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#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 1,941 For Computer Graphics
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Acceptance rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Aid receiving
64%
Undergraduates
35,120
Graduates
21,796
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 45% and is among the top 12% 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 45% 38% 53%
Applicants 63,257 36,223 27,010
Admissions 28,354 13,926 14,418
Freshmen enrolled full time 7,946 4,072 3,872
Freshmen enrolled part time 11 4 7

25,151 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

9,915 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
3,485 or 44%
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
1,560 or 20%
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 21268 (37%)
Nonresident Alien 12791 (22%)
Asian 10117 (18%)
Hispanic 6138 (11%)
Black or African American 2956 (5%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1942 (3%)
Two or more races 1650 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 29 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 16 (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
$16,552
Students receiving aid
64%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $12,474$14,891
Tuition in-state $12,474$14,891
Tuition out-of-state $30,446$29,176
Fee in-district $3,240$3,240
Fee in-state $3,240$3,240
Fee out-of-state $3,240$3,240

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 15,648
Combined charge for room and board $12,720

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign majors

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign has granted 8,417 bachelor's degrees across 118 programs, 5,615 master's across 112 programs, and 1,174 doctorate degrees across 83 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 1,285 8
Computer Science 292 635 61
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 947 2
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 519 27 22
Information Science & Studies 49 379 11
Mechanical Engineering 265 57 48
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 177 126 54
Accounting 326
Computer Engineering, General 318
Civil Engineering, General 157 123 33
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 299 4
Education, General 11 211 58
Finance, General 269
Agricultural Economics 260
Communication, General 239 5 7
Social Work 76 173 2
Political Science and Government, General 230 1 5
Economics, General 234
Statistics, General 172 53 7
Mathematics, General 172 21 20
Advertising 200 4
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 89 77 31
Chemical Engineering 155 10 24
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 166 5 13
Animal Sciences, General 131 32 11
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 120 32 16
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 110 57
Chemistry, General 104 10 46
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 150 2 4
Labor and Industrial Relations 151 3
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 91 49 5
Agricultural Engineering 118 16 8
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 142
Law 129
Veterinary Medicine 128
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 78 47
Materials Engineering 87 18 18
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 121
Food Science 77 36 8
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 80 30 10
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 83 28 8
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 119
Environmental Science 74 36 7
English Language and Literature, General 88 13 8
Industrial Engineering 79 16 14
Sustainability Studies 58 42 6
History, General 85 5 12
Systems Engineering 92 6 3
Computer and Information Sciences, Other 100
Statistics, Other 98
Music, General 24 44 29
Actuarial Science 80 16
Physics, General 47 12 34
Financial Mathematics 88 3
Elementary Education and Teaching 79 4
Management Information Systems, General 82
Mathematics and Computer Science 81
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics 79
Sociology, General 66 2 8
Human Development and Family Studies, General 74
Journalism 58 12
Curriculum and Instruction 56 5
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 37 23 1
Agronomy and Crop Science 29 18 13
Engineering & Industrial Management 59
Music Teacher Education 34 16 5
Systems Science and Theory 51
Graphic Design 50
Industrial and Product Design 50
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 46
Nuclear Engineering 23 11 11
Biochemistry 24 5 13
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 41
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 30 9
Anthropology, General 28 2 9
Engineering Mechanics 28 2 8
Mass Communication & Media Studies 38
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 36
Linguistics 22 8 6
Special Education and Teaching, General 19 6 11
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 21 12
Spanish Language and Literature 16 5 8
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 14 7 7
Geology & Earth Science, General 17 6 5
International & Globalization Studies 26
Medicine 23
Art Teacher Education 17 2 3
Fine & Studio Arts, General 8 14
Operations Research 22
Philosophy 21 1
Music Performance, General 21
Business Analytics 20
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 10 9
Astronomy 16 2
East Asian Studies 6 7 5
Public Health, General 18
Rhetoric and Composition 16
Microbiology, General 7 8
Educational Statistics and Research Methods 7 7
Engineering, General 14
Health Communication 14
Nutrition Sciences 6 8
Painting 12
Dance, General 6 5
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 11
Geography 8 1 2
Language Interpretation and Translation 11
Secondary Education and Teaching 11
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 11
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 11
Biophysics 1 9
Comparative Literature 5 5
Entomology 5 5
Neuroscience 10
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 5 1 3
Botany & Plant Biology 2 7
Community Organization and Advocacy 6 3
Operations Management and Supervision 9
Physiology, General 7 2
Applied Mathematics, General 8
Biology Teacher Education 8
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 4 3 1
Engineering & Engineering-Related Technologies & Technicians, Other 8
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration & Management 8
Veterinary Sciences & Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General 8
Agricultural Communication & Journalism 6
Agricultural Teacher Education 1 5
Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology 1 5
Cognitive Science, General 6
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 6
French Language and Literature 3 2 1
Occupational Safety and Health Technology & Technician 6
Bioinformatics 5
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 1 3 1
Biomedical Sciences, General 2 3
Epidemiology 5
Music, Other 5
Spanish Language Teacher Education 5
Creative Writing 4
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 4
Intermedia & Multimedia 4
African-American & Black Studies 3
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 3
Biotechnology 2 1
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 3
Italian Language and Literature 1 1 1
Jazz & Jazz Studies 3
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 3
Photography 3
Religion & Religious Studies 1 2
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology 3
Animal Health 2
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 2
German Language and Literature 1 1
German Studies 2
Latin Teacher Education 2
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 2
Russian Studies 1 1
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2
Voice and Opera 2
African Studies 1
Asian-American Studies 1
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 1
European Studies & Civilization 1
Latin American Studies 1
Music Theory and Composition 1
Portuguese Language and Literature 1
Sculpture 1
Technical Teacher Education 1
Grand Total 8,417 5,615 1,174

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% 87%
  • Full-time retention rate - 93%
  • Part-time retention rate - 83%

Publications & Citations

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign is a world-class research university with 264,736 scientific papers published and 9,178,186 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Quantum and Particle physics, Medicine, and Materials Science.

Publications
264,736
Citations
9,178,186

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
144,037 / 5,131,579
Biology
138,470 / 5,471,775
Chemistry
134,916 / 5,270,225
Physics
134,862 / 4,961,185
Computer Science
114,236 / 4,171,744
Environmental Science
107,372 / 3,789,450
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
104,138 / 3,359,110
Quantum and Particle physics
98,206 / 3,678,606
Medicine
80,320 / 2,865,561
Materials Science
71,480 / 2,640,254
Organic Chemistry
69,818 / 2,881,230
Biochemistry
67,229 / 2,952,762
Genetics
63,254 / 2,670,505
Geology
58,007 / 2,138,860
Mathematics
56,306 / 1,934,979
Geography and Cartography
52,130 / 1,739,333
Psychology
50,529 / 2,057,903
Philosophy
50,504 / 1,713,865
Political Science
46,389 / 1,376,739
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
45,628 / 1,673,836
Ecology
45,349 / 1,711,754
Law
43,924 / 1,346,906
Business
41,199 / 1,333,021
Optical Engineering
41,174 / 1,453,032
Statistics
40,530 / 1,480,328
Sociology
38,561 / 1,261,400
Paleontology
35,048 / 1,351,607
Electrical Engineering
34,117 / 1,167,318
History
31,694 / 917,166
Economics
27,921 / 855,267
Pathology
27,409 / 940,865
Archaeology
26,590 / 850,270
Metallurgical Engineering
26,533 / 1,021,090
Linguistics
26,444 / 945,801
Mechanical Engineering
23,465 / 792,340
Botany
23,070 / 911,353
Telecommunications
22,244 / 710,140
Machine Learning
22,061 / 829,803
Management
21,455 / 764,539
Art & Design
21,126 / 666,104

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 3141 46894
1992 3048 49439
1993 3314 51766
1994 3312 55334
1995 3170 57744
1996 3743 62986
1997 3600 67830
1998 3644 75181
1999 3631 80103
2000 3762 88407
2001 4204 97446
2002 6633 129845
2003 5714 129773
2004 5706 141054
2005 6656 165576
2006 6688 184398
2007 6580 203533
2008 6908 225188
2009 7004 249718
2010 7274 277971
2011 7307 308996
2012 7323 339496
2013 7634 369168
2014 8021 390998
2015 8185 407675
2016 8692 421463
2017 8755 431888
2018 9032 474452
2019 9404 515709
2020 9912 573161
2021 10013 615493
2022 8938 591708
2023 9254 575419
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
    writerfilm produceractorjournalistnightclub owner
    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.

  2. Gene Hackman

    Gene Hackman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1930-.. (age 94)
    Occupations
    film actorauthor
    Biography

    Eugene Allen Hackman is an American retired actor. In a career that spanned more than six decades, he received two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globes, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and the Silver Bear. Hackman's two Academy Award wins included one for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in William Friedkin's acclaimed thriller The French Connection (1971) and the other for Best Supporting Actor for his role as "Little" Bill Daggett in Clint Eastwood's Western film Unforgiven (1992). His other Oscar-nominated roles were in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), I Never Sang for My Father (1970), and Mississippi Burning (1988).

  3. Nick Offerman

    Nick Offerman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    carpentertelevision actorcomedianactorstage 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 80)
    Enrolled in the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
    1962-1964 studied mathematics
    Occupations
    computer scientistaircraft pilotactorentrepreneur
    Biography

    Lawrence Joseph Ellison is an American businessman and entrepreneur who co-founded software company Oracle Corporation. He was Oracle's chief executive officer from 1977 to 2014 and is now its chief technology officer and executive chairman.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names University of Illinois at CU
UICU
Illinios
UIUC
Champagne-Urbana
Ilinios
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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 11,471
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

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