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#113 of 14,131 In the World
#69 of 2,597 In North America
#63 of 2,496 In the United States
#4 of 100 In Illinois
#2 of 38 In Chicago
#14 of 1,021 For Occupational Safety and Health
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Acceptance rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Aid receiving
80%
Undergraduates
22,495
Graduates
11,411
Male:Female Ratio
44:56
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.uic.edu

University of Illinois at Chicago Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Illinois at Chicago has an acceptance rate of 77% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 77% 74% 80%
Applicants 27,085 11,727 15,358
Admissions 20,951 8,636 12,315
Freshmen enrolled full time 4,360 2,028 2,332
Freshmen enrolled part time 59 26 33

18,836 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

4,153 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,342 or 30%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1130
or below

75% of them
had 1350
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Illinois at Chicago are 1130-1350 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
201 or 5%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 25
or below

75% of them
had 31
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Illinois at Chicago are 25-31 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school rank Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 9702 (29%)
White 9078 (27%)
Asian 6235 (18%)
Nonresident Alien 4189 (12%)
Black or African American 2989 (9%)
Two or more races 1003 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 679 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 11 (0%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 11 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$16,755
Students receiving aid
80%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $11,178$14,390
Tuition in-state $11,178$14,390
Tuition out-of-state $26,724$24,588
Fee in-district $3,160$3,160
Fee in-state $3,160$3,160
Fee out-of-state $3,160$3,160

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 3,589
Combined charge for room and board $15,032
Room charge $9,532
Meal charge $5,500

University of Illinois at Chicago majors

University of Illinois at Chicago has granted 5,069 bachelor's degrees across 80 programs, 2,221 master's across 87 programs, and 1,375 doctorate degrees across 64 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Illinois at Chicago.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Computer Science 339 148 23
Business Administration and Management, General 110 267 4
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 358 4 7
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 367
Psychology, General 326 15 12
Law 301
Medicine 266
Finance, General 246
Social Work 241 4
Accounting 206 26
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 231
Management Science 108 120
Public Health, General 33 165 29
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 202 24
Mechanical Engineering 161 41 16
Applied Psychology 152
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 134 13 3
Pharmacy 143
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies 125 7 2
Civil Engineering, General 96 25 11
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 74 33 18
Dentistry 121
Information Science & Studies 113
Neuroscience 110 2
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 73 24 13
Nursing Science 98 12
Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator 26 82
Elementary Education and Teaching 103
Nursing Practice 102
Communication, General 92 3
Architecture 74 15
Sustainability Studies 28 55 4
Political Science and Government, General 79 1 1
English Language and Literature, General 64 10 6
Dietetics & Dietitian 36 38
Biochemistry 69
Chemistry, General 34 7 27
Computer Systems Analysis & Analyst 65 2
Industrial Engineering 27 36 4
Sociology, General 49 6 8
Chemical Engineering 46 8 5
Physical Therapy & Therapist 57
Computer and Information Sciences, Other 48 7
Mathematics, General 29 7 19
Computer Engineering, General 54
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 45 8
Rehabilitation Science 48 3 1
Economics, General 51
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 46
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 46
Mathematics and Computer Science 45
History, General 31 2 5
Disability Studies 28 1 8
Fine & Studio Arts, General 27 10
Public Policy Analysis, General 27 10
Geology & Earth Science, General 28 2 5
Special Education and Teaching, General 33 1
Statistics, General 25 8
Advanced & Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other 31 1
Anthropology, General 25 3 4
Graphic Design 26 6
Industrial and Product Design 25 7
Health Services Administration 31
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 29
History Teacher Education 20 9
Public Administration 23 4
Financial Mathematics 26
Medical Illustration & Medical Illustrator 26
Physics, General 9 11 6
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other 25
Biotechnology 23
Construction Engineering 20
Spanish Language and Literature 12 7 1
Urban Education and Leadership 20
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other 19
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision 16
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 16
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 6 9
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 8 4 2
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 14
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 14
Spanish Language Teacher Education 11 3
Health Occupations Teacher Education 13
Latin American Studies 5 8
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 13
Health & Medical Preparatory Programs, Other 12
Materials Engineering 7 5
Acting 11
Philosophy 6 1 4
Engineering, General 10
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 10
Forensic Science and Technology 10
Mathematics Teacher Education 8 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 9
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 9
Art Teacher Education 8
Bioinformatics 5 3
Biostatistics 8
Microbiology and Immunology 1 7
Museology & Museum Studies 8
Music, General 8
Pharmaceutical Sciences 6 1 1
Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics 3 5
Visual and Performing Arts, General 8
Reading Teacher Education 7
Curriculum and Instruction 6
Design and Visual Communications, General 6
Engineering, Other 6
Epidemiology 1 5
French Language and Literature 3 3
German Studies 5 1
Biomedical Sciences, General 4 1
Child Development 5
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 5
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 1 4
Molecular Pharmacology 5
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 3 2
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 5
Engineering & Industrial Management 4
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 1 3
Physiology, General 4
Cell Biology and Anatomy 3
Educational Psychology 3
Jazz & Jazz Studies 3
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy 3
Pharmacology 3
African-American & Black Studies 2
Asian Studies & Civilization 2
Learning Sciences 2
Real Estate 2
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 1
Education, Other 1
Medical Science & Scientist 1
Music Management 1
Music Performance, General 1
Pathology & Experimental Pathology 1
Grand Total 5,069 2,221 1,375

University of Illinois at Chicago has a graduation rate of 62%, which is among the 36% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 62% 59% 64%
  • Full-time retention rate - 80%
  • Part-time retention rate - 48%

Publications & Citations

University of Illinois at Chicago is a world-class research university with 172,899 scientific papers published and 5,778,446 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Genetics, Psychology, and Biochemistry.

Publications
172,899
Citations
5,778,446

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
105,143 / 3,690,105
Biology
103,352 / 3,855,586
Chemistry
77,101 / 2,912,893
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
68,940 / 2,312,140
Computer Science
64,502 / 2,293,270
Engineering
60,374 / 1,956,999
Physics
58,221 / 1,927,546
Genetics
57,111 / 2,240,178
Psychology
55,481 / 2,140,375
Biochemistry
53,187 / 2,191,623
Environmental Science
46,123 / 1,591,447
Pathology
44,319 / 1,688,210
Political Science
36,002 / 1,194,677
Quantum and Particle physics
35,028 / 1,159,142
Law
34,248 / 1,149,343
Psychiatry
33,598 / 1,304,003
Organic Chemistry
31,804 / 1,210,061
Sociology
30,922 / 1,111,113
Surgery
30,717 / 956,129
Mathematics
30,432 / 1,143,481
Philosophy
28,350 / 979,467
Materials Science
24,699 / 810,359
Statistics
24,164 / 952,719
Geology
23,451 / 862,165
Geography and Cartography
22,325 / 763,627
Neuroscience
22,266 / 884,705
Business
20,750 / 763,721
Immunology
19,499 / 709,162
Economics
19,249 / 654,784
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
18,356 / 638,840
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
17,819 / 541,047
Paleontology
17,373 / 681,334
History
17,124 / 549,183
Public Health
15,865 / 650,769
Optical Engineering
15,578 / 488,471
Ecology
15,501 / 598,113
Nursing
14,659 / 491,441
Linguistics
14,656 / 532,547
Anatomy and Physiology
13,844 / 453,700
Archaeology
13,775 / 505,634

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 1804 23134
1994 1812 24605
1995 1882 28348
1996 2021 30180
1997 2233 33246
1998 2255 37237
1999 2312 40805
2000 2326 47302
2001 2503 52602
2002 3218 63342
2003 3052 72346
2004 3297 79942
2005 3631 90434
2006 3893 101442
2007 3862 111626
2008 4064 125739
2009 4137 138856
2010 4331 154198
2011 4575 172376
2012 4752 191121
2013 5024 205597
2014 5396 221004
2015 5500 230389
2016 5777 239344
2017 6216 250589
2018 6537 264867
2019 6904 295834
2020 8225 352067
2021 7085 391482
2022 6722 372378
2023 6932 377555
2024 6260 363200
2025 5402 324414
Academic rankings

University of Illinois at Chicago alumni

  1. Justin Hartley

    Justin Hartley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    television actorfilm directoractorexecutive producerwriter
    Biography

    Justin Scott Hartley is an American actor, television producer, and director. He has played Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions (2002–2006), Oliver Queen on the WB/CW television series Smallville (2006–2011), and Adam Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2014–2016) which earned him a Daytime Emmy nomination. He also had recurring roles in the third season of the television drama series Revenge (2013–2014) and in the final three seasons of the drama series Mistresses (2014–2016).

  2. Janina Gavankar

    Janina Gavankar
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1980-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actorfilm actorvoice actorfilm director
    Biography

    Janina Zione Gavankar is an American actress and musician. She is trained as a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist and majored in theatre at the University of Illinois Chicago. Her roles include Eva "Papi" Torres on Showtime's The L Word, Shiva on The League, Leigh Turner on The Gates, Luna Garza on HBO's True Blood, McKenna Hall on The CW's Arrow, and Diana Thomas on FOX's Sleepy Hollow as well as Qetsiyah/Tessa in The CW's The Vampire Diaries. Gavankar has also played the role of Ms. Dewey, a search engine and virtual assistant for Microsoft.

  3. Michael Gross

    Michael Gross
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actormodel railroaderfilm actorvoice actor
    Biography

    Michael Edward Gross is an American television, film, and stage actor. He is notable for playing Steven Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989) and survivalist Burt Gummer in the Tremors film franchise, being the only actor to appear in all the films and the television show.

  4. Kelly Cheung

    Kelly Cheung
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1990-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actorbeauty pageant contestant
    Biography

    Kelly Cheung is a Hongkonger-American actress, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder. She currently contracted to TVB. She is the winner of Miss Chinese International 2012 and represented Hong Kong at Miss World 2012.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names Illinois-Chicago
U of I-Medical Center
University of Illinois-Medical Center
U of I-Chicago
UIC
Founded 1858
Motto Teach, research, serve, care.
Colors indigo blue, flame red
Academic calendar August to July (August - December; January-May; June-July)
Total FTE staff 13,667
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 601 S Morgan
Chicago, Illinois, 60607
United States
City population 2,746,000
Phone 3129967000

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