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Students

Who's on campus

A large campus of 22,170 undergrads, where 49% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

+33% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.76

Diversity index vs. every college0.76
0.76
← 0.00higher than 94% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients49%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students44%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college49%
49%
← 0%higher than 79% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

22,170undergrads
Compared to every college22.2K
22.2K
← 19larger than 96% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

4,419 first-time students

4.1% came from other states and 6.3% from abroad; 89% are from Illinois. Fewer from other states than at 83% of colleges.

  • In-state (Illinois)89%
  • Other states4.1%
  • Abroad6.3%

Top home states

  1. Illinois(home state)89% 3,949
  2. Wisconsin0.5% 23
  3. Indiana0.5% 20
  4. Texas0.4% 18
  5. California0.4% 17

From 36 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.

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Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

2,130

new transfer students, 33% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 63% of colleges.

1,773 full-time, 357 part-time.

Going on to another college

21%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,225 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

8.9% of undergrads study part-time.

Men47%
National median: 44%About typical

53% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students8.9%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older8.6%
National median: 11%About typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 3,489 students.

Housing

Beds

3,489

About 16 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Up to 19 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I · Missouri Valley Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).

How the Missouri Valley Conference compares

ROTC

Army, Navy, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • A program for students with intellectual disabilities
  • 6% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

No religious affiliation

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Faith communities · 3

  • Catholic 1
  • Christian 1
  • Nonreligious and secular 1

Christian

The Navigators

Nonreligious and secular

Secular Student Alliance

University of Illinois Chicago Secular Students

Greek life

Undergrad men in a fraternity3.9%
National median: 7.0%Below typical
Undergrad women in a sorority4.0%
National median: 8.0%Below typical

Among first-years: 4.0% of men, 4.2% of women.

Councils and chapters

  • 2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Delta Phi Epsilon

    Beta Rho Chapter

    Phi Sigma Sigma

    Theta Delta Chapter

LGBTQ+ life

Support on campus

Policies

  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
  • Student health plan covers transition-related care

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 80

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;University of Illinois Chicago Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of Illinois Chicago Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)