University of Illinois Chicago
University of Illinois Chicago admitted 77% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1130–1350 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $9,540 a year. Within six years, 62% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 77%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1130–1350
- ACT middle 50%
- 25–31
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $25,887 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $9,540 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $9,536 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $14,652 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $30,754 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 62%
- Students who return for a second year
- 80%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $73,666 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 22,170
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 53%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 18%
- Health professions
- 15%
- Computer and information sciences
- 12%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 10%
- Engineering
- 10%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Elmira College NY · 77% admitted
- University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK · 77% admitted
- University of Missouri-Columbia MO · 79% admitted
- California Lutheran University CA · 76% admitted
- Mississippi State University MS · 78% admitted
- DePaul University IL · 76% admitted
More colleges in Illinois
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL · 42% admitted
- Illinois State University IL · 88% admitted
- Chamberlain University-Illinois IL · 83% admitted
- Loyola University Chicago IL · 82% admitted
- Northern Illinois University IL · 70% admitted
- Northwestern University IL · 7.7% admitted
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL · 98% admitted
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL · 87% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.