Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Champaign, IL
Population 240,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (51%)

Honors College

Name Campus Honors Program / Chancellor's Scholars
Students 500 (1%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 36,125
Men / Women 52% / 48%
From State 71%
From Region 1%
Athletes 1.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 38%
Asian 23%
Hispanic 15%
International 14%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences 655 45% / 55% 5% $71,601 75 96%
Neuroscience 8 75% / 25% 0%
Plant Biotechnology 4 25% / 75% 0% $53,660 32
Agricultural and Consumer Economics 213 75% / 25% 4% $91,044 92 96%
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 37 49% / 51% 0% $72,888 76 100%
Agriculture 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $68,293 69
Agronomy 26 +1 69% / 31% 0% $69,562 71 88%
Animal Sciences 145 17% / 83% 2% $54,888 36 97%
Computer Science + Animal Sciences $54,888 36
Computer Science + Crop Sciences $69,562 71
Dietetics and Nutrition $64,635 62
Food Science 52 37% / 63% 19% $62,705 58 91%
Human Nutrition 6 0% / 100% 17%
Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences 84 48% / 52% 5% $59,352 49 91%
Nutrition Sciences 9 0% / 100% 0%
Human Development and Family Studies 60 2% / 98% 2% $66,831 66 100%
Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems 9 78% / 22% 33% $87,571 90
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Applied Health Sciences 676 36% / 64% 2% $74,036 78 97%
Community Health 137 25% / 75% 0% $73,577 77 96%
Health Sciences 148 14% / 86% 0% $79,325 83 98%
Kinesiology 209 52% / 48% 3% $76,502 81 96%
Speech and Hearing Science 75 1% / 99% 0% $69,456 71 96%
Recreation, Sport and Tourism 107 76% / 24% 7% $65,707 64 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 184 10% / 90% 1% $56,634 41 93%
Computer Science + Education $66,347 65
Early Childhood Education 45 4% / 96% 2% $54,652 35 93%
Elementary Education 84 4% / 96% 0% $54,652 35 93%
German Language Teacher Education $51,989 27 100%
Learning and Education Studies 10 20% / 80% 10% $67,079 67 100%
Middle Grades Education 25 32% / 68% 0% $54,652 35 93%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 4 25% / 75% 0% $51,989 27 100%
Special Education 16 19% / 81% 0% $70,355 73 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Fine and Applied Arts 334 38% / 62% 5% $53,265 31 95%
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology 85 51% / 49% 7% $67,244 67 100%
Art Education 12 8% / 92% 0% $51,989 27 100%
Computer Science + Music $32,753 2
Dance 16 0% / 100% 0% $46,459 14
Graphic Design 60 22% / 78% 5% $71,288 74 90%
Industrial and Product Design $71,288 74
Instrumental Music 15 73% / 27% 0% $32,753 2 96%
Jazz Studies 3 100% / 0% 0% $32,753 2 96%
Landscape Architecture 13 38% / 62% 15%
Lyric Theatre 26 31% / 69% 8% $39,551 6 92%
Music 25 68% / 32% 8% $32,753 2 96%
Music 8 25% / 75% 0% $32,753 2 96%
Music Composition 1 100% / 0% 0% $32,753 2 96%
Music Education 33 48% / 52% 0% $51,989 27 100%
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 1 100% / 0% 0%
Photography 5 40% / 60% 0% $39,167 5
Studio Art 29 10% / 90% 10% $33,666 3 86%
Voice and Opera 2 0% / 100% 0% $32,753 2 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 3,187 48% / 52% 15% $77,958 82 95%
Mathematics & Computer Science 101 +1 89% / 11% 36% $153,926 100 100%
Statistics & Computer Science 145 86% / 14% 24% $105,832 97 94%
Astronomy 17 53% / 47% 18% $77,692 82
Astrophysics 19 +1 68% / 32% 21% $78,109 82
Atmospheric Sciences 10 +1 70% / 30% 0% $78,658 83 82%
Chemistry 114 +5 47% / 53% 16% $76,918 81 93%
Computer Science + Astronomy $78,496 83
Computer Science + Chemistry $76,918 81
Geology 10 50% / 50% 0% $68,182 69 92%
Mathematics 161 +14 73% / 27% 46% $82,558 86 94%
Statistics 189 +55 60% / 40% 37% $105,832 97 94%
Biochemistry 50 56% / 44% 4% $70,934 74
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 166 +1 33% / 67% 4% $61,773 55 95%
Molecular and Cellular Biology 281 +1 41% / 59% 3% $71,999 75 94%
Actuarial Science 60 65% / 35% 18% $103,032 97 99%
Computer Science + Economics $93,663 93
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 71 +4 72% / 28% 41% $93,663 93 92%
Economics 246 +38 78% / 22% 32% $93,663 93 92%
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 29 +10 52% / 48% 10%
African American Studies 2 +3 100% / 0% 0% $51,183 25 100%
Anthropology 21 +4 29% / 71% 0% $53,799 32 93%
Applied Linguistics 5 +1 20% / 80% 0% $49,485 20 94%
Classics 4 +2 0% / 100% 0% $57,908 45
Cognitive Science 72 +5 33% / 67% 4% $82,890 86
Communication 186 +26 33% / 67% 12% $73,013 77 95%
Computer Science + Anthropology $53,799 32
Computer Science + Geography and Geographic Information Science $61,783 55
Computer Science + Linguistics $49,485 20
Computer Science + Philosophy $35,583 3
Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability 71 44% / 56% 4% $62,959 58 100%
East Asian Studies 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $60,405 52 85%
English 84 +7 26% / 74% 1% $62,332 57 97%
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 8 +8 12% / 88% 0% $51,183 25 100%
French 1 +4 100% / 0% 0% $64,250 61 88%
Geography $62,914 58 95%
Geography and Geographic Information Science 13 +4 69% / 31% 15% $62,914 58 95%
Germanic Studies 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $60,405 52 85%
Global Studies 20 +3 5% / 95% 0% $66,712 66 100%
History 91 +12 62% / 38% 2% $60,631 52 92%
Italian 2 50% / 50% 0%
Latin American Studies +1 $60,405 52 85%
Latina/Latino Studies 3 +10 0% / 100% 0% $51,183 25 100%
Liberal Arts 1 0% / 100% 0%
Liberal Arts and Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $59,117 48
Linguistics 18 +1 39% / 61% 6% $49,485 20 94%
Philosophy 22 +14 73% / 27% 14% $34,723 3 95%
Political Science 252 +35 45% / 55% 3% $76,325 80 91%
Portuguese $64,250 61
Psychology 547 +33 25% / 75% 8% $60,628 52 100%
Religious Studies 2 100% / 0% 0%
Rhetoric and Composition 24 +7 46% / 54% 0% $49,072 19 96%
Slavic Languages $57,709 44
Sociology 42 +21 21% / 79% 10% $63,216 59 92%
Spanish 14 +35 7% / 93% 0% $64,250 61 88%
Art History 6 +1 33% / 67% 17% $33,666 3 86%
Intermedia/Multimedia $33,666 3
Painting $33,666 3
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Media 287 37% / 63% 8% $74,246 78 96%
Advertising 211 36% / 64% 9% $77,186 81 96%
Computer Science + Advertising $77,186 81
Journalism 37 41% / 59% 5% $58,785 47 98%
Media and Cinema Studies 39 44% / 56% 3% $73,013 77 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Gies College of Business 980 58% / 42% 13% $104,596 97 97%
Accountancy 286 +41 55% / 45% 18% $99,199 96 97%
Business Administration 33 +21 52% / 48% 12% $97,645 95 95%
Finance 267 +41 76% / 24% 10% $121,184 99 99%
Financial Analytics 32 +1 78% / 22% 9% $99,833 96
Food Service Management 7 14% / 86% 0%
Information Systems 160 53% / 47% 18% $101,234 96
Management Science 57 +129 49% / 51% 4% $103,032 97 99%
Marketing 105 +37 30% / 70% 3% $91,444 92 94%
Operations Management 13 +14 62% / 38% 8% $97,645 95 95%
Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship 20 +7 50% / 50% 20% $84,374 87
Supply Chain Management $97,645 95 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Grainger College of Engineering 2,838 74% / 26% 25% $119,485 99 97%
Aerospace Engineering 151 81% / 19% 7% $110,440 98 94%
Bioengineering 94 43% / 57% 6% $104,074 97 96%
Chemical Engineering 100 59% / 41% 12% $108,509 98 99%
Civil Engineering 173 68% / 32% 27% $91,527 92 97%
Computer Engineering 458 85% / 15% 31% $137,261 100 98%
Computer Science + Bioengineering $104,074 97
Electrical Engineering 221 88% / 12% 43% $103,909 97 95%
Engineering Mechanics 25 88% / 12% 36% $88,576 90 100%
Engineering Undeclared $103,920 97
Environmental Engineering 5 60% / 40% 0%
Industrial Engineering 57 77% / 23% 26% $99,061 96 92%
Materials Science and Engineering 62 69% / 31% 21% $97,757 95 96%
Mechanical Engineering 311 81% / 19% 26% $97,598 95 97%
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering 21 81% / 19% 0% $114,699 99 100%
Systems Engineering and Design 67 70% / 30% 10% $105,564 97 100%
Computer Science 458 70% / 30% 29% $165,505 100 99%
Computer Science + Physics $165,505 100 99%
Data Science 105 50% / 50% 40% $116,797 99
Human-Centered Technology Design 37 70% / 30% 27% $139,866 100 100%
Information Sciences 241 74% / 26% 18% $139,866 100 100%
Physics 121 91% / 9% 27% $73,796 78 86%
Systems Science and Theory 60 +9 32% / 68% 5% $60,086 51 90%
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 71 73% / 27% 6% $88,581 90 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Social Work 77 13% / 87% 0% $61,290 54 91%
Social Work 77 13% / 87% 0% $61,290 54 91%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $21,254
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $43,782
Est. In-State Cost $27,494
Est. Out-of-State Cost $56,636
ROI Percentile 92th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 95%
4-Year Graduation Rate 73%
6-Year Graduation Rate 85%
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 18.9% 1,745 77% / 23% 25% $110,764 98 97%
Business & Economics 18.5% 1,704 60% / 40% 16% $96,500 95 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 18.3% 1,686 32% / 68% 6% $65,064 63 96%
Computer Science 11.8% 1,087 73% / 27% 28% $145,207 100 99%
Physical Sciences & Math 7.6% 701 64% / 36% 29% $83,981 87 92%
Agriculture & Food Science 7.0% 645 52% / 48% 5% $73,855 78 95%
Health Sciences 6.2% 569 29% / 71% 1% $75,603 80 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 509 40% / 60% 3% $68,358 69 94%
Arts 4.1% 379 38% / 62% 5% $55,053 36 95%
Education 2.0% 184 10% / 90% 1% $56,635 41 93%
Professional 0.1% 9 78% / 22% 33% $87,571 90

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $351M #11 67% $21.3M 228 #8 1,824 197
Agriculture & Food Science $143M #13 42% $1.1M 62 #2 272 58
Physical Sciences & Math $116M #26 66% $4.0M 131 #8 939 132
Life & Natural Sciences $100M #56 62% $1.1M 59 #40 477 72
Computer Science $87.9M #9 48% $17.4M 90 #2 784 36
Humanities & Social Sciences $49.8M #39 37% $0.2M 153 #17 347 26
Health Sciences $8.4M #145 32% $0.0M 18 #99 112 10
Business & Economics $6.6M #89 19% $0.1M 37 #19 142
Education $5.5M #94 46% $0.0M 92 #20
Total $870M #37 58% $45.2M 870 #6 4,897 531

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 37%
Yield (Unbound) 30%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 49% 29% 31%

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 1390 – 1520
SAT Math Range 700 – 790
SAT RW Range 690 – 750

Rankings

Fun and Games

Party til You Drop (Out) Party Schools
Rage

Engineering

It Actually IS Rocket Science Aerospace Engineering
Rocket Scientists
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Polymer Whisperers & Battery Bros
Playing House Civil Engineering
Infrastructure Elite
Resistance Is Futile Computer Engineering
FPGA Whisperers & Bit-Twiddling Demigods
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Shockingly Elite
Drill, Baby, Drill Energy & Mining Engineering
My Precious
Hugging Trees with Calculus Environmental Engineering
Earth Defenders
I Have Always Loved Legos General Engineering
I Build Robots While Reading Plato, Kneel Before My Megamind
Making Spreadsheets Go Brrrr Industrial Engineering
The Quants
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Atomic Architects
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
Mad Scientists' Machine Shop
We Glow In The Dark Nuclear Engineering
Reactor Masters

Computer Science

Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better. Artificial Intelligence
Sticking to the CS Guns (For Now)
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science (Eng)
The Waitlist Kings
import pandas as pd Data Science
The Tech Bro Pipeline
Have You Tried Turning It Off and On Again? Information Technology
Tech Support Savants

Physical Sciences & Math

Quants, Proofs & p < 0.05 Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Actuaries, Modelers & Aspiring Quants
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Mega-Lab Multiverse
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Sedimentary Scholars
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
We Cited Ourselves in the Standard Model
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Theorem Crafters

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Petri Dish Elite
Photosynthesis Fan Club Ecology & Plant Biology
Petal Pushers
Staring at a Gel Electrophoresis Until Our Eyes Bleed Molecular Biology & Genomics
Pipette Pros

Agriculture & Food Science

Show Me the Bushels Agribusiness & Economics
Wall Street of Wheat
Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
The Green Giants
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Climate Warriors
Better Eating Through Chemistry Food Science & Nutrition
The Flavor Engineers
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
The Land Grants
Puppies Over People Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Aggies with Stethoscopes (Veterinary Sciences)

Health Sciences

Where Diagnoses Begin Laboratory Sciences
Sample Slingers
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Clinical Hours
Talk About a Career Phonoaudiology
Hearing Heroes
Sweat Equity Sports & Fitness
ESPN Scholars

Business & Economics

LIFO the Party Accounting
Big Four Pipeline
The House Always Wins Actuarial Science
We Don't Predict the Future, We Charge You for It
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Tech Incubators
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets Business Analytics
Just-In-Time Jugglers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Mega-Macro State Factories
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Quants
Office Politics 101 Human Resources
Talent Whisperers

Humanities & Social Sciences

I Think, Therefore I Major Cognitive Science
The Academic Anarchists
Much Ado About Nothing English, Literature & Writing
Ink & Quill
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
The Filibuster
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary) History & Archaeology
Footnote Masters
Nosy for a Living Journalism
Statehouse Press-Corps Factories
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
State-Funded Media Monoliths
Feelings, But With Error Bars Research & Experimental Psychology
The Power-Analysis Cartel
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
Field Observers
Grammar Police Academy World Languages & Linguistics
Syntax Scholars

Education

No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers Early Education
Brat Whisperers
Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Teacher's Pet
Hablas Pedagogy? Languages Education
Grammar Gurus
History Repeats Itself Social Sciences Education
History Buffs
Everyone Gets a Medal Special Education
Inclusive Classroom Crew
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers Specific Subjects Education
Studio to Schoolroom
Show Your Work, Then Teach It STEM Education
Lab Coat Lecturers

Arts

Sleep Deprivation by Design Architecture
Studio Culture
Lights, Camera, Tuition Film
Streaming Service Bound
Eight Hours of Scales Music
Practice Room Prophets