University of Illinois Chicago

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Chicago operates as a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 22,170 students of which 23,827 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Illinois Chicago is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 77.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,250 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $10,974, with published in-state tuition of $14,338 and a Pell grant recipient share of 48.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $16,704, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 61.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 80.2%. Graduates earn a median of $68,740 ten years after enrolling, compared with $53,218 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 650300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.