University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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 Urbana-Champaign is a public research university in Champaign, IL (city setting), with 35,564 undergraduates (46% women). It admitted 44% of 67,398 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1270–1510 on the SAT and 29–34 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $52,139 a year for out-of-state students and $33,642 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,297 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 85% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in engineering, business, computer & information sciences. The campus reported 0.7 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 Urbana-Champaign ranks
2 top-ten finishes 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
- 85%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $18,060 in-state · $39,192 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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 Urbana-Champaign teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 27 | room 1 | 4 | $2.8M | $103,645 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Big Ten Conference | 35 | 1 over | 6 | $3.8M | $107,573 | 995 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 14 | room 1 | 6 | $21M | $1,468,997 | 948 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 26 | 11 over | 6 | $7.3M | $279,170 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 992 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Big Ten Conference | 119 | 14 over | 1 | $48M | $403,373 | 970 | |
| Men's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 7 | room 2 | 3 | $2.2M | $318,552 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 9 | at cap | 2 | $1.1M | $126,185 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Big Ten Conference | 22 | 2 over | 4 | $1.9M | $84,652 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Big Ten Conference | 27 | 2 over | 5 | $2.4M | $87,934 | 994 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big Ten Conference | 36 | 6 over | 1 | $2M | $54,218 | 993 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $1.6M | $204,296 | 988 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $1.6M | $203,500 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 89 | 44 over | 1 | $2.9M | $32,203 | 983 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 89 | 44 over | 1 | $3.5M | $38,919 | 980 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Ten Conference | 19 | 1 over | 5 | $2.8M | $145,720 | 994 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big Ten Conference | 36 | 6 over | 1 | $2.1M | $57,817 | 981 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.