University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · Illinois-Chicago · U of I-Chicago · U of I-Medical Center · UIC · University of Illinois-Medical Center
Public institution in Chicago, IL · 21,814 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $68,740 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Undergraduates
- Top 15%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 18%Pell Grant share
- Top 21%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $12,313471st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,338918th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $29,3601,232nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $26,998809th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $16,704393rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $68,740305th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,218411th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 60.3%769th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 78.4%763rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 78.5%863rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1242300th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 27222nd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 21,81496th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 49.6%388th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 8 mi (MDW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 3
- RDFeb 2
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $70
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 70 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $72,706 | $68,153 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $70,750 | $70,610 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,610 | $59,576 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,387 | $64,493 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $65,118 | $66,394 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,304 | $60,714 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,954 | $63,005 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,847 | $61,839 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $53,984 | $54,835 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,292 | $51,829 |
| StatisticsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $52,107 | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $48,745 | $42,682 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1983source
- Motto: "Teach, research, serve, care."source
- Athletic nickname: "Flames"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Mascot: Sparkysource
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list"source
- Formerly known as "| bullets =|Chicago College of Pharmacy (1859–1894)|College of Physicians and Surgeons (1882–1897)|Columbian College of Dentistry (1893–1913)|University of Illinois Chicago Professional Colleges (1913–1961)|University of Illinois at the Medical Center (1961–1982)|University of Illinois Chicago Undergraduate Division (1946–1965)|University of Illinois at Congress Circle (1965)|University of Illinois at Chicago Circle (1965–1982)|University of Illinois at Chicago (1982–2021)|John Marshall Law School (1899–2019)}}"source
- Athletic conference: MVCsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
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- Fight song: ""Fire Up Flames!""source
- Notable alum: Polykarp Kuschsource
- Notable alum: Justin Hartleysource
- Notable alum: Carol Moseley Braunsource
- Notable alum: Chuy Garcíasource
- Notable alum: Janina Gavankarsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,203,435 (M $2,364,899 · W $3,838,536)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteuic.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 145600)
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- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
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