- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, ILCity: smallZIP 61820Founded 1867
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1867
- Motto
- Learning and Labor
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.illinois.edu
- Member of
- APLU
IllinoisPublic
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public university in Champaign, Illinois, with 36,258 undergraduates. It admits 42% of applicants, graduates 86% within six years and costs $13,042 a year after aid.
86%graduate
Admission rate42%
Retention95%
4-year graduation74%
Pell Grant share26%
Federal loans25%
$13,042net price / year
42%admission rate
1440average SAT
86%graduate in 6 years
$87,599median earnings, 10 yrs
$17,750median debt
#128 of 1,704 for earnings#362 of 1,739 for lowest net price#103 of 1,738 for graduation rate#182 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $34,226tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,354
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $36,706
- Average net price
- $13,042national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$871
$30,001–48,000$2,983
$48,001–75,000$5,924
$75,001–110,000$11,952
$110,001+$29,998
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 42%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 650–740
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 660–780
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 30–34
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college42%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college95%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college86%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college26%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 86%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 74%
- First-year retention
- 95%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 86%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $67,794
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $87,599middle 50%: $60,718–$126,428
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$126,428
Median, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign$87,599
Lower quarter$60,718
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 36,258
- Part-time
- 1.8%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 25%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 26%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 73%
- Average faculty salary
- $14,464 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,929
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,606,081,833
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White38%
Hispanic14%
Black5.3%
Asian23%
Two or more races4.1%
U.S. nonresident14%
Unknown1.5%
26 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering21%
Computer & information sciences9.7%
Business & management9.5%
Social sciences7.0%
Psychology5.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.5%
Mathematics & statistics5.4%
Agriculture5.1%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in Illinois
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL | $9,540 | 62% | $73,666 |
| Illinois State University Normal, IL | $17,829 | 67% | $67,557 |
| Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL | $14,505 | 48% | $61,351 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | $13,111 | 56% | $59,436 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | $12,554 | 59% | $57,388 |
| Western Illinois University Macomb, IL | $10,018 | 49% | $57,175 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA | $13,866 | 87% | $83,432 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | $13,663 | 85% | $83,105 |
| University of Georgia Athens, GA | $13,636 | 89% | $77,246 |
| University of California-Davis Davis, CA | $14,318 | 86% | $86,999 |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | $14,794 | 86% | $96,197 |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | $14,296 | 88% | $89,228 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 145637. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q457281.