University of Illinois Chicago
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Illinois Chicago is a public research university in Chicago, IL (city setting), with 22,107 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 79% of 25,420 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1120–1340 on the SAT and 25–32 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $51,386 a year for out-of-state students and $36,364 in-state; aided first-year students paid $11,499 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 60% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.87 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Illinois Chicago ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,816 in-state · $31,505 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Illinois Chicago
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Illinois Chicago teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Missouri Valley Conference | 30 | 2 over | 4 | $1.1M | $35,057 | 991 | |
| Baseball | Missouri Valley Conference | 41 | 7 over | 4 | $1.3M | $31,462 | 993 | |
| Men's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 15 | at cap | 9 | $4M | $267,363 | 954 | |
| Women's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $2.6M | $174,334 | 977 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 967 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Missouri Valley Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $461k | $57,604 | 983 | |
| Men's Soccer | Missouri Valley Conference | 31 | 3 over | 4 | $1.1M | $33,874 | 965 | |
| Softball | Missouri Valley Conference | 22 | room 3 | 4 | $1.1M | $51,785 | 996 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Missouri Valley Conference | 28 | room 2 | 4 | $426k | $15,199 | 952 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Missouri Valley Conference | 30 | at cap | 4 | $611k | $20,374 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Mid-American Conference | 10 | at cap | 2 | $468k | $46,828 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Missouri Valley Conference | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $627k | $78,381 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Missouri Valley Conference | 73 | 28 over | 4 | $306k | $4,196 | 976 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Missouri Valley Conference | 76 | 31 over | 4 | $337k | $4,436 | 994 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Missouri Valley Conference | 22 | 4 over | 3 | $1.3M | $59,141 | 980 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.