468 | |
| Architecture | 74 — | 47% / 53% | 14% | $66,893 | |
| Art Education | 8 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $60,302 | |
| Art History | 8 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $41,728 | |
| Design | 6 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $51,222 | |
| Graphic Design | 26 — | 35% / 65% | 8% | $51,222 | |
| Industrial Design | 25 — | 72% / 28% | 8% | $51,222 | |
| Jazz Studies | 3 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Moving Image Arts | 8 — | 38% / 62% | 12% | — | |
| Music | 8 — | 62% / 38% | 12% | — | |
| Music Business | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Music Performance | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Studio Arts | 27 — | 37% / 63% | 7% | $41,728 | |
| Theatre | 14 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $33,468 | |
| Theatre Design, Production, and Technology | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 40% | $33,468 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Business Administration | 900 | 54% / 46% | 11% | $82,864 | |
| Accounting | 206 +1 | 55% / 45% | 9% | $87,808 | |
| Business Analytics | 108 +4 | 50% / 50% | 19% | $66,078 | |
| Entrepreneurship | 10 +2 | 60% / 40% | 30% | $24,517 | |
| Finance | 246 +22 | 67% / 33% | 12% | $78,242 | |
| Human Resource Management | 16 — | 19% / 81% | 6% | — | |
| Management | 110 — | 44% / 56% | 5% | $133,641 | |
| Marketing | 202 +4 | 45% / 55% | 9% | $67,664 | |
| Real Estate | 2 +4 | 100% / 0% | 0% | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Education | 171 | 27% / 73% | 1% | $59,621 | |
| English Education | 29 — | 41% / 59% | 0% | $60,302 | |
| French Language Teacher Education | |||||
| History Teacher Education | 20 — | 65% / 35% | 0% | $60,302 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 8 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $60,302 | |
| Spanish Teacher Education | 11 — | 27% / 73% | 9% | $60,302 | |
| Urban Education | 103 — | 15% / 85% | 1% | $59,172 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Engineering | 1,035 | 75% / 25% | 12% | $97,932 | |
| Bioengineering | 74 — | 50% / 50% | 12% | $87,391 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 46 — | 54% / 46% | 7% | $91,673 | |
| Civil Engineering | 96 — | 79% / 21% | 3% | $84,515 | |
| Computer Engineering | 54 — | 89% / 11% | 20% | $81,335 | |
| Computer Science | 339 — | 81% / 19% | 12% | $117,500 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 48 — | 69% / 31% | 19% | — | |
| Electrical Engineering | 73 — | 78% / 22% | 12% | $101,616 | |
| Engineering Physics | |||||
| Industrial Engineering | 27 — | 63% / 37% | 19% | $89,751 | |
| Information Technology Management | 113 +15 | 69% / 31% | 16% | $80,074 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 161 — | 80% / 20% | 9% | $89,167 | |
| Engineering Management | 4 — | 75% / 25% | 25% | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 1,777 | 37% / 63% | 5% | $68,141 | |
| Mathematics | 29 — | 62% / 38% | 10% | $59,368 | |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 45 +1 | 80% / 20% | 13% | $92,383 | |
| Physics | 9 +1 | 33% / 67% | 22% | — | |
| Statistics | 25 — | 56% / 44% | 0% | — | |
| Biochemistry | 69 — | 43% / 57% | 4% | $66,505 | |
| Biological Sciences | 358 +1 | 37% / 63% | 5% | $67,600 | |
| Chemistry | 34 — | 44% / 56% | 6% | $62,848 | |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | 28 — | 61% / 39% | 7% | — | |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences (Geological) | 28 — | 39% / 61% | 0% | — | |
| Neuroscience | 110 — | 37% / 63% | 6% | $66,326 | |
| Economics | 51 +5 | 63% / 37% | 8% | $76,760 | |
| African American Studies | 2 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $45,705 | |
| Anthropology | 25 +4 | 36% / 64% | 4% | $44,189 | |
| Applied Psychology | 152 +1 | 20% / 80% | 5% | — | |
| Asian American Studies | 2 +1 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $44,357 | |
| Central and Eastern European Studies | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | — | |
| Chinese Studies | |||||
| Classics and Mediterranean Studies | 1 +5 | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Communication | 92 +5 | 28% / 72% | 2% | $64,589 | |
| Criminology, Law, and Justice | 125 +58 | 43% / 57% | 2% | $59,179 | |
| English | 64 +2 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $51,489 | |
| French | 3 +2 | 67% / 33% | 0% | $61,875 | |
| Gender and Women's Studies | 9 — | 22% / 78% | 0% | $45,705 | |
| History | 31 +1 | 52% / 48% | 3% | $54,488 | |
| Latin American and Latino Studies | 5 +2 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $44,357 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 5 — | 20% / 80% | 0% | — | |
| Philosophy | 6 +2 | 33% / 67% | 33% | — | |
| Political Science | 79 +5 | 48% / 52% | 0% | $58,481 | |
| Psychology | 326 +8 | 26% / 74% | 4% | $83,378 | |
| Sociology | 49 +13 | 24% / 76% | 4% | $52,812 | |
| Spanish | 12 +6 | 17% / 83% | 0% | $61,875 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Nursing | 367 | 20% / 80% | 3% | $109,652 | |
| Nursing | 367 — | 20% / 80% | 3% | $109,652 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Pharmacy | 6 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $145,021 | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $145,021 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs | 27 | 37% / 63% | 0% | ||
| Public Policy | 27 — | 37% / 63% | 0% | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Public Health | 33 | 24% / 76% | 3% | $91,123 | |
| Public Health | 33 — | 24% / 76% | 3% | $91,123 |
Rankings
My Tribe
Little Meca
Most Muslim
Strongest MSA
Engineering, Computing & Math
Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better.
Artificial Intelligence
Soon Jumping on the AI Bandwagon...
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer
Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite
Physics & Astronomy
Spherical Cow Enthusiasts
No Words Allowed
Pure Mathematics
Number Crunchers
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes
Chemical Engineering
High-Vis Vests & Factory Floor Grunts
Playing House
Civil Engineering
Hard Hat Ready
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression
Computer Engineering
Embedded and Exhausted
Resistance Is Not Futile
Electrical Engineering
Pragmatic Plug-and-Players
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes.
Materials Engineering
Solid State
WD-40 & Duct Tape
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
Cell Division
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Industry Pipeline & Analytical Automatons
X-Ray Vision Required
Clinical Diagnostics
Scan Squad
Doomsday Prepping with Data
Environmental Science
Data-Driven Tree Huggers
Behind Every Doctor
Health Services
Allied Health All-Stars
Memorizing 206 Bones
Human Biology
Muscle Memory
Where Diagnoses Begin
Laboratory Sciences
Slide Sleuths
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts)
Nursing
Code Blue Ready
Legal Drug Dealers
Pharmacy
Dosage Masters
Saving Lives One Spreadsheet At a Time
Public Health
Public Health Pros
Business & Economics
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings
Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets
Business Analytics
Supply Chain Bottlenecks
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro
Economics
Urban Economists & Regional Anchors
Humanities & Social Sciences
Professional Yapping
Communication & Journalism
Local News Anchors
Much Ado About Nothing
English, Literature & Writing
Well-Versed
I Want To Understand Myself
Psychology
Sleeper Picks
Decolonizing the Curriculum
Regional & Ethnic Studies
Heritage Heroes
Everything is a Construct
Sociology & Anthropology
Field Observers
Education
Surviving PTA Karens
General Education
Lesson Planners
Arts
Sleep Deprivation by Design
Architecture
Building Blocks
Lights, Camera, Tuition
Film
Streaming Service Bound
Eight Hours of Scales
Music
Pit Orchestra Pros