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The University of Illinois Chicago is the only public research university in Chicago. In the heart of one of the world’s great cities, UIC is a world-class research institution with 16 academic colleges and an academic health enterprise, UI Health. The university serves nearly 34,000 students and is one of the most ethnically rich and culturally diverse campuses in the nation.

11th

Among top performers in social mobility

47%

Of fall 2023 first-year freshmen are first-generation students

TOP 25

In ethnic diversity

BY THE NUMBERS (FALL 2023)
Full-Time Equivalent Employees
Faculty
3,144
Administrative and Professional
3,190
Support Staff
7,548
Graduate Assistant (headcount)
3,479
Degrees Awarded (2022-23)
9,106
Operating Budget*
$3.98B
Separately Funded Research
$393.8M

*Includes $723.7 million in payments made for employee benefits and $19.5 million for the Academic Facilities Maintenance Fund Assessment.

ENROLLMENT (FALL 2023)
Headcount
Percent
Total
33,522
Undergraduate
22,107
65.9%
Male
10,342
46.8%
Female
11,765
53.2%
Black
1,744
7.9%
Hispanic
7,999
36.2%
American Indian /Alaska Native
10
0.0%
Asian
4,522
20.5%
Native Hawaiian
/Other Pacific Islander
7
0.0%
Two or More Races
653
3.0%
Graduate
7,381
22.0%
Professional
4,034
12.0%
Total Illinois Resident*
26,954
80.4%
Total Out-of-State Resident*
2,372
7.1%
Total U.S. Non-Resident*
4,196
12.5%

*Based on address at time of application/admission.

ENROLLMENT BY ACADEMIC UNIT (FALL 2023)
College of Applied Health Sciences
1,939
College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts
1,372
College of Business Administration
5,039
College of Dentistry
471
College of Education
1,161
College of Engineering
6,220
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
10,200
College of Medicine
Chicago
985
Peoria
229
Rockford
272
College of Nursing
1,644
College of Pharmacy
778
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
487
Graduate College
179
Jane Addams College of Social Work
512
School of Law
993
School of Public Health
851
Extended Campus
190
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