University of Illinois at Springfield Business Programs

University of Illinois at Springfield is a public institution situated in Springfield, Illinois. Springfield is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is University of Illinois at Springfield?

Contact details for UIS are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One University Plaza, Springfield, IL 62703-5407
Phone:	217-206-6600
Website:	www.uis.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/uis.edu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UISedu

How Do I Get Into UIS?

You can apply to UIS online at: www.uis.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for UIS

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UIS?

With an acceptance rate of 77%, UIS may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 82% of students accepted to UIS submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 600. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

UIS received ACT scores from 38% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 28. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 19 and 27.

Can I Afford University of Illinois at Springfield?

The overall average net price of UIS is $23,944. 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 UIS, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $5,130 a year. That adds up to $20,520 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UIS is 3.9%. 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 Springfield Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,654 undergraduate students at UIS, with 1,840 being full-time and 814 being part-time.

There are also 1,492 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,840 full-time undergraduates at UIS, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	63
Black or African American	280
Hispanic or Latino	224
White	1,120
International Students	54
Other Races/Ethnicities	99

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at University of Illinois at Springfield. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 41 countries are represented at UIS. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Illinois at Springfield

In 2019-2020, 4,066 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of UIS

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Illinois at Springfield was 13.1%. This is the #647 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UIS 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 Springfield Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	114	33	147
Accounting	25	25	50
General Economics	3	0	3
Interior Design Management	1	0	1
TOTAL	143	58	201

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 Beyond My Ken under License

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