University of Illinois Chicago

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.

Nearest large-hub airport: 8 mi (MDW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

• Most Selective Colleges in Illinois#31

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.

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.

Similar-size colleges

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Illinois Chicago’s 21,814 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

Key links

• Official websiteuic.edu
• College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 145600)
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• Compare with Illinois State UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
• Showdown: University of Illinois Chicago vs Illinois State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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