| Official Name: | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Location: | Champaign, Illinois |
| Size: | 48,256 Students |
| Campus Setting: | Urban |
| Average Tuition: | $18,173 |
| Average Financial Aid: | $10,418 |
| Acceptance Rate: | 67 - 75% |
| Private/Public: | Public |
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What the School Says
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has earned a reputation as a world-class leader in research, teaching,and public engagement.
A talented and highly respected faculty is the University’s most significant resource. Many are recognized for exceptional scholarship with memberships in such organizations as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering.
The University has a fundamental commitment to undergraduate education. Nearly 28,000 undergraduate students are enrolled in nine undergraduate divisions, which together offer some 4,000 courses in more than 150 fields of study.
Illinois has tremendous breadth and depth in academics, with more than 150 undergraduate and more than 100 graduate and professional programs. A preeminent faculty propels many academic programs to be ranked among the best in the world. This emphasis on campuswide academic excellence has built Illinois' reputation as one of the nation's premier public universities.
A talented and highly respected faculty is the University’s most significant resource. Many are recognized for exceptional scholarship with memberships in such organizations as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering.
The University has a fundamental commitment to undergraduate education. Nearly 28,000 undergraduate students are enrolled in nine undergraduate divisions, which together offer some 4,000 courses in more than 150 fields of study.
Illinois has tremendous breadth and depth in academics, with more than 150 undergraduate and more than 100 graduate and professional programs. A preeminent faculty propels many academic programs to be ranked among the best in the world. This emphasis on campuswide academic excellence has built Illinois' reputation as one of the nation's premier public universities.
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By The Numbers
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- Top Majors:
Business/Marketing 15%
Engineering 14%
Social Sciences 10%
Biology 8%
Psychology 7%
English 7%
Agriculture 5% - Programs Offered:
Agricultural Business Agricultural Communications Agricultural Economics Agricultural Education Services Agricultural Mechanization Agronomy/Crop Science Animal Husbandry Animal Sciences Food Science Food Technology/Processing Horticultural Services Horticulture Science Horticulture, Ornamental International Agriculture Architecture City/Community/Regional Planning Landscape Architecture American Studies Area Studies Asian Studies East Asian Studies Latin American Studies Russian/Slavic Area Studies Women's Studies Acting Art History/Criticism/Conservation Crafts/Folk Art/Artisanry Dance Directing/Theatrical Production Drama/Theater Arts Film Studies Fine/Studio Arts Graphic Design Jazz Studies Music - General Music - General Performance Music - Voice/Opera Music History/Literature Music Theory/Composition Painting Photography Sculpture Theater Literature/History/Criticism Biochemistry Biology Biophysics Biotechnology Botany Cellular Biology/Histology Cellular/Molecular Biology Entomology Microbiology Molecular Biology Physiology Plant Molecular Biology Accounting Accounting/Business Management Actuarial Science Auditing Banking/Financial Services Business - General Business Administration/Management Entrepreneurial Studies Finance/Banking Financial Planning Hospitality Administration/Management Human Resources Management Insurance/Risk Management Logistics/Materials Management Management Information Systems Management Science Marketing Management Marketing Research Operations Management Organizational Behavior Studies Purchasing/Procurement/Contracts Real Estate Sales and Distribution Advertising Broadcast Journalism Communications/Rhetoric Journalism Mass Communications/Media Studies Organizational Communication Computer Programming - General Computer Science Computer/Information Sciences - General Computer/Systems Security Agricultural Education Art Teacher Education Biology Teacher Education Chemistry Teacher Education Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Special Education Education of Multiple Handicapped Elementary Education English Teacher Education Foreign Language Teacher Education French Teacher Education German Teacher Education History Teacher Education Kindergarten/Preschool Education Latin Teacher Education Mathematics Education Music Teacher Education Physical Education Physics Teacher Education Science Teacher Education Secondary Education Social Science Teacher Education Social Studies Teacher Education Spanish Language Teacher Education Special Education Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Agricultural Engineering Biomedical Engineering Ceramic Sciences/Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering - General Computer Hardware Engineering Construction Engineering Electrical/Communications Engineering Engineering - General Engineering Mechanics Engineering Physics Environmental Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Materials Engineering Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical Engineering Nuclear Engineering Operations Research Polymer/Plastics Software Engineering Structural Engineering Water Resource Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Hardware Nuclear Plastics English English Composition English Language & Literature - General Speech/Rhetorical Studies Child Development Consumer Economics Human Development/Family Studies Human Nutrition Classics Comparative Literature East Asian French German Hebrew Italian Latin Linguistics Portuguese Russian Slavic Spanish Athletic Training/Sports Medicine Audiology/Hearing Sciences Community Health/Preventative Medicine Environmental Health Health Services Administration Medical Dietetics Preveterinary Medicine Speech-Language Pathology Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling History - General Prelaw Humanities Liberal Arts & Sciences Computational Mathematics Mathematics - General Statistics Global Studies Mathematics/Computer Science Science, Technology & Society Environmental Science Forest Sciences/Biology Natural Resources & Conservation - General Natural Resources Management/Policy Urban Forestry Wildlife/Wilderness Management Exercise Sciences Parks, Recreation & Fitness - General Sport/Fitness Administration Philosophy Religion/Religious Studies Astronomy Atmospheric Sciences Chemistry Geology Physics Psychology - General Anthropology Economics Geography Political Science/Government Sociology Airline - Commercial Pilot/Flight Crew Aviation Management Flight Instruction - Study Programs:
Accelerated Program
Cross-Registration
Double major
ESL
Honors program
Independent study
Internships
Liberal arts/career combination
ROTC, Army
ROTC, Navy
ROTC, Air Force
Semester At Sea
Student-designed major
Study abroad
Teacher certification
Washington Semester
Visiting/Exchange Student Program - Study Support:
Learning Center
Pre-Admission Summer Program
Reduced Course Load
Remedial Instruction
Study Skills Assistance
Tutoring
Writing Center
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Quick Facts
- It is a Public University, Four-year Coed
- Accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
- Degrees offered: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral and First Professional
- Undergraduate base tuition and fees (fall 2007):
- State residents: $11,130 per year
- Non-resident: $25,216 per year - Graduate base tuition and fees (fall 2007):
- State residents: $11,216 per year
- Non-resident: $24,056 per year - Total Faculty: 2,971
- Full-time Faculty: 97%
- Student to Faculty ratio is 17:1
- Alumni: 394,321 living alumni
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