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#20 of 2,597 In North America
#19 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 100 In Illinois
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Acceptance rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Aid receiving
64%
Undergraduates
37,140
Graduates
22,098
Male:Female Ratio
53:47
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
illinois.edu

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign has an acceptance rate of 42% and is among the top 11% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 42% 36% 50%
Applicants 73,742 41,597 32,124
Admissions 31,247 15,134 16,102
Freshmen enrolled full time 9,004 4,535 4,468
Freshmen enrolled part time 4 3 1

24,831 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

9,212 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
4,310 or 48%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1310
or below

75% of them
had 1520
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign are 1310-1520 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,408 or 16%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 30
or below

75% of them
had 34
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign are 30-34 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program 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
Secondary school GPA Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 20961 (35%)
Nonresident Alien 13350 (23%)
Asian 11345 (19%)
Hispanic 6779 (11%)
Black or African American 2848 (5%)
Two or more races 1977 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1930 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 21 (0%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 19 (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
$19,299
Students receiving aid
64%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $12,712$15,986
Tuition in-state $12,712$15,986
Tuition out-of-state $31,832$31,114
Fee in-district $3,292$3,292
Fee in-state $3,292$3,292
Fee out-of-state $3,292$3,292

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 15,736
Combined charge for room and board $14,020

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign majors

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign has granted 8,587 bachelor's degrees across 113 programs, 6,489 master's across 119 programs, and 1,244 doctorate degrees across 82 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Computer Science 361 1,094 77
Business Administration and Management, General 1,373 8
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 1,028 5
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 601 20 24
Information Science & Studies 119 368 13
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 235 129 61
Mechanical Engineering 269 90 39
Computer Engineering, General 392
Civil Engineering, General 189 108 30
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 282 2
Statistics, General 168 89 9
Agricultural Economics 264
Finance, General 262
Social Work 73 180 5
Political Science and Government, General 230 5 8
Accounting 241
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 141 66 8
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 188 13 7
Economics, General 207
Communication, General 190 5 11
Law 203
Advertising 192 10
Education, General 9 127 65
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 99 81 1
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 66 90 23
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 177
Chemical Engineering 145 19 13
Financial Mathematics 170 1
Mathematics, General 123 25 21
Chemistry, General 106 10 47
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 144 5 10
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 136 23
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 150
Computer and Information Sciences, Other 149
Animal Sciences, General 114 28 6
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 75 44 17
Industrial Engineering 77 49 9
Labor and Industrial Relations 130 1
Food Science 74 43 12
Sustainability Studies 69 57 3
Veterinary Medicine 128
Materials Engineering 65 24 24
Environmental Science 65 33 12
Statistics, Other 109
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 83 21 4
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 68 32 5
English Language and Literature, General 92 6 7
Elementary Education and Teaching 96
Business Analytics 95
History, General 77 6 10
Agricultural Engineering 73 13 4
Music, General 19 37 32
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics 87
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 85 1
Mathematics and Computer Science 83
Physics, General 34 14 35
Human Development and Family Studies, General 77
Actuarial Science 50 15
Systems Engineering 58 6 1
Graphic Design 62
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 44 14 2
Nuclear Engineering 31 12 13
Biochemistry 45 1 9
Engineering & Industrial Management 55
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 36 18
Music Teacher Education 39 10 1
Special Education and Teaching, General 32 7 11
Curriculum and Instruction 43 5
Systems Science and Theory 48
Anthropology, General 34 3 10
Management Science 47
Engineering, General 46
Sociology, General 43 1 2
Journalism 36 6
Data Science, General 20 21
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 41
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 41
Human-Centered Technology Design 40
Medicine 39
Mass Communication & Media Studies 36
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 16 12 6
Linguistics 23 4 7
International & Globalization Studies 31
Agronomy and Crop Science 13 12 5
Fine & Studio Arts, General 21 8
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 28
Geology & Earth Science, General 17 3 8
Operations Research 28
Spanish Language and Literature 19 3 6
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 19 7
Philosophy 21 2 2
Astronomy 16 4 4
Engineering Mechanics 20 1 2
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 21 2
Microbiology, General 14 8
Nutrition Sciences 7 14
Rhetoric and Composition 20
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 19
Public Health, General 19
Animal Health 18
Educational Statistics and Research Methods 10 8
Language Interpretation and Translation 17
Art Teacher Education 11 3 2
Biotechnology 10 6
Cognitive Science, General 16
Dance, General 11 4
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 15
Biophysics 14
East Asian Studies 7 4 3
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 9 4
Geography and Environmental Studies 9 4
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration & Management 13
Music Performance, General 13
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology 3 10
Veterinary Sciences & Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General 13
Health Communication 12
Physiology, General 7 5
Astrophysics 11
Epidemiology 10
Operations Management and Supervision 10
Biology Teacher Education 9
Community Organization and Advocacy 3 6
Engineering & Engineering-Related Technologies & Technicians, Other 9
Neuroscience 8
Occupational Safety and Health Technology & Technician 8
Biomedical Sciences, General 3 4
French Language and Literature 3 3 1
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 5 1
Bioinformatics 6
Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology 4 2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 4 2
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 6
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor 6
Music, Other 6
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 6
Applied Mathematics, General 5
Entomology 5
German Language and Literature 4 1
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 5
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 5
Music Theory and Composition 5
Secondary Education and Teaching 5
Spanish Language Teacher Education 5
Botany & Plant Biology 2 2
Creative Writing 4
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 1 3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 4
Mathematics Teacher Education 4
Photography 4
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1 2 1
African-American & Black Studies 3
Geography 1 2
Latin American Studies 1 2
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 3
Russian Studies 3
Applied Linguistics 2
Comparative Literature 1 1
Dietetics & Dietitian 2
German Language Teacher Education 2
German Studies 2
Italian Language and Literature 1 1
Voice and Opera 2
African Studies 1
Agriculture, General 1
Area Studies, Other 1
European Studies & Civilization 1
Financial Analytics 1
Jazz & Jazz Studies 1
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 1
Portuguese Language and Literature 1
Religion & Religious Studies 1
Grand Total 8,587 6,489 1,244

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign has a graduation rate of 85%, which is among the 8% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 85% 83% 88%
  • Full-time retention rate - 95%
  • Part-time retention rate - 44%

Publications & Citations

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign is a world-class research university with 309,962 scientific papers published and 12,993,589 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Quantum and Particle physics, Medicine, and Materials Science.

Publications
309,962
Citations
12,993,589

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
163,456 / 6,961,829
Biology
157,940 / 7,324,796
Physics
153,422 / 6,755,734
Chemistry
151,135 / 6,819,344
Computer Science
131,596 / 6,029,622
Environmental Science
123,362 / 5,258,996
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
122,870 / 5,058,583
Quantum and Particle physics
110,592 / 4,970,243
Medicine
93,198 / 4,033,790
Materials Science
79,235 / 3,368,090
Organic Chemistry
77,334 / 3,603,752
Biochemistry
74,753 / 3,733,348
Genetics
70,682 / 3,419,574
Geology
66,076 / 2,949,789
Mathematics
63,409 / 2,826,271
Geography and Cartography
61,102 / 2,529,786
Psychology
59,331 / 3,067,462
Philosophy
59,099 / 2,575,697
Political Science
55,616 / 2,131,389
Law
52,388 / 2,077,483
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
51,813 / 2,412,313
Ecology
51,373 / 2,332,077
Business
47,193 / 1,991,310
Optical Engineering
45,626 / 1,967,786
Statistics
45,235 / 2,156,290
Sociology
45,134 / 1,913,370
Paleontology
39,624 / 1,868,287
History
37,248 / 1,353,744
Electrical Engineering
37,063 / 1,534,394
Economics
32,274 / 1,271,218
Pathology
30,973 / 1,301,958
Archaeology
30,926 / 1,243,670
Linguistics
30,808 / 1,434,356
Metallurgical Engineering
29,205 / 1,298,911
Mechanical Engineering
26,622 / 1,078,341
Botany
25,927 / 1,228,324
Art & Design
24,786 / 956,757
Machine Learning
24,725 / 1,228,170
Telecommunications
24,629 / 1,018,104
Management
24,024 / 1,083,619

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 3720 67422
1994 3663 72099
1995 3534 75153
1996 4081 81898
1997 3951 87692
1998 4051 96021
1999 4045 102201
2000 4208 113866
2001 4649 124256
2002 7029 168317
2003 6254 171210
2004 6173 183407
2005 7240 216633
2006 7309 239441
2007 7233 262543
2008 7539 290122
2009 7703 320016
2010 8193 355824
2011 8479 396670
2012 8173 435667
2013 8317 472080
2014 8898 503224
2015 8923 521641
2016 9230 539070
2017 9425 562191
2018 9864 607228
2019 10233 672673
2020 11249 754500
2021 11057 809478
2022 9968 742110
2023 10665 749069
2024 9653 716944
2025 7300 621289
Academic rankings

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign alumni

  1. Gene Hackman

    Gene Hackman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1930-2025 (aged 95)
    Occupations
    voice actorstage actorracing automobile driveractormilitary personnel
    Biography

    Eugene Allen Hackman was an American actor. Considered one of the greatest actors of his generation and a paragon of the New Hollywood movement, Hackman's mainstream acting career spanned over four decades. He received several accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, one Silver Bear and four Golden Globe Awards.

  2. Hugh Hefner

    Hugh Hefner
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1926-2017 (aged 91)
    Enrolled in the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    writernightclub ownervoice actorpolitical activistsocialite
    Biography

    Hugh Marston Hefner was an American magazine publisher and businessman. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles. Hefner extended the Playboy brand into a world network of Playboy Clubs. He also resided in luxury mansions where Playboy Playmates shared his wild partying life, fueling media interest.

  3. Larry Ellison

    Larry Ellison
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1944-.. (age 82)
    Enrolled in the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
    1962-1964 studied mathematics
    Occupations
    computer scientistentrepreneuractoraircraft pilot
    Biography

    Lawrence Joseph Ellison is an American centibillionaire businessman and entrepreneur who co-founded the software company Oracle Corporation. He was Oracle's CEO from 1977 to 2014 and is now its CTO and executive chair. According to Forbes, as of 2026, Ellison's estimated net worth is $245.3 billion, making him the world's third-richest person.

  4. Nick Offerman

    Nick Offerman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1970-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    stage actoractorvoice actorfilm producercomedian
    Biography

    Nicholas David Offerman is an American actor, comedian, carpenter, and writer. He became widely known for his role as Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015), for which he received the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy and was twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names University of Illinois at CU
UICU
Illinios
UIUC
Champagne-Urbana
Ilinios
University of Illinois at Urbana
University of Illinois at Champagne
Champagne
Champaign-Urbana
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
Urbana
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Illinois
University of Illinois at Champaign
Champaign
University of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana
Ilinois
University of Illinois at UC
Urbana-Champaign
Founded 1867
Motto Learning and Labor
Colors orange, navy blue
Academic calendar September to May (August - December; January-May). Also Summer Session (June-August)
Total FTE staff 12,645
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 601 E John Street
Champaign, Illinois, 61820-5711
United States
City population 88,000
Phone 2173331000

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