Students
Who's on campus
A very large campus of 37,562 undergrads, where 23% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.77
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
9,008 first-time students
14% came from other states and 14% from abroad; 71% are from Illinois. Fewer from other states than at 66% of colleges.
- In-state (Illinois)71%
- Other states14%
- Abroad14%
- Not reported1.3%
Top home states
- Illinois(home state)71% 6,403
- California4.3% 386
- New Jersey1.5% 138
- Texas1.1% 99
- New York0.9% 80
From 44 states (counting DC).
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
1,547
new transfer students, 15% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 25% of colleges.
1,525 full-time, 22 part-time.
Going on to another college
11%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,046 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
49% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
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 15,766 students, and every first-year lives on campus.
Housing
Beds
15,766
About 42 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Must live on campus
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Big Ten Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Big Ten Conference comparesROTC
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
- 10% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 6
- Jewish 1
- Catholic 1
- Christian 3
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Christian
Nonreligious and secular
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 13% of men, 18% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
5listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Sigma Chapter
Sigma Omicron
Theta Chapter
Illinois Zeta
Kappa
4listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 1993
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- 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: 22
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;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 Urbana-Champaign Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)