University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
- Public
- City
- 36,258 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 42%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $13,042per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 86%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $87,59910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Illinois Commitment covers full tuition and campus fees for up to four years for Illinois residents with family income and family assets each $75,000 or less. There's no separate application; file the FAFSA by March 15.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 42%About 4 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%)
- 1310–1520Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 30–34Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign'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.
- Admit rate in this report
- 37%30,384 admitted of 83,045 first-year applicants
- Off the wait list
- 0%1 admitted of 4,317 who stayed on the wait list (6,826 were offered a spot)
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1390–1520First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 31–34First-years who sent scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 62%89% were in the top quarter. Based on the 22% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
Important
- Essay
Considered
- Test scores
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Class rank
- Recommendations
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Common Data Set 2025–26. 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
- $13,042full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $34,226sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $16,354Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $36,706Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 86%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 95%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $87,59910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 36,258Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 26%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 25%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ — admits 58%
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN — admits 80%
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA — admits 61%
- Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN — admits 78%
Also worth a look
- San Diego State University San Diego, CA — admits 36%
- University of California-Davis Davis, CA — admits 42%
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA — admits 39%
- University of Georgia Athens, GA — admits 38%
- University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD — admits 45%
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI — admits 45%
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 Urbana-Champaign, 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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