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University of Illinois Chicago

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach Regional

Location Chicago, IL

Population 7,500,000

Website http://www.uic.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 21,814

Men / Women 47% / 53%

Hispanic 30%

White 25%

Asian 17%

Black 10%

International 7%

Mixed 3%

Native American 0%

From State 89%

From Region 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Business & Economics 24%

Humanities & Social Sciences 21%

Health Sciences 12%

Computer Science 11%

Life & Natural Sciences 11%

Engineering 10%

Arts 4%

Education 3%

Physical Sciences & Math 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,338

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $29,884

Est. In-State Cost $18,548

Est. Out-of-State Cost $38,658

10-Year ROI $251,000

ROI Percentile 93th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%

4-Year Graduation Rate 42%

6-Year Graduation Rate 62%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)

Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)

Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 79%

Yield (Unbound) 21%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$409M	#48
Humanities & Social Sciences	$17M	#92
Engineering, Computing & Math	$65M	#98

Graduate Degrees

Life & Natural Sciences	846	#8
Humanities & Social Sciences	409	#38
Engineering, Computing & Math	116	#44

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 35%

SAT Range 1170 – 1310

SAT Math Range 560 – 680

SAT RW Range 570 – 670

ACT Range 25 – 31

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Applied Health Sciences	528	28% / 72%	2%	$53,507		96%
Nutrition	36 —	14% / 86%	6%	$48,405	33	88%
Kinesiology	134 —	53% / 47%	1%	$62,018	68	92%
Rehabilitation Sciences	48 —	21% / 79%	0%	$53,492	48	100%
Biomedical Health Information Sciences	26 —	23% / 77%	4%	$66,158	75	88%
Health Information Management	231 —	20% / 80%	3%	$49,420	37	100%
Disability and Human Development	28 —	11% / 89%	0%	$45,248	25	86%
Human Development	25 —	16% / 84%	0%	$49,121	36	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts	225	44% / 56%	9%	$50,283		92%
Acting	11 —	45% / 55%	0%	$33,133	5	100%
Architecture	74 —	47% / 53%	14%	$61,866	68	93%
Art Education	8 —	12% / 88%	0%	$59,699	63	95%
Art History	8 —	25% / 75%	0%	$41,311	15	87%
Design	6 —	17% / 83%	0%	$50,710	40	90%
Graphic Design	26 —	35% / 65%	8%	$50,710	40	90%
Industrial Design	25 —	72% / 28%	8%	$50,710	40	90%
Jazz Studies	3 —	100% / 0%	0%	$42,555	18	—
Moving Image Arts	8 —	38% / 62%	12%	$46,712	29	—
Music	8 —	62% / 38%	12%	$42,601	18	—
Music Business	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$42,988	19	—
Music Performance	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$42,528	17	—
Studio Arts	27 —	37% / 63%	7%	$41,311	15	87%
Theatre	14 —	50% / 50%	0%	$33,133	5	100%
Theatre Design, Production, and Technology	5 —	0% / 100%	40%	$33,133	5	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Business Administration	900	54% / 46%	11%	$71,517		94%
Accounting	206 +1	55% / 45%	9%	$77,917	87	93%
Business Analytics	108 +4	50% / 50%	19%	$65,417	74	90%
Entrepreneurship	10 +2	60% / 40%	30%	$24,272	2	90%
Finance	246 +22	67% / 33%	12%	$77,460	87	95%
Human Resource Management	16 —	19% / 81%	6%	$57,836	60	—
Management	110 —	44% / 56%	5%	$66,747	76	97%
Marketing	202 +4	45% / 55%	9%	$66,987	76	96%
Real Estate	2 +4	100% / 0%	0%	$76,386	86	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Education	171	27% / 73%	1%	$59,024		93%
English Education	29 —	41% / 59%	0%	$59,699	63	95%
French Language Teacher Education	— —	—	—	$60,203	64	—
History Teacher Education	20 —	65% / 35%	0%	$59,699	63	95%
Mathematics Teacher Education	8 —	38% / 62%	0%	$59,699	63	95%
Spanish Teacher Education	11 —	27% / 73%	9%	$59,699	63	95%
Urban Education	103 —	15% / 85%	1%	$58,580	61	92%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Engineering	1,035	75% / 25%	12%	$96,505		95%
Bioengineering	74 —	50% / 50%	12%	$86,517	93	100%
Chemical Engineering	46 —	54% / 46%	7%	$90,756	95	97%
Civil Engineering	96 —	79% / 21%	3%	$83,670	91	94%
Computer Engineering	54 —	89% / 11%	20%	$80,522	89	93%
Electrical Engineering	73 —	78% / 22%	12%	$100,600	98	94%
Engineering Physics	— —	—	—	$97,431	97	—
Industrial Engineering	27 —	63% / 37%	19%	$88,853	94	94%
Mechanical Engineering	161 —	80% / 20%	9%	$88,275	94	95%
Computer Science	339 —	81% / 19%	12%	$116,325	99	95%
Computer and Information Sciences	48 —	69% / 31%	19%	$89,596	94	—
Information Technology Management	113 +15	69% / 31%	16%	$79,273	88	90%
Engineering Management	4 —	75% / 25%	25%	$69,456	80	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	1,777	37% / 63%	5%	$60,674		93%
Mathematics and Computer Science	45 +1	80% / 20%	13%	$91,459	95	92%
Chemistry	34 —	44% / 56%	6%	$62,220	68	94%
Earth and Environmental Sciences	28 —	61% / 39%	7%	$44,295	22	94%
Earth and Environmental Sciences (Geological)	28 —	39% / 61%	0%	$59,982	64	97%
Mathematics	29 —	62% / 38%	10%	$58,774	62	96%
Physics	9 +1	33% / 67%	22%	$70,643	81	—
Statistics	25 —	56% / 44%	0%	$67,213	77	96%
Biochemistry	69 —	43% / 57%	4%	$65,840	74	95%
Biological Sciences	358 +1	37% / 63%	5%	$66,924	76	91%
Neuroscience	110 —	37% / 63%	6%	$65,663	74	100%
Economics	51 +5	63% / 37%	8%	$75,992	86	86%
African American Studies	2 +1	100% / 0%	0%	$45,248	25	86%
Anthropology	25 +4	36% / 64%	4%	$43,747	20	86%
Applied Psychology	152 +1	20% / 80%	5%	$55,668	54	—
Asian American Studies	2 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$43,913	21	84%
Central and Eastern European Studies	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$57,588	59	—
Chinese Studies	— —	—	—	$45,322	25	—
Classics and Mediterranean Studies	1 +5	100% / 0%	0%	$56,011	55	—
Communication	92 +5	28% / 72%	2%	$63,943	71	99%
Criminology, Law, and Justice	125 +58	43% / 57%	2%	$58,587	61	97%
English	64 +2	25% / 75%	0%	$50,974	41	92%
French	3 +2	67% / 33%	0%	$61,256	66	93%
Gender and Women's Studies	9 —	22% / 78%	0%	$45,248	25	86%
History	31 +1	52% / 48%	3%	$53,943	50	93%
Latin American and Latino Studies	5 +2	40% / 60%	0%	$43,913	21	84%
Liberal Arts and Sciences	5 —	20% / 80%	0%	$54,063	50	—
Philosophy	6 +2	33% / 67%	33%	$52,125	45	—
Political Science	79 +5	48% / 52%	0%	$57,896	60	91%
Psychology	326 +8	26% / 74%	4%	$54,233	51	94%
Sociology	49 +13	24% / 76%	4%	$52,284	45	93%
Spanish	12 +6	17% / 83%	0%	$61,256	66	93%