University of Illinois at Chicago Business Programs

University of Illinois at Chicago is a public institution situated in Chicago, Illinois. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

University of Illinois at Chicago Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UIC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#20	Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#63	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#74	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#90	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#143	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UIC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#86	Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#95	Best Finance & Financial Management Schools	College Factual
#105	Best Graduate Certificate Schools	Course Advisor
#108	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#111	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#226	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Illinois at Chicago?

Contact details for UIC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	601 S Morgan, Chicago, IL 60607
Phone:	312-996-7000
Website:	www.uic.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/uic.edu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/uicnews

How Do I Get Into UIC?

You can apply to UIC online at: www.admissions.uic.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for UIC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UIC?

The acceptance rate at University of Illinois at Chicago is 73%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Average Test Scores

About 82% of students accepted to UIC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 520 and 640.

UIC received ACT scores from 25% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 30. Math scores were between 21 and 28. Composite scores were between 21 and 29.

Can I Afford University of Illinois at Chicago?

The overall average net price of UIC is $34,656. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UIC, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $6,510 a year. That adds up to $26,040 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UIC is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Illinois at Chicago Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 21,921 undergraduate students at UIC, with 20,023 being full-time and 1,898 being part-time.

There are also 11,597 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 20,023 full-time undergraduates at UIC, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Illinois at Chicago students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4,267
Black or African American	1,510
Hispanic or Latino	6,916
White	4,951
International Students	1,493
Other Races/Ethnicities	886

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at University of Illinois at Chicago. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 98 countries are represented at UIC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Iran.

Online Learning at University of Illinois at Chicago

In 2019-2020, 32,929 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UIC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UIC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Illinois at Chicago was 563.0%. This is the #134 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UIC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Illinois at Chicago Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Finance	261	0	0	261
General Business Administration and Management	47	200	9	256
Management Science	127	120	0	247
Accounting	166	23	0	189
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	161	19	0	180
General Economics	117	0	0	117
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	19	0	0	19
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	15	0	15
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	4	8	12
Entrepreneurship	9	0	0	9
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law	0	2	0	2
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Real Estate	0	0	0	0
Tax Law/Taxation	0	0	0	0
Applied Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	907	383	17	1,307

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Hied5 under License

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