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Founded in 1867 as one of America’s original land-grant institutions, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is consistently ranked as one of the top public research universities in the U.S.

56,000+

Students from 50 states and 100+ countries

#12

Ranked public university

500K+

Living alumni

BY THE NUMBERS (FALL 2023)
Full-Time Equivalent Employees
Faculty
3,411
Administrative and Professional
3,613
Support Staff
5,689
Graduate Assistant (headcount)
6,478
Degrees Awarded (2022-23)
16,803
Operating Budget*
$3.36B
Separately Funded Research
$602.3M

*Includes $517.8 million in payments made for employee benefits and $28.2 million for the Academic Facilities Maintenance Fund Assessment.

ENROLLMENT (FALL 2023)
Headcount
Percent
Total
56,563
Undergraduate
35,564
62.9%
Male
18,810
52.9%
Female
16,754
47.1%
Black
1,955
5.5%
Hispanic
4,843
13.6%
American Indian /Alaska Native
10
0.0%
Asian
8,000
22.5%
Native Hawaiian /Other Pacific Islander
13
0.0%
Two or More Races
1,364
3.8%
Graduate
19,622
34.7%
Professional
1,377
2.4%
Total Illinois Resident*
31,304
55.3%
Total Out-of-State Resident*
12,684
22.4%
Total U.S. Non-Resident*
12,575
22.2%

*Based on address at time of application/admission.

ENROLLMENT BY ACADEMIC UNIT (FALL 2023)
College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
3,429
College of Applied Health Sciences
2,583
Gies College of Business
8,902
College of Education
1,814
The Grainger College of Engineering
14,608
College of Fine and Applied Arts
2,490
College of Law
655
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
14,915
College of Media
1,083
College of Veterinary Medicine
797
Division of General Studies
2,047
Graduate College
13
Carle Illinois College of Medicine
203
School of Information Sciences
1,610
School of Labor and Employment Relations
279
School of Social Work
753
Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning
382
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