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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Basic Information

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 34,623
Men / Women 52% / 48%
White 36%
Asian 21%
International 14%
Hispanic 12%
Black 5%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 36%
Business & Economics 20%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20%
Life & Natural Sciences 17%
Arts 4%
Education 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $20,736
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $42,448
Est. In-State Cost $26,824
Est. Out-of-State Cost $54,911
10-Year ROI $288,000
ROI Percentile 97th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 95%
4-Year Graduation Rate 73%
6-Year Graduation Rate 85%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (51th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 43%
Yield (Unbound) 29%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $444M #7
Life & Natural Sciences $364M #56
Humanities & Social Sciences $30M #57
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 350 #5
Humanities & Social Sciences 483 #22
Life & Natural Sciences 397 #67

Honors College

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

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 64%
SAT Range 1,310 – 1,520
ACT Range 30 – 34

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences 672 44% / 55% 5% $72,216
Agriculture 1 100% / 0% 0%
Agronomy 18 +2 50% / 22% 11% $67,993
Animal Sciences 116 16% / 82% 1% $53,651
Dietetics and Nutrition 2 0% / 100% 0%
Food Science 74 30% / 70% 12% $61,291
Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences 65 +1 54% / 46% 9% $58,692
Plant Biotechnology 10 20% / 80% 0%
Agricultural and Consumer Economics 264 72% / 28% 4% $88,991
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 36 +2 28% / 72% 0%
Human Development and Family Studies 77 5% / 95% 1% $65,577
Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems 9 78% / 22% 33%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Applied Health Sciences 633 33% / 67% 1% $72,648
Community Health 144 27% / 73% 0% $71,981
Health Sciences 150 12% / 88% 1% $77,604
Kinesiology 188 48% / 52% 2% $74,971
Speech and Hearing Science 68 3% / 97% 0% $67,949
Recreation, Sport and Tourism 83 72% / 28% 2% $63,440
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 206 9% / 90% 0% $56,640
Early Childhood Education 19 0% / 100% 0% $53,120
Elementary Education 96 5% / 95% 0% $53,120
German Language Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $64,945
Learning and Education Studies 11 9% / 73% 9% $67,122
Middle Grades Education 41 17% / 83% 0% $53,120
Spanish Language Teacher Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $64,945
Special Education 32 12% / 88% 0% $68,383
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Fine and Applied Arts 349 44% / 53% 7% $53,423
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology 99 55% / 45% 12%
Art Education 11 9% / 91% 0% $64,945
Dance 11 18% / 82% 0%
Graphic Design 62 39% / 61% 2% $70,754
Industrial and Product Design
Instrumental Music 13 69% / 31% 0% $45,230
Jazz Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $45,230
Lyric Theatre 44 41% / 59% 2% $36,263
Music 6 17% / 83% 0% $45,230
Music 31 35% / 26% 10% $45,230
Music Composition 5 80% / 20% 20% $45,230
Music Education 39 49% / 51% 5% $64,945
Photography 4 0% / 100% 0%
Studio Art 21 38% / 62% 14% $33,414
Voice and Opera 2 50% / 50% 0% $45,230
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 3,179 45% / 49% 14% $78,773
Astronomy 29 +6 24% / 31% 3%
Astrophysics 11 45% / 55% 45%
Mathematics 123 +10 80% / 20% 47% $82,667
Mathematics and Computer Science 83 83% / 17% 45%
Statistics 168 +45 64% / 36% 48% $105,971
Statistics and Computer Science 109 81% / 19% 28% $105,971
Atmospheric Sciences 16 +1 56% / 44% 0% $77,885
Biochemistry 45 49% / 51% 2%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 177 +1 45% / 55% 2% $60,779
Chemistry 118 +10 50% / 40% 12% $93,121
Geology 17 +1 35% / 65% 6%
Molecular and Cellular Biology 282 37% / 63% 5% $70,840
Actuarial Science 50 +5 72% / 28% 16% $101,584
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 66 +8 68% / 32% 42% $92,112
Economics 300 +100 46% / 23% 19% $92,112
African American Studies 3 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Anthropology 45 +6 29% / 47% 2% $52,908
Applied Linguistics 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $48,752
Classics
Cognitive Science 16 +1 50% / 50% 12%
Communication 190 +34 44% / 56% 4% $71,926
Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability 69 49% / 51% 9%
East Asian Studies 7 +1 29% / 71% 14% $59,512
English 92 +5 25% / 75% 1% $61,001
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 4 +6 0% / 100% 0%
French 3 33% / 67% 0% $63,298
Geography 1 +2 100% / 0% 0%
Geography and Geographic Information Science 24 +4 54% / 33% 25%
Germanic Studies 2 +3 50% / 50% 0% $59,512
Global Studies 31 +4 13% / 87% 3%
History 77 +17 71% / 29% 1% $59,178
Latin American Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $59,512
Latina/Latino Studies 5 +3 20% / 80% 0%
Liberal Arts and Sciences 5 100% / 0% 40%
Linguistics 56 20% / 21% 7% $48,752
Philosophy 33 +14 48% / 15% 3%
Political Science 230 +43 47% / 53% 3% $75,062
Portuguese
Psychology 601 +36 27% / 73% 9%
Rhetoric and Composition 20 +3 20% / 80% 0% $48,024
Slavic Languages 1 100% / 0% 0%
Sociology 43 +17 30% / 70% 2% $62,170
Spanish 19 +26 32% / 68% 0% $63,298
Art History 5 60% / 40% 0% $33,414
Intermedia/Multimedia
Painting
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Media 283 34% / 59% 5% $73,208
Advertising 211 29% / 62% 5% $76,037
Journalism 36 42% / 58% 6% $57,910
Media and Cinema Studies 36 56% / 44% 6% $71,926
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Gies College of Business 900 58% / 42% 9% $108,432
Information Systems 119 61% / 39% 8%
Accountancy 241 +23 59% / 41% 17% $104,588
Business Administration 28 +15 61% / 39% 0% $119,052
Finance 262 +35 67% / 33% 7% $119,481
Financial Analytics 1 +1 100% / 0% 100%
Management Science 47 +138 62% / 38% 2% $101,584
Marketing 136 +28 32% / 68% 7% $90,159
Operations Management 10 +6 50% / 50% 0% $119,052
Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship 15 +10 73% / 27% 20%
Supply Chain Management 41 +16 56% / 44% 2% $119,052
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Grainger College of Engineering 2,509 74% / 26% 23% $122,957
Aerospace Engineering 141 86% / 14% 4% $110,609
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 73 78% / 22% 1% $88,717
Bioengineering 75 48% / 52% 3% $104,233
Chemical Engineering 145 63% / 37% 14% $108,676
Civil Engineering 189 62% / 38% 27% $95,683
Computer Engineering 392 85% / 15% 34% $137,472
Computer Science 361 69% / 31% 23% $187,952
Data Science 20 45% / 55% 35%
Electrical Engineering 235 82% / 18% 40% $104,069
Engineering Mechanics 20 90% / 10% 20%
Engineering Undeclared
Human-Centered Technology Design 40 60% / 40% 28%
Industrial Engineering 77 71% / 29% 21% $99,213
Information Sciences 149 68% / 32% 15%
Materials Science and Engineering 65 69% / 31% 28% $97,907
Mechanical Engineering 269 84% / 16% 23% $113,782
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering 31 84% / 16% 3%
Physics 121 +2 86% / 14% 26% $98,990
Systems Engineering and Design 58 72% / 28% 14%
Systems Science and Theory 48 +5 23% / 77% 2% $60,089
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Social Work 73 7% / 93% 0% $60,612
Social Work 73 7% / 93% 0% $60,612

Rankings

Fun and Games

Party til You Drop (Out) Party Schools
Rage

Engineering, Computing & Math

The Equation Whisperers Applied Mathematics
Solid Modelers
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
Untouchables
import pandas as pd Data Science
The Tech Bro Pipeline
Have You Tried Turning It Off and On Again? Information Technology
Tech Support Savants
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
Quantum Leap
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Theorem Crafters
p < 0.05 Statistics
Actuary Factories
It Actually IS Rocket Science Aerospace Engineering
Rocket Scientists
Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
The Green Giants
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Polymer Whisperers & Battery Bros
Playing House Civil Engineering
Infrastructure Elite
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression Computer Engineering
Firmware Gods
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Shockingly Elite
Drill, Baby, Drill Energy & Mining Engineering
My Precious
Regular Engineering Just Wasn't Hurting My Brain Enough Engineering Physics
Our Labs Have Labs
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 & Systems 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

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Petri Dish Elite
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Mega-Lab Multiverse
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Sedimentary Scholars
Photosynthesis Fan Club Ecology & Plant Biology
Petal Pushers
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Climate Warriors
Better Eating Through Chemistry Food Science & Nutrition
The Flavor Engineers
Where Diagnoses Begin Laboratory Sciences
Sample Slingers
Staring at a Gel Electrophoresis Until Our Eyes Bleed Molecular Biology & Genomics
Pipette Pros
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Clinical Hours
Talk About a Career Phonoaudiology
Hearing Heroes
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
The Land Grants
Jocks R'US Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
ESPN Scholars
Puppies Over People Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Aggies with Stethoscopes (Veterinary Sciences)

Business & Economics

LIFO the Party Accounting
Big Four Pipeline
Show Me the Bushels Agribusiness & Economics
Wall Street of Wheat
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

Professional Yapping Communication & Journalism
State-Funded Media Monoliths
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
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Cubicle Whisperers
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