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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Campus

Champaign, IL · City · Public · Research university · the Fighting Illini · Website ↗

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.

Small city
Setting
under 100,000
35,564
Undergraduates
+ 20,999 graduate students
20:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
94%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
11%
From out of state
+ 17% from abroad
$14k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k

The place

  • SettingSmall city (under 100,000) Champaign, IL
  • TypePublic · Research university
  • Part ofUniversity of Illinois Board of Trustees
  • CalendarSemester
  • DesignationsLand-grant
  • MedicalGrants medical degrees
  • Admissions44% admitted · admissions
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.

Who is on campus

Students

35,56420,999
Undergraduates 35,564Graduate students 20,999

Where first-years come from

71%11%17%
In state 71%Other states 11%Abroad 17%

Division I median: 72% in state.

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

38%14%22%15%
White 38%Hispanic 14%Black 5%Asian 22%Two or more 4%International 15%Not reported 1%
  • Women46%
  • Full-time97% of undergraduates · median 89%
  • First-year class8,325 entered last fall
  • Transfers in1,462 4% of undergraduates, last fall
  • Online61% take some classes online 1% fully online
  • Registered with disability services9.07% of undergraduates

Living there

Where you liveFood & housingOther expensesA year
On campus$13,938$2,500$16,438

The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.

Services a recruit asks about

  • ROTCArmy · Navy · Air Force
  • Study abroadOffered
  • Veteran and military supportDedicated services
  • Campus safety0.7 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page upper half for safety in Division I
  • Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors

Division I campuses

66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%

66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.

Where it ranks

Among Division I schools; every list University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is on.

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