University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — Champaign, United States

About University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The university was founded in 1867 as Illinois Industrial University under the federal Morrill Land-Grant Act, and its first classes opened in 1868 with 77 students. It became the University of Illinois in 1885 and is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois System, in the twin cities of Urbana and Champaign. In 2018 it opened the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, which centres medical training on engineering.

Engineering
Computer science
Agricultural sciences
Library and information science

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At a glance

Students: 60,848
International: 13.9%
Students per teacher: 20:1
Founded: 1867
Type: Public
Campus: Urban
Endowment: $2.5B
Motto: Learning and Labor (English original)

Champaign, United States40.111, -88.207

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Rankings

QSQS#74World · 2027Source
ARWUARWU#46World · 2026Source
NCSES HERDNCSES HERD#40United States and outlying areas · Total R&D expenditures · 2024Source

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Admissions & how to apply

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Application fee

Per application$50Source

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Costs & aid

International tuition$35,900per year · 2023

Fees$3,292
Room & board2023$13,938

US net price$13,042

What US families pay after grants, by household income. International students usually pay the full price.

<$30k$871
$30–48k$2,983
$48–75k$5,924
$75–110k$11,952
>$110k$29,998

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Programmes

331 programmes

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, OtherMaster’s · 1,161 graduates 2025
Business Administration and Management, GeneralMaster’s · 1,140 graduates 2025
Computer ScienceMaster’s · 1,131 graduates 2025
Research and Experimental Psychology, OtherBachelor’s · 547 graduates 2025
Computer Engineering, GeneralBachelor’s · 458 graduates 2025
Computer ScienceBachelor’s · 458 graduates 2025
Information Science/StudiesMaster’s · 416 graduates 2025
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor’s · 311 graduates 2025
AccountingBachelor’s · 286 graduates 2025
Cell/Cellular and Molecular BiologyBachelor’s · 281 graduates 2025
Finance, GeneralBachelor’s · 267 graduates 2025
Political Science and Government, GeneralBachelor’s · 252 graduates 2025

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Outcomes

Admit rate: 42.4%
SAT average: 1440
ACT middle: 32
Graduate in 4 years: 74.3%
Graduate in 6 years: 86.3%
Return after year one: 94.8%
Pell grant students: 25.9%
Students with federal loans: 25.4%
Median debt: $17,750

Median earnings after starting

1 year$54,871
6 years$67,794
10 years$87,599

Student body

Women47%
Men53%

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