Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
Chicago, IL
Population
7,500,000
Website
http://www.uic.edu/
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
2.0%
Racial/Ethnic
Hispanic
36%
White
22%
Asian
21%
Black
8%
International
8%
Mixed
3%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
Men
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Applied Health Sciences | 505 | 28% / 72% | 2% | $52,519 | 43 | 96% | |
| Nutrition | 34 — | 18% / 82% | 0% | $47,864 | 29 | 88% | |
| Kinesiology | 100 — | 54% / 46% | 2% | $61,305 | 65 | 92% | |
| Rehabilitation Sciences | 39 — | 26% / 74% | 3% | $52,894 | 44 | 100% | |
| Biomedical Health Information Sciences | 35 — | 14% / 86% | 3% | $65,418 | 73 | 88% | |
| Health Information Management | 233 — | 24% / 76% | 1% | $48,867 | 32 | 100% | |
| Disability and Human Development | 21 — | 19% / 81% | 0% | $44,811 | 21 | 86% | |
| Human Development | 43 — | 9% / 91% | 7% | $48,492 | 31 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts | 241 | 30% / 70% | 8% | $51,965 | 41 | 92% | |
| Acting | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $32,673 | 4 | 100% | |
| Architecture | 83 — | 36% / 64% | 11% | $60,923 | 64 | 93% | |
| Art Education | 24 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $59,046 | 60 | 95% | |
| Art History | 4 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $40,738 | 12 | 87% | |
| Design | 5 — | 60% / 40% | 0% | $50,006 | 36 | 90% | |
| Graphic Design | 36 — | 17% / 83% | 11% | $50,006 | 36 | 90% | |
| Industrial Design | 27 — | 33% / 67% | 7% | $50,006 | 36 | 90% | |
| Jazz Studies | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $42,186 | 15 | — | |
| Moving Image Arts | 10 — | 20% / 80% | 20% | $46,118 | 24 | — | |
| Music | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $42,367 | 15 | — | |
| Music Business | 5 — | 60% / 40% | 20% | $42,567 | 16 | — | |
| Music Performance | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $42,260 | 15 | — | |
| Studio Arts | 26 — | 27% / 73% | 8% | $40,738 | 12 | 87% | |
| Theatre | 6 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $32,673 | 4 | 100% | |
| Theatre Design, Production, and Technology | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $32,673 | 4 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Business Administration | 893 | 54% / 46% | 9% | $69,579 | 78 | 95% | |
| Accounting | 176 +2 | 56% / 44% | 7% | $76,935 | 85 | 93% | |
| Business Analytics | 83 +2 | 51% / 49% | 16% | $64,592 | 71 | 90% | |
| Entrepreneurship | 18 +1 | 72% / 28% | 6% | $23,966 | 2 | 90% | |
| Finance | 237 +17 | 70% / 30% | 10% | $76,484 | 85 | 95% | |
| Human Resource Management | 42 +2 | 29% / 71% | 5% | $56,223 | 53 | — | |
| Management | 143 — | 59% / 41% | 8% | $65,906 | 73 | 97% | |
| Marketing | 189 +12 | 34% / 66% | 10% | $66,143 | 74 | 96% | |
| Real Estate | 5 +5 | 60% / 40% | 0% | $77,468 | 86 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Education | 161 | 20% / 80% | 0% | $58,406 | 59 | 93% | |
| English Education | 28 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | $59,046 | 60 | 95% | |
| French Language Teacher Education | — — | — | — | $59,046 | 60 | — | |
| History Teacher Education | 20 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $59,046 | 60 | 95% | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 10 — | 30% / 70% | 0% | $59,046 | 60 | 95% | |
| Spanish Teacher Education | 10 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $59,046 | 60 | 95% | |
| Urban Education | 93 — | 6% / 94% | 0% | $57,939 | 58 | 92% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Engineering | 1,093 | 73% / 27% | 12% | $96,184 | 96 | 95% | |
| Bioengineering | 62 — | 50% / 50% | 11% | $85,564 | 91 | 100% | |
| Chemical Engineering | 44 — | 57% / 43% | 7% | $89,756 | 94 | 97% | |
| Civil Engineering | 76 — | 70% / 30% | 9% | $82,748 | 90 | 94% | |
| Computer Engineering | 55 — | 84% / 16% | 7% | $79,635 | 87 | 93% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 51 — | 86% / 14% | 4% | $99,492 | 97 | 94% | |
| Engineering Physics | 6 — | 83% / 17% | 33% | $94,881 | 96 | — | |
| Environmental Engineering | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Industrial Engineering | 22 — | 68% / 32% | 14% | $87,874 | 93 | 94% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 169 — | 91% / 9% | 7% | $87,303 | 92 | 95% | |
| Computer Science | 402 — | 77% / 23% | 13% | $114,743 | 99 | 95% | |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 66 — | 64% / 36% | 17% | $87,223 | 92 | — | |
| Information Technology Management | 133 +14 | 56% / 44% | 18% | $78,195 | 86 | 90% | |
| Engineering Management | 4 — | 25% / 75% | 25% | $75,895 | 85 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 1,704 | 36% / 64% | 5% | $60,634 | 64 | 93% | |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 50 — | 74% / 26% | 18% | $90,698 | 94 | 92% | |
| Chemistry | 31 — | 48% / 52% | 6% | $61,574 | 66 | 94% | |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | 20 — | 65% / 35% | 15% | $43,927 | 18 | 94% | |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences (Geological) | 30 — | 33% / 67% | 3% | $59,359 | 61 | 97% | |
| Mathematics | 31 +1 | 65% / 35% | 6% | $58,254 | 59 | 96% | |
| Physics | 12 — | 100% / 0% | 8% | $70,166 | 79 | — | |
| Statistics | 30 — | 50% / 50% | 7% | $66,619 | 75 | 96% | |
| Biochemistry | 58 — | 41% / 59% | 9% | $65,169 | 72 | 95% | |
| Biological Sciences | 360 — | 37% / 63% | 4% | $66,242 | 74 | 91% | |
| Neuroscience | 92 — | 24% / 76% | 4% | $64,994 | 72 | 100% | |
| Economics | 71 +5 | 66% / 34% | 18% | $75,109 | 84 | 86% | |
| African American Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $44,811 | 21 | 86% | |
| Anthropology | 19 +8 | 42% / 58% | 11% | $43,239 | 17 | 86% | |
| Applied Psychology | 167 +3 | 20% / 80% | 2% | $55,119 | 51 | — | |
| Asian American Studies | 1 +4 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $43,489 | 17 | 84% | |
| Central and Eastern European Studies | 2 +4 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $56,832 | 55 | — | |
| Chinese Studies | — — | — | — | $43,489 | 17 | — | |
| Classics and Mediterranean Studies | 6 +2 | 17% / 83% | 0% | $56,203 | 53 | — | |
| Communication | 78 +3 | 37% / 63% | 5% | $63,132 | 69 | 99% | |
| English | 75 +4 | 31% / 69% | 3% | $50,411 | 37 | 92% | |
| French | 1 +3 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $60,694 | 64 | 93% | |
| Gender and Women's Studies | 2 +6 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $44,811 | 21 | 86% | |
| History | 28 +2 | 64% / 36% | 0% | $53,430 | 46 | 93% | |
| Latin American and Latino Studies | 2 +6 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $43,489 | 17 | 84% | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 5 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $54,884 | 50 | — | |
| Linguistics | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Philosophy | 8 — | 62% / 38% | 12% | $51,548 | 40 | — | |
| Political Science | 78 +4 | 41% / 59% | 6% | $57,224 | 56 | 91% | |
| Psychology | 279 +3 | 24% / 76% | 4% | $53,601 | 46 | 94% | |
| Sociology | 30 +7 | 10% / 90% | 3% | $51,677 | 41 | 93% | |
| Spanish | 15 +5 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $60,694 | 64 | 93% | |
| Criminology, Law, and Justice | 121 +60 | 33% / 67% | 2% | $57,867 | 58 | 97% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Nursing | 379 | 17% / 83% | 1% | $84,995 | 91 | 96% | |
| Nursing | 379 — | 17% / 83% | 1% | $84,995 | 91 | 96% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Pharmacy | 1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $141,965 | 100 | 94% | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $141,965 | 100 | 94% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs | 25 | 36% / 64% | 0% | $50,954 | 38 | 92% | |
| Public Policy | 25 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | $50,954 | 38 | 92% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Public Health | 32 | 16% / 84% | 3% | $56,789 | 55 | 88% | |
| Public Health | 32 — | 16% / 84% | 3% | $56,789 | 55 | 88% |
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
79th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
80%
4-Year Graduation Rate
42%
6-Year Graduation Rate
62%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
Graduated
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
Men
Women
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Economics | 24.6% | 1,236 | 48% / 52% | 8% | $65,895 | 73 | 95% | |
| 17.6% | 887 | 28% / 72% | 4% | $54,029 | 47 | 94% | ||
| Computer Science | 12.9% | 651 | 71% / 29% | 15% | $102,639 | 98 | 94% | |
| Health Sciences | 10.9% | 551 | 24% / 76% | 2% | $76,889 | 85 | 95% | |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 10.1% | 510 | 35% / 65% | 4% | $65,895 | 73 | 93% | |
| Engineering | 9.7% | 488 | 76% / 24% | 8% | $87,121 | 92 | 95% | |
| Arts | 4.8% | 241 | 30% / 70% | 8% | $51,966 | 41 | 92% | |
| Education | 3.2% | 161 | 20% / 80% | 0% | $58,407 | 59 | 93% | |
| Physical Sciences & Math | 3.1% | 154 | 55% / 45% | 7% | $59,835 | 62 | 96% | |
| Professional | 2.4% | 121 | 33% / 67% | 2% | $57,867 | 58 | 97% | |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0.7% | 34 | 18% / 82% | 0% | $47,864 | 29 | 88% |
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 |
| $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 | #140 | — | — |
| 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.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
76%
Yield (Unbound)
24%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Acceptance Rates
| In-State | Out-of-State | International | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Decision | 76% | 76% | 76% |
Acceptance & Yield
Acceptance
Yield
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
51%
SAT Range
1030
–
1300
SAT Math Range
500
–
650
SAT RW Range
520
–
660
SAT Composite
25th
75th
SAT Math
25th
75th
SAT Reading & Writing
25th
75th
Submitting a Test Score
Submitted
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
Rankings
My Tribe
Little Meca
Most Muslim
Strongest MSA
Engineering
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes
Chemical Engineering
High-Vis Vests & Factory Floor Grunts
Playing House
Civil Engineering
Hard Hat Ready
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes.
Materials Engineering
Solid State
WD-40 & Duct Tape
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel
Computer Science
Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better.
Artificial Intelligence
Soon Jumping on the AI Bandwagon...
Physical Sciences & Math
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Industry Pipeline & Analytical Automatons
No Words Allowed
Pure Mathematics
Number Crunchers
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
Cell Division
Memorizing 206 Bones
Human Biology
Muscle Memory
X-Ray Vision Required
Clinical Diagnostics
Scan Squad
Agriculture & Food Science
Doomsday Prepping with Data
Environmental Science
Data-Driven Tree Huggers
Health Sciences
Behind Every Doctor
Health Services
Allied Health All-Stars
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
Much Ado About Nothing
English, Literature & Writing
Well-Versed
Professional Yapping
Media & Communication Studies
Hot Takes from the Local Market
I Want To Understand Myself
Psychology
Stealth Overachievers
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