About University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Located in the heart of one of the world’s great cities, the University of Illinois Chicago is the city’s largest university and only public research institution. Its 16 academic colleges serve nearly 36,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UIC is recognized as one of the most ethnically rich and culturally diverse campuses in the nation, a leader in providing access to underrepresented students. With one of the largest colleges of medicine in the nation, and colleges of dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, social work, and applied health sciences, UIC is the state’s principal educator of health professionals and its academic health system, UI Health, is a major health care provider to underserved communities. UIC students become professionals in fields ranging from law and business to engineering to education, liberal arts and sciences, urban planning, law and social work, as well as architecture, design and the arts. UIC is an integral part of the educational, technological, and cultural fabric of one of the world’s greatest cities.
UIC is a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) and one of the most diverse college campuses in the U.S. It is one of only 26 institutions in the country that is designated as both a Carnegie 1 Institution (R1) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and it is also designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI). Nearly 60% of first-time freshmen at UIC are Pell grant eligible and 35% identify as first-generation college students.
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About University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Located in the heart of one of the world’s great cities, the University of Illinois Chicago is the city’s largest university and only public research institution. Its 16 academic colleges serve nearly 36,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UIC is recognized as one of the most ethnically rich and culturally diverse campuses in the nation, a leader in providing access to underrepresented students. With one of the largest colleges of medicine in the nation, and colleges of dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, social work, and applied health sciences, UIC is the state’s principal educator of health professionals and its academic health system, UI Health, is a major health care provider to underserved communities. UIC students become professionals in fields ranging from law and business to engineering to education, liberal arts and sciences, urban planning, law and social work, as well as architecture, design and the arts. UIC is an integral part of the educational, technological, and cultural fabric of one of the world’s greatest cities.
UIC is a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) and one of the most diverse college campuses in the U.S. It is one of only 26 institutions in the country that is designated as both a Carnegie 1 Institution (R1) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and it is also designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI). Nearly 60% of first-time freshmen at UIC are Pell grant eligible and 35% identify as first-generation college students.
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University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is one of the top Public universities in Chicago, United States. It is ranked #=370 in QS World University Rankings 2027.
QS World University Rankings
- 2015#186
- 2016#185
- 2017#=187
- 2018#=207
- 2019#=214
- 2020#231
- 2021#256
- 2022#=285
- 2023#=317
- 2024#=323
- 2025#=365
- 2026#=334
- 2027#=370
QS World University Rankings
- 2015#186
- 2016#185
- 2017#=187
- 2018#=207
- 2019#=214
- 2020#231
- 2021#256
- 2022#=285
- 2023#=317
- 2024#=323
- 2025#=365
- 2026#=334
- 2027#=370
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