University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign: Statistics

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign logo
EduRank.org best universities badge
Position Category
#22 of 14,131 In the World
#18 of 2,597 In North America
#17 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 100 In Illinois
#3 of 1,514 For Nutrition and Food Science
Top10 For 58 other topics
Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Aid receiving
85%
Undergraduates
34,779
Graduates
21,828
Male:Female Ratio
54:46
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 60% and is among the top 21% 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 60% 54% 67%
Applicants 47,593 26,955 20,638
Admissions 28,395 14,609 13,786
Freshmen enrolled full time 8,273 4,444 3,829
Freshmen enrolled part time 24 15 9

35,475 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

11,822 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
3,583 or 43%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1320
or below

75% of them
had 1510
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign are 1320-1510 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,985 or 24%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 29
or below

75% of them
had 34
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign are 29-34 (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 22134 (39%)
Nonresident Alien 11522 (20%)
Asian 9946 (18%)
Hispanic 6297 (11%)
Black or African American 3016 (5%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1950 (3%)
Two or more races 1685 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 32 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 14 (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
$11,212
Students receiving aid
85%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $12,254$14,635
Tuition in-state $12,254$14,635
Tuition out-of-state $29,704$27,674
Fee in-district $3,188$3,188
Fee in-state $3,188$3,188
Fee out-of-state $3,188$3,188

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 16,111
Combined charge for room and board $12,494

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign majors

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign has granted 8,630 bachelor's degrees across 116 programs, 4,812 master's across 109 programs, and 991 doctorate degrees across 78 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General 1,079 4
Computer Science 306 543 52
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 529 26 13
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 238 176 49
Computer Engineering, General 422
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 412 2
Civil Engineering, General 202 169 32
Information Science & Studies 6 367 15
Accounting 371
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 328 6
Statistics, General 203 111 11
Mechanical Engineering 210 61 29
Finance, General 279
Economics, General 263
Communication, General 239 11 8
Advertising 222 11
Education, General 20 170 41
Agricultural Economics 227
Social Work 68 155 3
Political Science and Government, General 215 2 7
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 203 4 4
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 85 98 22
Mathematics, General 157 29 17
Animal Sciences, General 159 18 10
Chemistry, General 132 11 44
Chemical Engineering 156 8 17
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 104 70 2
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 160 12 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 165
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 105 37 12
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 99 41 2
Veterinary Medicine 133
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 93 38
Food Science 81 43 5
Agricultural Engineering 103 19 6
Labor and Industrial Relations 125 1
Financial Mathematics 121 1
Law 122
English Language and Literature, General 105 4 9
Industrial Engineering 80 25 5
Materials Engineering 68 20 21
Actuarial Science 91 17
History, General 86 6 14
Physics, General 63 11 32
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 98
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 54 34 8
Music, General 16 46 34
Statistics, Other 94
Management Information Systems, General 91
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 58 27 4
Mathematics and Computer Science 88
Sustainability Studies 40 43 3
Environmental Science 62 15 8
Systems Engineering 72 1 4
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics 74
Agronomy and Crop Science 32 25 16
Human Development and Family Studies, General 73
Computer and Information Sciences, Other 69
Elementary Education and Teaching 67 1
Engineering & Industrial Management 62
Sociology, General 57 1 1
Industrial and Product Design 54
Journalism 49 4
Special Education and Teaching, General 28 20 4
Graphic Design 51
International & Globalization Studies 51
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 46
Operations Research 46
Systems Science and Theory 45
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 44
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 33 8 2
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 36 5
Curriculum and Instruction 30 10
Music Teacher Education 28 11
Nuclear Engineering 23 9 7
Engineering Mechanics 32 6
Linguistics 28 4 5
Mass Communication & Media Studies 36
Rhetoric and Composition 32
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 31
Anthropology, General 22 3 5
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 19 11
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 18 6 5
Biochemistry 19 9
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 26
Spanish Language and Literature 16 7 2
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 24
Fine & Studio Arts, General 3 20
Astronomy 13 1 5
Language Interpretation and Translation 19
Geology & Earth Science, General 10 8
Public Health, General 18
Philosophy 16 1
Agricultural Teacher Education 2 14
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 15 1
East Asian Studies 7 8 1
Operations Management and Supervision 15
Dance, General 11 3
Educational Statistics and Research Methods 9 5
Engineering, General 14
Health Communication 14
Agricultural Communication & Journalism 13
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 9 2 2
Geography 9 4
Microbiology, General 2 11
Nutrition Sciences 7 5
Art Teacher Education 8 3
Bioinformatics 11
Biology Teacher Education 11
Veterinary Sciences & Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General 11
Botany & Plant Biology 4 6
Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology 1 9
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 10
Applied Mathematics, General 9
French Language and Literature 3 4 2
Creative Writing 8
Photography 8
Secondary Education and Teaching 8
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 1 7
Voice and Opera 8
Entomology 3 4
Intermedia & Multimedia 7
Music Performance, General 7
Neuroscience 7
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 6
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 3 2 1
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 6
Engineering & Engineering-Related Technologies & Technicians, Other 6
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 6
Painting 6
Physiology, General 3 3
Religion & Religious Studies 3 3
Biomedical Sciences, General 3 2
Community Organization and Advocacy 2 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 5
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology 1 4
African-American & Black Studies 4
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 3 1
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 1 3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 4
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration & Management 4
Jazz & Jazz Studies 4
Music, Other 4
Spanish Language Teacher Education 4
Cognitive Science, General 3
European Studies & Civilization 3
Italian Language and Literature 3
Mathematics Teacher Education 3
Russian Studies 2 1
Biophysics 2
Biotechnology 1 1
Comparative Literature 1 1
Crafts & Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry 2
German Studies 2
Music Theory and Composition 2
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 2
Sculpture 2
Technical Teacher Education 2
African Studies 1
Chemistry Teacher Education 1
Educational Psychology 1
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 1
Horticultural Science 1
Latin American Studies 1
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 1
Portuguese Language and Literature 1
Grand Total 8,630 4,812 991

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% 82% 88%
  • Full-time retention rate - 93%
  • Part-time retention rate - 84%

Publications & Citations

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign is a world-class research university with 202,516 scientific papers published and 10,582,493 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Materials Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Environmental Science, and Psychology.

Publications
202,516
Citations
10,582,493

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
48,035 / 2,011,174
Physics
44,370 / 2,343,193
Chemistry
39,386 / 1,908,495
Biology
36,385 / 2,208,083
Computer Science
25,886 / 1,776,896
Materials Science
23,219 / 852,351
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
22,195 / 916,499
Medicine
21,286 / 915,577
Environmental Science
16,006 / 814,898
Psychology
13,453 / 1,346,422
Mathematics
10,031 / 575,783
Business
9,491 / 517,486
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
8,020 / 534,519
Biochemistry
6,845 / 456,983
Economics
6,508 / 307,546
Optical Engineering
5,102 / 169,232
Condensed Matter Physics
4,858 / 281,938
Demography
4,665 / 248,985
Nanotechnology
4,626 / 328,979
Quantum and Particle physics
4,576 / 518,702
Sociology
4,532 / 204,650
Art & Design
4,526 / 205,055
Social Psychology
4,062 / 610,687
Atomic and Molecular physics
3,981 / 186,486
Automation and Control engineering
3,891 / 169,597
Astrophysics and Astronomy
3,697 / 267,491
Ecology
3,347 / 270,596
Political Science
3,316 / 67,560
Genetics
3,209 / 290,027
Child Psychology
3,091 / 416,657
Geology
2,950 / 105,970
Blockchain and Cryptography
2,892 / 170,004
Agricultural Science
2,645 / 140,868
Electronic Engineering
2,609 / 104,728
Botany
2,511 / 182,573
Computer Vision
2,387 / 187,141
Biophysics
2,359 / 141,529
Cognitive Science
2,321 / 241,050
Molecular Biology
2,316 / 138,852
Nuclear Physics
2,259 / 294,546

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 3121 72413
1992 3119 77609
1993 3374 82303
1994 3414 89795
1995 3377 95013
1996 3767 103723
1997 3750 113415
1998 3910 125438
1999 3983 135806
2000 4326 149548
2001 4543 165318
2002 4686 188391
2003 5027 215323
2004 5724 246174
2005 6308 281593
2006 6616 321096
2007 6911 361367
2008 7114 404459
2009 7340 455295
2010 7706 496504
2011 7807 552908
2012 7820 612479
2013 8230 664160
2014 8564 701591
2015 8670 720930
2016 8982 710354
2017 8966 710470
2018 8991 703759
2019 9515 764204
2020 9947 844092
2021 9634 871045
Academic rankings

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign alumni

  1. 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
    actorfilm producerwriterpolitical activistphilanthropist
    Biography

    Hugh Marston Hefner was an American magazine publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles that provoked charges of obscenity.

  2. Gene Hackman

    Gene Hackman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1930-.. (age 93)
    Occupations
    racing automobile driverfilm actorauthor
    Biography

    Eugene Allen Hackman is an American retired actor and novelist. In a career that spanned more than six decades, Hackman won two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, one Screen Actors Guild Award, two BAFTAs, and one Silver Bear.

  3. Nick Offerman

    Nick Offerman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1970-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    voice actorfilm producerfilm actorscreenwritertelevision actor
    Biography

    Nicholas David Offerman is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. 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.

  4. Larry Ellison

    Larry Ellison
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1944-.. (age 79)
    Enrolled in the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
    1962-1964 studied mathematics
    Occupations
    entrepreneuractoraircraft pilotcomputer scientist
    Biography

    Lawrence Joseph Ellison is an American business magnate and investor. He is the co-founder, executive chairman, chief technology officer (CTO) and former chief executive officer (CEO) of the American computer technology company Oracle Corporation. As of February 2023, he was listed by Bloomberg Billionaires Index as the sixth-wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated fortune of $102.6 billion. Ellison is also known for his 98% ownership stake in Lanai, the sixth-largest island in the Hawaiian Archipelago.

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
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 11,371
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

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

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in social media