University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
- Public
- City
- 22,170 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 77%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $9,540per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 62%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $73,66610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Through UIC Aspire, new first-year and transfer students from Illinois families earning $75,000 or less may be eligible for $0 tuition and fees.
UIC offers Guaranteed Professional Programs that guarantee admission to professional programs, including law, pharmacy, and physical therapy, to select incoming first-year students.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 77%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1130–1350Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 25–31Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Illinois Chicago's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
25% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.45. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 76%22,674 admitted of 29,929 first-year applicants
- ACT, middle 50%
- 24–314% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 23%52% were in the top quarter.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Class rank
Important
- Essay
Considered
- Test scores
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
Not considered
- Interview
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Illinois Chicago Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $9,540full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,887sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $14,652Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $30,754Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 62%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 80%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $73,66610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 22,170Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 53%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 44%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA — admits 75%
- University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA — admits 76%
- Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN — admits 76%
- Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL — admits 66%
- Wayne State University Detroit, MI — admits 81%
- The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX — admits 87%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Illinois Chicago, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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