University

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Public
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $14,338
Out-of-state tuition: $29,884
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 22,170

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2025–2026 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

75.8%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 24,260 students
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 22,143 students; Sum of the official B1 full-time undergraduate gender totals: 10,448 men and 11,695 women.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,117 students; Sum of the official B1 part-time undergraduate gender totals: 964 men and 1,153 women.

Majors

Accounting and Related Services
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Anthropology
Social Sciences
Architecture
Architecture and Related Services
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
Visual and Performing Arts
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Engineering
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Deadlines

Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-02 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-02-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $70
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?145600
Retrieved 2026-06-10

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 29,929 applicants
First-year students admitted (C1): 22,674 students
First-year students enrolled (C1): 5,405 students
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): 3.8%; All-student GPA distribution column from the official CDS.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): 21%; All-student GPA distribution column from the official CDS.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): 23.7%; All-student GPA distribution column from the official CDS.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): 22.1%; All-student GPA distribution column from the official CDS.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): 18.5%; All-student GPA distribution column from the official CDS.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): 10.7%; All-student GPA distribution column from the official CDS.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): 0.2%; All-student GPA distribution column from the official CDS.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): 0%; The official CDS reports 0 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): 0%; The official CDS reports 0.0 percent.
Average high-school GPA (C12): 3.45 GPA

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 47%; The official CDS reports 47 percent and 2,518 submitters.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 4%; The official CDS reports 4 percent and 226 submitters.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 520 score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 660 score
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 500 score
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 650 score
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 24 score
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 31 score

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 19:1; The official CDS reports 19 to 1, based on 28,211 students and 1,498 faculty.

Source: University of Illinois Chicago Common Data Set 2025-2026 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://oir.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/213/2026/06/CDS_Final_2025_26.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v112-uic

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

77.4%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution
First-year applications (C1): 27,085 applicants; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students admitted (C1): 20,951 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students enrolled (C1): 4,419 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 22,495 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 20,356 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,139 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 30%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 5%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 570 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 670 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 560 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 680 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 25 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 31 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: University of Illinois Chicago Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.uic.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

Chemical Engineering

Engineering

Chemistry

Physical Sciences

Civil Engineering

Engineering

Classical and Ancient Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

Psychology

Communication and Media Studies

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer Engineering

Engineering

Computer Science

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Criminal Justice and Corrections

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Design and Applied Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

Health Professions and Related Programs

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

Economics

Social Sciences

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

Engineering

Engineering Physics

Engineering

Engineering-Related Fields

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

Engineering

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Finance and Financial Management Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Health and Medical Administrative Services

Health Professions and Related Programs

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

Health Professions and Related Programs

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

Human Resources Management and Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Industrial Engineering

Engineering

Information Science/Studies

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Marketing

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics and Computer Science

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

Health Professions and Related Programs

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Public Health

Health Professions and Related Programs

Public Policy Analysis

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Real Estate

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Health Professions and Related Programs

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

Health Professions and Related Programs

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sociology

Social Sciences

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics

Sustainability Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Education

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Education

Urban Studies/Affairs

Social Sciences

Visual and Performing Arts, General

Visual and Performing Arts

No supplemental essays are required for this university.