The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (also known as University of Illinois, U of I, UIUC, and Illinois) is a public, four-year university that offers a plethora of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. University of Illinois is classified as an RU/VH Research University and is well-known as one of the top, research universities in the United States. University of Illinois is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois System, which includes the Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and Springfield campuses.
Academics
University of Illinois has 17 academic schools and colleges that offer programs in over 150 fields of study. The University is the 2nd largest, public university in Illinois and offers continuing education and extension programs at 14 locations that serve nearly 3 million people a year. U of I is particularly known for both applied and basic engineering and sciences.
Rankings
According to US News & World Report‘s “America’s Best Colleges,” U of I is ranked as the 11th public university and the 41st national university. The university is also highly ranked for its Graduate School of Library and Information Science program, the College of Engineering, the College of Business, the College of Education, the Department of Civil Engineering, and its work in engineering science and engineering physics.
Library
U of I is home to one of the largest, public university libraries in the United States, containing more than 24 million items in the main library and over 35 departmental divisions. It also houses some the earliest printed material in the world, the oldest book printed in moveable type, Shakespeare’s first folio printed in 1623, a first edition copy of Clement Clarke Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas”, and the original script of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds.
Athletics
Known as the Fighting Illini, U of I’s ten men’s and eleven women’s athletic teams are part of the NCAA Division I. U of I is also part of the Big Ten Conference. The University houses the Memorial Stadium for football, the State Farm Center for men’s and women’s basketball, the Atkins Tennis Center for men’s and women’s tennis, and the University of Illinois Ice Arena for the University’s club hockey team.
Financial Aid
U of I’s Office of Student Financial Aid (OFSA) helps students secure aid to allay the cost of attending the university. The four main types of aid include grants, scholarships/waivers, loans, and employment.
Student Housing
During their first year, all incoming freshmen are required to live in approved student housing. Undergraduate students living in university housing are required to purchase a meal plan. There are 24 residence halls in both Urbana and Champaign and there are 2 graduate residence halls. Starting in their second year, some undergraduate students choose to move into Greek houses or apartments.
General Information
| Admission Office 901 West Illinois Urbana, IL 61801-3028 (217) 333-0302 Fax: (217) 244-4614 Contact: Stacey Kostell Director of Undergraduate Admissions |
Main Address 601 East John Street Champaign, IL 61820-5711 (217) 333-1000 |
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Size Total undergrads: 30,900 Degree-seeking undergrads: 30,400 Setting Urban setting Small city (50,000 – 249,999) Residential campus |
Degrees offered: Bachelor’s Master’s Doctoral First Professional |
Admissions Information
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Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $40 Online application fee: $40 |
Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 69% Percent students who return sophomore year: 93% |
Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| Tuition and fees | $10,770 | $11,712 | $12,116 | $13,096 | +8.09% |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 | 0.00% |
| Living Arrangement – On Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $8,196 | $8,764 | $9,284 | $9,714 | +4.63% |
| Other | $2,510 | $2,510 | $2,510 | $2,528 | +0.72% |
| Living Arrangement – Off Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Other | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Total Expenses | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| In-state On Campus | $22,676 | $24,186 | $25,110 | $26,538 | +5.69% |
| In-state Off Campus | $11,970 | $12,912 | $13,316 | $14,296 | +7.36% |
| In-state with Family | $11,970 | $12,912 | $13,316 | $14,296 | +7.36% |
| Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees | |
| Tuition for In-state Students | $12,199 |
| In-state Student Fees | $2,710 |
| Tuition for Out-of-state Students | $24,603 |
| Out-of-state Fees | $2,710 |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 4,946 | 68% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 3,198 | 44% | $31,039,981 | $9,706 |
| • Federal grants | 1,211 | 17% | $5,818,296 | $4,805 |
| • Pell grants | 1,102 | 15% | $4,003,332 | $3,633 |
| • Other federal grants | 1,041 | 14% | $1,814,964 | $1,743 |
| State/local government grant or scholarships | 1,784 | 24% | $11,575,201 | $6,488 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 2,748 | 38% | $13,646,484 | $4,966 |
| Student loan aid | 3,155 | 43% | $20,052,815 | $6,356 |
| • Federal student loans | 3,105 | 43% | $15,157,626 | $4,882 |
| • Other student loans | 687 | 9% | $4,895,189 | $7,125 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | Doctor | AA/AS | CERT |
| Total of All Education Programs | 7546 | 3066 | 1051 | - | 21 |
| Agriculture | 453 | 65 | 34 | - | - |
| Agricultural Business and Management, Other | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Agricultural Communication/Journalism | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| Agricultural Economics | 168 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 20 | 11 | 4 | - | - |
| Animal Sciences | 117 | 24 | 16 | - | - |
| Food Science | 105 | 20 | 4 | - | - |
| Horticultural Science | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Ornamental Horticulture | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Architecture and Related Services | 193 | 115 | 8 | - | - |
| Architecture | - | 83 | - | - | - |
| Architecture and Related Services, Other | 131 | - | - | - | - |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 40 | 19 | 7 | - | - |
| Landscape Architecture | 22 | 13 | 1 | - | - |
| Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies | 168 | 17 | 5 | - | - |
| African Studies | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| African-American/Black Studies | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Area Studies, Other | 131 | - | - | - | - |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | - | 7 | - | - | - |
| East Asian Studies | 20 | - | 5 | - | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Latin American Studies | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Russian Studies | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Biology and Biomedical Sciences | 565 | 36 | 77 | - | - |
| Biochemistry | 18 | 2 | 19 | - | - |
| Bioinformatics | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 128 | - | - | - | - |
| Biology and Biological Sciences, General | 5 | 10 | 4 | - | - |
| Biophysics | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Biotechnology | - | - | - | - | - |
| Botany/Plant Biology | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 413 | - | - | - | - |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| Ecology | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Entomology | - | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| Microbiology | - | 9 | 12 | - | - |
| Neuroscience | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Physiology | - | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. | 992 | 836 | 13 | - | - |
| Accounting | 396 | 369 | 1 | - | - |
| Actuarial Science | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Business Administration and Management | 60 | 205 | 10 | - | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 69 | - | - | - | - |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finance | 285 | 134 | 1 | - | - |
| Labor and Industrial Relations | - | 99 | 1 | - | - |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| Management Information Systems | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| Marketing, Other | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | 62 | - | - | - | - |
| Operations Management and Supervision | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Taxation | - | 29 | - | - | - |
| Communication and Journalism Programs | 318 | 34 | - | - | - |
| Advertising | 161 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Broadcast Journalism | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| Journalism | 77 | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 41 | - | - | - | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | - | - | - | - | - |
| Computing and Information Sciences | 138 | 67 | 36 | - | - |
| Computer Science | 138 | 67 | 36 | - | - |
| Education | 270 | 394 | 50 | - | 12 |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - |
| Art Teacher Education | 20 | 12 | 2 | - | - |
| Biology Teacher Education | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Chemistry Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | 23 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| Earth Science Teacher Education | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Education, Other | - | - | - | - | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | - | 63 | 6 | - | 7 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 127 | 17 | 6 | - | - |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - |
| French Language Teacher Education | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| German Language Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - |
| Latin Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Music Teacher Education | 59 | 24 | 3 | - | - |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | - | - | - | - | - |
| Physics Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | - | 18 | 7 | - | - |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | - | 66 | 10 | - | - |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| Special Education and Teaching | 20 | 41 | 7 | - | - |
| Speech Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | - | 21 | - | - | - |
| Technical Teacher Education | - | 106 | 8 | - | 3 |
| Engineering | 1070 | 411 | 198 | - | - |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 57 | 31 | 9 | - | - |
| Agricultural Engineering | 59 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 26 | 13 | 1 | - | - |
| Ceramic Sciences and Engineering | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chemical Engineering | 78 | 19 | 20 | - | - |
| Civil Engineering | 157 | 95 | 35 | - | - |
| Computer Engineering | 67 | - | - | - | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 202 | 112 | 46 | - | - |
| Engineering Mechanics | 7 | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| Engineering | 114 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | - | 24 | 10 | - | - |
| Industrial Engineering | 17 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Materials Engineering | 74 | 8 | 30 | - | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | 165 | 72 | 21 | - | - |
| Nuclear Engineering | 12 | 8 | 10 | - | - |
| Systems Engineering | - | 7 | 4 | - | - |
| Engineering Technology | - | 44 | - | - | - |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | - | 44 | - | - | - |
| English Language, Composition and Literature/Letters | 315 | 20 | 14 | - | - |
| Creative Writing | - | 7 | - | - | - |
| English Language and Literature | 251 | 13 | 14 | - | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 64 | - | - | - | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 201 | 42 | 19 | - | - |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 10 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Comparative Literature | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| French Language and Literature | 26 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| German Language and Literature | 17 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Italian Language and Literature | 6 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Linguistics | 19 | 9 | 4 | - | - |
| Portuguese Language and Literature | - | - | - | - | - |
| Russian Language and Literature | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 115 | 10 | 6 | - | - |
| Health Services and Allied Health Sciences | 331 | 38 | 124 | - | - |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-language Pathology/Pathologist | 94 | 23 | 6 | - | - |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 226 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| Pre-veterinary Studies | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Health | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rehabilitation Science | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Veterinary Medicine | - | - | 106 | - | - |
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences | - | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| History | 187 | 13 | 15 | - | - |
| History | 187 | 13 | 15 | - | - |
| Human Services | - | 144 | 9 | - | - |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | - | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| Public Administration | - | - | - | - | - |
| Social Work | - | 141 | 5 | - | - |
| Legal and Law Studies | - | 83 | 200 | - | - |
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies | - | 83 | 3 | - | - |
| Comparative Law | - | - | - | - | - |
| Law | - | - | 197 | - | - |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Library Science | - | 269 | 5 | - | 2 |
| Library and Information Science | - | 269 | 5 | - | 2 |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 114 | 88 | 22 | - | - |
| Applied Mathematics | - | 21 | - | - | - |
| Mathematics | 88 | 26 | 19 | - | - |
| Statistics | 25 | 41 | 3 | - | - |
| Statistics, Other | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | 42 | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Nutrition Sciences | - | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| Systems Science and Theory | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | 57 | 27 | 4 | - | - |
| Environmental Science | 57 | 27 | 4 | - | - |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | 288 | 50 | 5 | - | - |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 179 | 17 | 1 | - | - |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 109 | 33 | 4 | - | - |
| Physical Sciences | 174 | 50 | 99 | - | - |
| Astronomy | 8 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 9 | 12 | 4 | - | - |
| Chemical Physics | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Chemistry | 109 | 13 | 38 | - | - |
| Geology and Earth Science | 14 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Physics | 34 | 15 | 51 | - | - |
| Psychology | 533 | 62 | 42 | - | - |
| Educational Psychology | - | 30 | 15 | - | - |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 28 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Psychology | 505 | 27 | 27 | - | - |
| Social Sciences | 836 | 77 | 30 | - | - |
| Anthropology | 57 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| Economics | 262 | 57 | 10 | - | - |
| Economics, Other | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Geography | 12 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| Political Science and Government | 356 | 9 | 4 | - | - |
| Sociology | 145 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| Transportation and Materials Moving | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 220 | 77 | 33 | - | 1 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 27 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Dance | 15 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts | 29 | 15 | 2 | - | - |
| Fine/Studio Arts | - | 8 | - | - | - |
| Graphic Design | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| Industrial and Product Design | 38 | - | - | - | - |
| Intermedia/Multimedia | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Music Performance | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| Music Theory and Composition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Music | 16 | 43 | 29 | - | 1 |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | - | - | - | - | - |
| Painting | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Photography | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sculpture | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Voice and Opera | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Work and Family Studies | 54 | - | - | - | - |
| Human Development and Family Studies | 54 | - | - | - | - |
Undergraduate Majors
| Agriculture & Related Sciences Agricultural Business B Architecture & Related Programs Architecture B Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies East Asian Studies B Arts, Visual & Performing Acting B Biological & Biomedical Sciences Biochemistry B Business, Management, & Marketing Accounting B Communications & Journalism Advertising B Computer & Information Sciences Computer Programming – General B Education Agricultural Education B Engineering Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering B English Language & Literature English Composition B Family & Consumer Sciences Child Development B Foreign Language & Literature Classics B Health Professions & Clinical Sciences Athletic Training/Sports Medicine B History History – General B Law & Legal Studies Prelaw B Liberal Arts & Sciences Humanities B Mathematics Computational Mathematics B Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Global Studies B Natural Resources & Conservation Environmental Science B Parks, Recreation & Fitness Exercise Sciences B Philosophy & Religion Philosophy B Physical Sciences Astronomy B Psychology Psychology – General B Social Sciences Anthropology B Transportation & Materials Moving Airline – Commercial Pilot/Flight Crew B,C | Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
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