University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
University of Illinois Chicago is a public research university in Chicago, Illinois, a large city, with 22,170 undergraduates. Its largest fields are business, biology and health professions. 62% of students finish within six years, and former students who are working earn a median of $68,740 ten years after starting.
University of Illinois Chicago admitted 22,674 of 29,929 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (75.8%).
- Acceptance rate
- 75.8%
- Fall 2025 class
- In-state tuition
- $14,338
- $29,884 out of state
- Paid after aid
- $10,974
- Average, students with aid
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1030–1300
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, compiled by GoodGoblin, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What University of Illinois Chicago is known for
Measured by the 5,378 bachelor's degrees it awarded in 2022–23, and what its graduates went on to earn.
- Biology4658.6% of degrees$59,119About the $57,214 national median
- Psychology3757.0% of degrees$52,736About the $50,706 national median
- Computer Science3376.3% of degrees$120,470+13% vs $107,009 nationally
- Finance and Financial Management Services3025.6% of degrees$83,218About the $83,343 national median
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing2705.0% of degrees$87,037About the $88,910 national median
- Criminal Justice and Corrections2154.0% of degrees$59,295+7% vs $55,378 nationally
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), field-of-study data. Degrees are bachelor's degrees awarded in 2022–23. Earnings are the median for 2017–18 and 2018–19 graduates, in 2024 dollars, working and not enrolled, four years after graduating. Shares across the colleges we cover count every bachelor's degree at the colleges with a page here.
The place
Where it is, how big it is, and how students live.
Setting
Large city
Chicago, IL
Undergraduates
22,170
Fall 2024
Type
Public
Doctoral university, very high research activity
Living on campus
Under a quarter
of undergraduates live on campus
Students per faculty member
17 to 1
Fall 2024
International students
8%
of undergraduates, fall 2024
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), including the Carnegie Classification and the federal locale code it publishes.
What stands out at University of Illinois Chicago
Two things University of Illinois Chicago published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
47% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 4% sent an ACT. University of Illinois Chicago files test scores under “considered”.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Families paid $10,974 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
75.8%
22,674 admitted of 29,929 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
SAT, middle 50%
1030–1300
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
ACT, middle 50%
24–31
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Average GPA of admitted students
3.45
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
47%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
4%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Where do you actually stand at University of Illinois Chicago?
The figures on this page describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores, activities and budget, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What University of Illinois Chicago costs
The published price first, then what students who received aid actually paid, by family income.
In-state tuition and fees for 2024–25 were $14,338 ($29,884 out of state), and the full in-state cost of attendance, with housing, food and books, was $27,521. After grants and scholarships, students who received financial aid paid $10,974 a year on average.
In-state tuition and fees
$14,338
2024–25 school year
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$29,884
2024–25 school year
Full cost, in state
$27,521
Tuition, fees, housing, food and books
Paid after aid
$10,974
Average, students who received aid
What students paid, by family income
Each bar is that figure as a share of the $27,521 full cost.
- Under $30k$7,529Typical public university: $10,013
- $30k–$48k$8,119Typical public university: $10,847
- $48k–$75k$10,921Typical public university: $13,703
- $75k–$110k$16,185Typical public university: $17,979
- Over $110k$25,047Typical public university: $22,475
Source: the federal College Scorecard. Tuition and cost of attendance are for the 2024–25 school year; colleges usually raise them each year. What students paid is the average net price for first-year students who received federal financial aid. Typical public university: the median across the 338 public universities on GoodGoblin, for in-state students, compiled by GoodGoblin from the same federal data.
Where it leads
Who finishes, who stays, and what they earn and owe afterwards.
Finish within six years
62%
Our colleges' median: 63%
Return for a second year
80%
Our colleges' median: 79%
Earnings after 10 years
$68,740
Our colleges' median: $57,440
Median debt at graduation
$16,704
Our colleges' median: $23,725
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education). Six-year completion describes students who started in fall 2018; second-year return describes students who started in fall 2023; earnings describe students who started in 2009–10 and 2010–11, measured in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 dollars; debt describes federal loans of students who graduated in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Medians are across the 1,034 colleges with a page here.
What University of Illinois Chicago says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Course rigorvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- GPAvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Class rankvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Essayimportant
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Recommendationsconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Not considered
- Legacy
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Demonstrated interest
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Essays on this application
3 essay prompts on the application: you would write 1.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
More colleges on the record
Each of these pages carries the same measured figures and sources.
Other colleges in Illinois
Closest acceptance rates in the same state.
- Elmhurst University75.7%
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago76.4%
- Loyola University Chicago75.1%
- Western Illinois University75%
Colleges with a similar acceptance rate
Closest acceptance rates anywhere in the country.
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