Since its founding in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has earned a reputation as a world-class leader in research, teaching, and public engagement. Distinguished by the breadth of its programs, broad academic excellence, and internationally renowned faculty, Illinois alumni have earned Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes and Olympic medals, have orbited the earth, and lead international corporations. The campus also offers rich experiences beyond the classroom, from performing
arts to Big Ten sports. Centrally located between Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis, students come from all 50 states and over 100 countries. Also, there are many cultural study centers at the university – which highlight regions including Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, the Caribbean, Russia, Eastern Europe, South Asia and the Middle East. In addition to being responsive to issues of cultural diversity, New Mobility, a magazine, has continuously ranked the school as the No. 1 “disability-friendly college” in the country.

 

 

 

# of degree-seeking undergraduates     30,386

% male/female                                             53/47

% African American                                     6

% American Indian of Alaska Native        <1

% Asian of Pacific Islander                        14

% Caucasian                                                65

% Hispanic                                                    7

% Pell grant recipients                               16

Distinguished first-generation and minority alums Steve Chen, co-founder, YouTube; Sheila Crump Johnson, co-founder, Black Entertainment Television, America’s first black female billionaire; Mannie Jackson, owner, Harlem Globetrotters, chairman, Basketball Hall of Fame; Ang Lee, director

 

full-time faculty                                         1,974

full-time minority faculty                          457

student-faculty ratio                                 17:1

average class size                                  25

% first-year retention rate                       92

% graduation rate (6 years)                   82

Popular majors Business, Biology, Communications, Engineering, Kinesiology, Psychology

 

% live on campus (% freshmen)  50 (100)

Multicultural student clubs and organizations Academic Sisters Organizing Latina Scholarship (ASOLS), African Cultural Association, African Students Organization, Arab Student Association, Asian American Association, Asian American Law Students Association, Asian American Student Housing Organization, Asian Pacific American Coalition, Baltic Club, Bangladeshi Students Association, Bengali Student Association, Black Chorus at the University of Illinois, Black Congratulatory Committee, Bulgarian Association, Capoeira Club at UIUC, Central Black Student Union, Chinese Heritage Association, Chinese Law Students Association, Chinese Undergraduate Student Association, Colombian Student Association, Conscious Youths of America, Deutschklub, East Asian Calligraphy Club, Ecuadorian Students Association, and many more

Athletics NCAA Division I, Big Ten Conference; m baseball, m/w basketball, m/w cross country, m football, m/w golf, m/w gymnastics, w soccer, w softball, w swimming, m/w tennis, m/w track and field (indoor and outdoor), m wrestling, w volleyball. More on Athletics...

 

# of applicants                                  23,146

% accepted                                       69

# of first-year students enrolled    8,242

SAT Critical Reading range           530-650

SAT Math range                                650-750

SAT Writing range                            n/a

ACT range                                         26-31

average HS GPA                              n/a

regular admission                           1/2

application fee (online)                   $40

fee waiver for applicants

   with financial need                        yes

 

tuition            in-state:                                          $12,524

                       out-of-state:                                   $26,666

room & board                                                       $9,284

total need-based institutional

   scholarships/grants                                        $76,775,836

% of students apply for

   need-based aid                                                58

% of students receiving aid                               77

% receiving need-based scholarship

   or grant aid                                                        39

% receiving aid whose need was

   fully met                                                              28

average aid package                                          $11,029

average student loan debt

   upon graduation                                               $17,930