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University of Illinois at Chicago Overview

University of Illinois at Chicago is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is University of Illinois at Chicago Known For?

5,378 Undergraduate Awards
$34,656 Avg Cost After Aid
79% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UIC is the doctor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UIC makes roughly $68,740 a year. This is 68% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is University of Illinois at Chicago?

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Contact details for UIC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 601 S Morgan, Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: 312-996-7000
Website: www.uic.edu

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How Do I Get Into UIC?

You can apply to UIC online at: www.admissions.uic.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for UIC

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 1
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UIC?

79% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
29% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 79%, UIC may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 29% of students accepted to UIC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 660. Math scores were between 550 and 680.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Illinois at Chicago  ( 560 to 660 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of Illinois at Chicago  ( 550 to 680 )
200
800
UIC received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 33. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 30.

ACT English Scores for University of Illinois at Chicago  ( 23 to 33 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Illinois at Chicago  ( 24 to 30 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Illinois at Chicago?

$34,656 Net Price
22% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UIC is $34,656. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UIC, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $7,514 a year. That adds up to $30,056 over four years for those students.

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University of Illinois at Chicago Undergraduate Student Diversity

20,023 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 21,921 undergraduate students at UIC, with 20,023 being full-time and 1,898 being part-time.

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There are also 11,597 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 20,023 full-time undergraduates at UIC, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Illinois at Chicago students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 4,267
Black or African American 1,510
Hispanic or Latino 6,916
White 4,951
International Students 1,493
Other Races/Ethnicities 886

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at University of Illinois at Chicago. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 98 countries are represented at UIC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Iran.

University of Illinois at Chicago Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Science 337 0 179 18 534
Nursing 270 0 109 136 515
General Biology 465 0 8 14 487
General Psychology 375 0 13 13 401
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 122 0 230 0 352
Business Administration & Management 87 0 249 6 342
Finance & Financial Management 302 0 0 0 302
Law 0 0 0 284 284
Public Health 44 0 228 11 283
Medicine 0 0 0 280 280
Marketing 206 0 27 0 233
Social Work 0 7 220 3 230
Criminal Justice & Corrections 215 0 7 4 226
Mechanical Engineering 168 0 27 19 214
Accounting 167 0 33 0 200
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 53 0 51 81 185
Health Sciences & Services 174 0 0 0 174
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 4 169 173
Health & Physical Education 145 0 8 0 153
Teacher Education Grade Specific 104 0 48 0 152
Health & Medical Administrative Services 33 5 108 0 146
Computer Systems Analysis 0 0 135 2 137
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 122 0 0 9 131
Electrical Engineering 86 0 31 13 130
Teacher Education Subject Specific 75 0 53 0 128
Biomedical Engineering 77 0 36 15 128
Civil Engineering 89 0 30 8 127
Information Science 121 0 0 0 121
Sustainability Science 24 0 94 3 121
Dentistry 0 0 0 112 112
Economics 85 0 13 6 104
Communication & Media Studies 100 0 0 3 103
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 95 0 0 5 100
General English Literature 70 0 19 10 99
General Architecture 86 0 12 0 98
Political Science & Government 82 0 2 2 86
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 79 0 0 0 79
Design & Applied Arts 57 0 22 0 79
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 41 0 36 0 77
Sociology 70 0 1 4 75
Industrial Engineering 23 0 37 7 67
Chemical Engineering 51 0 9 5 65
Human Development & Family Studies 60 0 3 0 63
Ethnic Studies 51 0 2 8 61
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 28 30 1 59
Chemistry 32 0 10 16 58
Computer Engineering 57 0 0 0 57
Mathematics 30 0 9 15 54
Fine & Studio Arts 38 0 11 4 53
Anthropology 43 0 6 3 52
Mathematics & Computer Science 51 0 0 0 51
Educational Administration 0 0 38 12 50
Special Education 0 0 38 7 45
Applied Mathematics 0 0 42 0 42
Statistics 32 0 9 0 41
History 35 0 1 3 39
Public Policy 27 0 12 0 39
Romance Languages 22 0 11 5 38
Geological & Earth Sciences 29 0 2 2 33
Educational Assessment 0 0 28 2 30
Human Resource Management 28 0 0 0 28
Physics 11 0 10 6 27
Biotechnology 0 0 26 0 26
Drama & Theater Arts 26 0 0 0 26
Construction Engineering 0 0 22 0 22
Public Administration 0 0 19 3 22
Area Studies 14 0 5 2 21
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 20 0 20
Computer Information Systems 10 0 8 0 18
Philosophy 9 0 2 5 16
General Visual & Performing Arts 15 0 0 0 15
Other Engineering 0 0 13 0 13
Music 12 0 0 0 12
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 11 11
Arts & Media Management 11 0 0 0 11
Engineering-Related Fields 10 0 0 0 10
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 1 8 9
Entrepreneurial Studies 9 0 0 0 9
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 9 0 9
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 7 7
Engineering Physics 7 0 0 0 7
Museum Studies 0 0 7 0 7
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 3 3 6
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 6 6
General Engineering 0 0 6 0 6
Materials Engineering 0 0 5 1 6
Other Health Professions 0 0 2 4 6
Classical & Ancient Studies 6 0 0 0 6
Security Science and Technology 0 0 6 0 6
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 3 0 2 0 5
Legal Research 0 0 4 0 4
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 3 3
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 2 2
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 2 2
Other Education 0 0 0 2 2
Medical Science 0 0 2 0 2
Architectural History 0 0 1 0 1
Real Estate 0 0 0 0 0
Environmental Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 0 0 0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5,378 40 2,504 1,385 9,307

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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