University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Public · 36,258 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

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$50 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$2,038
$30,000 – $48,000	$5,373
$48,000 – $75,000	$7,982
$75,000 – $110,000	$15,152
Over $110,000	$28,761
All incomes (average)	$14,355

Sticker tuition and fees: $16,004 in-state, $35,124 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$15,184
Books and supplies	$1,200
Other expenses, on campus	$2,500

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (7,946 of them) in 2022–23; 61% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	48%	$17,524
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	22%	$5,482
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	45%	$10,783
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	30%	$4,972

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1440
Median ACT: 32
Students with Pell grants: 23%
Graduation rate (6yr): 85%
Freshman retention: 95%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $81,054
Median debt at graduation: $19,500
International undergrads: 5,220 (14.7%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $50
Students per faculty member: 20 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 73%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 650–740
SAT Math: 660–780
ACT composite: 30–34

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Not considered
High school class rank	Not considered
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 67,398
Admitted: 29,446
Enrolled: 8,325

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Engineering21%

Computer Science10%

Business10%

Social Sciences7%

Psychology6%

Biology & Life Sciences6%

Mathematics & Statistics5%

Agriculture5%

Communications & Media5%

Health & Nursing4%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (76)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Research and Experimental Psychology	637	$37,249	$60,168national $55,695	$15,957
Computer Engineering	392	$121,140	$159,855national $109,015	$18,593
Computer Science	361	$134,501	$181,981national $107,009	$15,000
Economics	331	$64,873	$86,860national $82,686	$16,625
Statistics	322	$84,922	$105,978national $92,425	$15,000
Finance and Financial Management Services	297	$86,669	$119,978national $83,343	$16,750
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	282	$38,262	$70,213national $66,697	$17,679
Political Science and Government	273	$44,661	$69,515national $63,293	$17,000
Mechanical Engineering	269	$81,350	$95,329national $92,135	$15,000
Agricultural Business and Management	264	$64,122	$86,646national $66,647	$15,340
Accounting and Related Services	264	$78,920	$101,098national $76,194	$15,500
Communication and Media Studies	260	$45,667	$66,439national $56,359	$15,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	240	$84,704	$104,172national $86,176	$16,566
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	235	$89,876	$111,783national $100,647	$19,500
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	192	$55,788	$83,451national $63,560	$16,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General	189	$101,492	$146,946national $92,374	$16,344
Civil Engineering	189	$78,644	$91,650national $86,517	$17,149
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	188	$34,013	$67,782national $54,562	$15,000
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	178	$34,867	$60,352national $65,681	$16,500
Marketing	164	$70,112	$90,744national $69,303	$16,125
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	156	$50,008	$55,105national $47,382	$15,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	150	$39,458	$69,195national $61,296	$16,750
Chemical Engineering	145	$84,410	$104,317national $98,158	$18,625
Public Health	144	$44,105	$65,978national $58,808	$16,640
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	141	$87,086	$97,276national $98,207	$19,500
Mathematics	133	$62,714	$78,891national $69,562	$18,487
Information Science/Studies	119	$83,548	—national $85,294	$16,625
Business Administration, Management and Operations	116	$75,767	$107,904national $68,257	$16,048
Animal Sciences	114	$34,396	$48,026national $49,634	$15,791
Chemistry	111	$52,720	$70,197national $65,120	$18,231
Architectural Sciences and Technology	99	$48,017	$67,147national $70,074	$19,854
English Language and Literature, General	97	$45,810	$54,570national $48,590	$14,479
History	94	$43,724	$46,718national $50,680	$15,000
Engineering Physics	87	$64,071	$102,211national $89,154	$20,500
Mathematics and Computer Science	83	$137,829	$155,503national $118,943	$11,097
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	83	$46,024	$61,313national $50,983	$16,000
Industrial Engineering	77	$83,615	$103,143national $98,442	$20,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	77	$40,635	$50,396national $48,568	$12,250
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	75	$77,792	$97,926national $93,451	$19,097
Food Science and Technology	74	$56,486	$66,226national $70,873	$18,168
Agricultural Engineering	73	$66,386	$89,400national $84,624	$18,361
Social Work	73	$37,083	$56,917national $51,790	$13,677
Sustainability Studies	69	$50,245	$63,604national $57,887	$16,533
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	68	$26,328	$65,605national $58,928	$16,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	66	$33,441	$55,382national $55,012	$13,866
Materials Engineering	65	$75,772	$97,924national $91,449	$20,500
Design and Applied Arts	62	$46,592	$65,186national $51,490	$15,600
Sociology	60	$38,290	$55,393national $52,657	$14,712
Systems Engineering	58	$84,822	$106,805national $105,185	$19,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	57	$48,344	$52,409national $51,389	$16,957
Systems Science and Theory	53	$38,458	$57,510national $88,036	$16,439
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	49	$44,305	$61,801national $55,000	$11,960
Music	46	$29,508	$50,544national $42,892	$19,376
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	45	—	—national $65,466	$17,750
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	44	$28,385	$49,323national $39,775	$12,462
Agricultural Public Services	38	$49,637	—national $54,152	$14,643
Anthropology	37	$39,065	$43,554national $46,676	$13,500
Journalism	36	$44,423	$67,539national $56,278	$15,750
International/Globalization Studies	35	$41,078	$67,396national $59,972	$17,750
Physics	35	$64,107	$81,077national $76,786	$18,767
Special Education and Teaching	32	$60,781	$60,685national $50,499	$15,126
Nuclear Engineering	31	$82,743	$116,047national $99,297	$21,000
Astronomy and Astrophysics	30	—	—national $68,333	$18,579
Philosophy	28	$34,473	$34,482national $54,455	—
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	26	$35,421	$61,774national $49,984	$18,375
Geography and Cartography	26	—	$62,504national $57,853	—
Fine and Studio Arts	26	$28,801	—national $41,367	$18,000
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	23	$34,000	$50,941national $51,710	$21,068
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	23	$36,568	$44,004national $48,471	$22,000
Engineering Mechanics	20	—	$89,617national $93,437	—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	18	—	$68,201national $60,190	—
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	17	—	$71,425national $60,997	—
Plant Sciences	14	$52,117	$63,279national $56,567	—
Area Studies	14	—	$54,187national $56,625	—
Education, General	9	—	$65,864national $49,808	—
Management Information Systems and Services	0	$82,742	$116,339national $83,290	$15,035

Master's degrees (32)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	1,373	$147,218	$151,907national $103,485	$31,588
Computer Science	1,094	$157,956	$179,395national $145,571	$22,875
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	1,043	$80,954	$106,780national $124,807	$28,279
Information Science/Studies	368	$50,472	—national $112,705	$37,500
Social Work	180	$55,812	$64,120national $65,123	$44,483
Human Resources Management and Services	130	$96,342	$114,404national $83,558	$47,085
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	129	—	$142,725national $133,654	—
Education, General	127	$65,019	$71,889national $65,824	$18,473
Civil Engineering	108	$88,020	$103,656national $98,323	$27,336
Mechanical Engineering	90	$100,599	$127,773national $115,974	—
Architectural Sciences and Technology	81	$65,783	$73,780national $77,466	$41,000
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	66	$118,500	$125,843national $122,434	$31,899
Sustainability Studies	57	$58,290	$72,499national $76,897	—
Engineering-Related Fields	55	—	$97,705national $125,651	—
Animal Sciences	46	$55,870	$69,841national $75,394	$26,000
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	44	$79,723	$98,771national $106,375	—
Food Science and Technology	43	—	$111,860national $88,332	—
Curriculum and Instruction	43	$65,524	—national $63,399	$21,844
Music	37	$36,054	$39,607national $48,285	$21,656
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	33	$52,793	$63,098national $74,607	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	32	$58,521	$64,614national $67,030	$46,421
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	26	$58,835	$67,261national $63,707	—
Public Health	24	$55,373	$78,890national $82,751	$46,696
Marketing	23	$71,898	—national $79,106	$39,715
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	22	$109,200	—national $80,125	—
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	22	$44,961	—national $58,093	—
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	21	$47,937	$59,898national $56,313	$37,250
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	19	$80,812	—national $92,629	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	14	$42,557	$52,436national $49,978	—
Plant Sciences	12	$75,667	$97,965national $70,814	—
Special Education and Teaching	7	$61,263	—national $64,397	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	5	—	$49,179national $59,916	—

First professional degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Medicine	39	$66,550	—national $112,460	$246,257

Doctoral degrees (8)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Education, General	65	$101,186	—national $87,373	$46,500
Chemistry	47	$110,341	$131,278national $115,386	—
Physics	35	—	$163,024national $130,153	—
Music	33	$46,245	$58,016national $59,592	$31,925
Research and Experimental Psychology	24	—	$99,311national $103,410	—
Veterinary Medicine	—	$116,116	$133,973national $139,914	$195,100
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	0	—	$83,502national $88,768	—
Law	—	$92,516	$130,428national $105,518	$68,819

Graduate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	297	—	—national $94,506	$23,462

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 189 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 601 E John Street, Champaign, IL 61820-5711
Phone: (217) 333-1000
Institutional accreditor: Higher Learning Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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