University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #24 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #20 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #19 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #2 of 100 | In Illinois |
| #2 of 2,148 | For Computer Graphics |
| Top10 | For 48 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 42%
- 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
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| |||
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.
Publication / Citation count by topic
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 |
University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign alumni
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Gene Hackman
- 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.
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Hugh Hefner
- 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.
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Larry Ellison
- 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.
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Nick Offerman
- 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.
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 Urbana-Champagne 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 |