University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
About
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is the founding campus and flagship institution of the University of Illinois System. With over 59,000 students, the University of Illinois is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 302 Title IV programs, 103 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 197 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing103 · 34.1%
- No Data197 · 65.2%
- Failing2 · 0.7%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 18
Action history · 25
- Aug 2025Voluntary Withdrawal ReceivedAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Clinical doctoral program in Audiology
- Dec 2023Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health
- Mar 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Clinical doctoral program in Audiology
- Jul 2022Renewal of AccreditationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
- Jul 2022Renewal of AccreditationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 9,784 students received $62.1M in Pell grants, alongside $212.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 5,702 borrowers who entered repayment, 37 (0.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Illinois
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus131
- Non-campus35
- Public property10
Includes 32 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race4
- Gender1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Orchard Downs Apartments1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
- Sherman Hall1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
- Towsend Hall1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
- Wassaja Hall1 fireBurnt CarpetDamage $100-$999
Data quality: 13 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Illinois vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Illinois selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 85% | — | 59,238 | $15,201 | R1 Research |
Ohio State University-Main Campus | 88% | 60.6% | 61,443 | $18,292 | R1 Research |
Purdue University-Main Campus | 83% | 49.9% | 58,658 | $13,945 | R1 Research |
The University of Texas at Austin | 89% | 26.6% | 53,864 | $19,678 | R1 Research |
University of California-Berkeley | 93% | 11.0% | 45,882 | $14,979 | R1 Research |
University of California-Los Angeles | 93% | 9.0% | 47,335 | $14,013 | R1 Research |
University of Florida | 91% | 24.2% | 56,311 | $6,351 | R1 Research |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 93% | 15.6% | 52,855 | $14,832 | R1 Research |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 85% | 39.1% | 56,997 | $13,485 | R1 Research |
University of Wisconsin-Madison | 90% | 45.2% | 51,044 | $16,928 | R1 Research |
| Peer group median | 90% | 26.6% | 55,088 | $14,906 |
Illinois Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Division of Management Information (DMI) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign manages data related to enrollment, department information, and strategic planning. The office provides various data services and maintains several systems requiring login for accessing detailed historical and current data. Contact information and public information links are available for further inquiries.
Visit IR office page- Amy EdwardsAssociate Provost and Director
- Ting LuAssociate Director
- Emily StubyAssistant Director
- Sarah BjellandData Analyst
- Nathan NagyData Analyst
- Eristeo PerezData Analyst
- Leslie StoeckerData Governance Coordinator
- Raymond FullerInformation Systems Analyst
- Joel SwenddalInstitutional Data Analyst
Research funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionGlossary | Office of the Chief Information Officer | Office of the Provost | IllinoisThis page provides a glossary of terms and phrases as used by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in relation to IT services and strategic planning. These definitions are specific to the context of the university and may differ from common definitions used in other institutions or business sectors.cio.illinois.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic Plan: The Next 1502018The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Strategic Plan 'The Next 150' outlines a bold vision for the university from 2019-2024. It focuses on enhancing scholarship, discovery, and innovation, providing transformative learning experiences, making a significant societal impact, and managing resources strategically. Through specific initiatives like strengthening faculty diversity, fostering entrepreneurial ecosystems, and promoting operational excellence, the plan seeks to redefine public higher education's role in the rapidly evolving educational landscape.archive.strategicplan.web.illinois.edu
Notable alumni of Illinois (30)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Phillip Allen SharpScience
- Edward DoisyScience
- Vincent Du VigneaudScience
- Robert W. HolleyScience
- Jack KilbyEngineering
- Edwin G. KrebsScience
- Polykarp KuschScience
- John SchriefferScience
- Phillip SharpScience
- Hamilton O. SmithScience
- Wendell StanleyScience
- Rosalyn YalowScience
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