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#108 of 14,131 In the World
#65 of 2,597 In North America
#61 of 2,496 In the United States
#4 of 100 In Illinois
#2 of 38 In Chicago
#17 of 1,018 For Sexology
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Acceptance rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Aid receiving
81%
Undergraduates
21,807
Graduates
11,940
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 79% 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 79% 74% 82%
Applicants 23,562 10,021 13,541
Admissions 18,541 7,448 11,093
Freshmen enrolled full time 4,179 1,887 2,292
Freshmen enrolled part time 65 37 28

20,091 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

4,049 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,226 or 29%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1110
or below

75% of them
had 1340
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Illinois at Chicago are 1110-1340 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
263 or 6%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 24
or below

75% of them
had 30
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Illinois at Chicago are 24-30 (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

White 9531 (28%)
Hispanic 9473 (28%)
Asian 6093 (18%)
Nonresident Alien 4263 (13%)
Black or African American 2750 (8%)
Two or more races 962 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 645 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 10 (0%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 7 (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
$13,813
Students receiving aid
81%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $10,970$14,181
Tuition in-state $10,970$14,181
Tuition out-of-state $25,578$25,346
Fee in-district $3,076$3,076
Fee in-state $3,076$3,076
Fee out-of-state $3,076$3,076

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 3,289
Combined charge for room and board $13,541
Room charge $8,646
Meal charge $4,895

University of Illinois at Chicago majors

University of Illinois at Chicago has granted 5,069 bachelor's degrees across 79 programs, 1,864 master's across 90 programs, and 1,469 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
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 426 3 9
Computer Science 328 68 21
Psychology, General 388 8 13
Medicine 325
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 296
Law 280
Finance, General 257
Social Work 225 3
Business Administration and Management, General 67 140 3
Mechanical Engineering 168 27 13
Public Health, General 45 124 27
Pharmacy 192
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 163 26
Accounting 152 30
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies 167 3 4
Management Science 104 69
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 164
Civil Engineering, General 108 35 6
Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator 47 98
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 97 34 12
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 122 9
Information Science & Studies 128
Communication, General 120 3 2
Nursing Practice 124
Dentistry 119
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 84 20 12
Nursing Science 104 9
Neuroscience 103 5
Economics, General 95 1 1
English Language and Literature, General 68 20 9
Political Science and Government, General 91 2 4
Chemical Engineering 65 16 12
Rehabilitation Science 71 7 3
Sociology, General 63 10 4
Sustainability Studies 21 53 1
Dietetics & Dietitian 50 23
Computer Engineering, General 72
Architecture 56 15
Applied Psychology 66
Biochemistry 66
Mathematics and Computer Science 61
Graphic Design 42 17
Chemistry, General 24 8 25
Mathematics, General 27 8 22
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other 53
Physical Therapy & Therapist 53
Industrial Engineering 31 17 4
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 46 4
Elementary Education and Teaching 49
Special Education and Teaching, General 34 12
Disability Studies 33 1 11
Public Policy Analysis, General 35 10
Statistics, General 24 10
Fine & Studio Arts, General 27 6
Industrial and Product Design 30 3
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 32
Computer Systems Analysis & Analyst 28 2
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 29
Advanced & Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other 26 2
Physics, General 8 9 11
Anthropology, General 19 3 5
Public Administration 25 2
Health Services Administration 26
History, General 21 2 3
Financial Mathematics 24
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 24
Medical Illustration & Medical Illustrator 24
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 23
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 22
Biotechnology 21
Geology & Earth Science, General 19 2
History Teacher Education 14 7
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other 20
Spanish Language and Literature 12 5 3
Construction Engineering 19
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision 19
Engineering, Other 18
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 8 9
Health & Medical Preparatory Programs, Other 16
Mathematics Teacher Education 15 1
Urban Education and Leadership 16
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 15
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 7 5 2
Reading Teacher Education 14
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 14
Spanish Language Teacher Education 10 4
Art Teacher Education 13
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 13
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 5 8
Latin American Studies 8 5
Health Occupations Teacher Education 12
Museology & Museum Studies 12
Philosophy 8 1 3
Acting 11
Visual and Performing Arts, General 11
Curriculum and Instruction 10
Computer and Information Sciences, Other 2 7
French Language and Literature 3 6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 8
Forensic Science and Technology 8
Music Management 8
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 8
Child Development 7
Design and Visual Communications, General 7
Education, Other 7
German Studies 2 4 1
Music, General 7
Materials Engineering 4 2
Microbiology and Immunology 6
Bioinformatics 4 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 5
Engineering, General 5
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 5
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy 5
Pharmacology 5
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 3 1 1
Medical Science & Scientist 4
Music Performance, General 4
Physiology, General 1 3
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 3
African-American & Black Studies 3
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics 3
Engineering & Industrial Management 3
Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics 3
Tax Law & Taxation 3
Architectural History and Criticism, General 2
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 2
Educational Psychology 2
French Language Teacher Education 2
Intellectual Property Law 2
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 2
Molecular Pharmacology 2
Photography 2
Cell Biology and Anatomy 1
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 1
Design and Applied Arts, Other 1
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law 1
Jazz & Jazz Studies 1
Learning Sciences 1
Medical Informatics 1
Pathology & Experimental Pathology 1
Grand Total 5,069 1,864 1,469

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% 58% 65%
  • Full-time retention rate - 78%
  • Part-time retention rate - 44%

Publications & Citations

University of Illinois at Chicago is a world-class research university with 146,448 scientific papers published and 4,022,950 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Genetics, Physics, Psychology, and Biochemistry.

Publications
146,448
Citations
4,022,950

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
90,796 / 2,643,036
Biology
90,353 / 2,814,411
Chemistry
67,666 / 2,134,376
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
59,245 / 1,559,038
Computer Science
56,802 / 1,619,187
Engineering
52,623 / 1,373,997
Genetics
50,517 / 1,672,517
Physics
49,941 / 1,327,053
Psychology
48,655 / 1,509,373
Biochemistry
47,216 / 1,650,061
Environmental Science
40,098 / 1,125,071
Pathology
39,177 / 1,248,766
Political Science
31,161 / 811,732
Quantum and Particle physics
29,790 / 776,238
Law
29,773 / 784,583
Psychiatry
29,617 / 947,216
Organic Chemistry
28,392 / 918,805
Mathematics
27,709 / 831,309
Sociology
27,492 / 784,512
Surgery
27,053 / 723,186
Philosophy
24,391 / 659,336
Statistics
22,283 / 692,350
Materials Science
21,557 / 575,276
Geology
20,787 / 621,485
Neuroscience
19,854 / 646,532
Geography and Cartography
18,960 / 511,006
Business
18,462 / 521,269
Immunology
17,238 / 543,415
Economics
16,828 / 438,913
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
16,301 / 436,807
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
15,856 / 390,540
Paleontology
15,637 / 494,348
History
14,629 / 357,288
Public Health
14,092 / 471,262
Optical Engineering
13,971 / 354,415
Ecology
13,704 / 435,834
Nursing
12,994 / 351,447
Linguistics
12,746 / 364,133
Anatomy and Physiology
12,466 / 335,644
Demography
11,971 / 390,575

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 1616 15728
1992 1488 16951
1993 1634 17599
1994 1607 18775
1995 1696 21284
1996 1846 22845
1997 2002 25286
1998 2003 28455
1999 2063 31160
2000 2080 35792
2001 2231 40012
2002 2972 48891
2003 2830 54276
2004 2950 60752
2005 3296 70103
2006 3510 78772
2007 3603 88567
2008 3604 97466
2009 3746 109679
2010 3861 120536
2011 4019 134101
2012 4258 148145
2013 4550 160338
2014 4892 172470
2015 4972 181050
2016 5394 186711
2017 5743 192507
2018 5909 206659
2019 6187 227978
2020 6828 265715
2021 6522 301427
2022 6017 301445
2023 6006 294809
Academic rankings

University of Illinois at Chicago alumni

  1. Justin Hartley

    Justin Hartley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    film actorwriterscreenwritertelevision actoractor
    Biography

    Justin Scott Hartley is an American actor. 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 44)
    Occupations
    television actormusicianfilm actoractorvoice actor
    Biography

    Janina Zione Gavankar is an American actress and musician. She is trained as a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist, and she 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. In marketing, she also played "Ms. Dewey", a personified search engine and virtual assistant for Microsoft.

  3. Michael Gross

    Michael Gross
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    film actormodel railroadertelevision actoractorstage 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, television show, and a canceled pilot.

  4. Kelly Cheung

    Kelly Cheung
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    actorbeauty pageant contestanttelevision actor
    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 12,319
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest 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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