University of Illinois at Chicago Teaching Programs

University of Illinois at Chicago is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The city atmosphere of Chicago makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is University of Illinois at Chicago?

Contact details for UIC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	601 S Morgan, Chicago, IL 60607
Phone:	312-996-7000
Website:	www.uic.edu

How Do I Get Into UIC?

You can apply to UIC online at: www.admissions.uic.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for UIC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UIC?

With an acceptance rate of 79%, UIC may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 29% of students accepted to UIC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 660. Math scores were between 550 and 680.

UIC received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 33. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 30.

Can I Afford University of Illinois at Chicago?

The overall average net price of UIC is $34,656. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UIC, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $6,873 a year. That adds up to $27,492 over four years for those students.

University of Illinois at Chicago Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 22,279 undergraduate students at UIC, with 20,071 being full-time and 2,208 being part-time.

There are also 11,920 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 20,071 full-time undergraduates at UIC, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Illinois at Chicago students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4,326
Black or African American	1,448
Hispanic or Latino	7,078
White	4,791
International Students	1,546
Other Races/Ethnicities	882

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at University of Illinois at Chicago. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 98 countries are represented at UIC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Iran.

Online Learning at University of Illinois at Chicago

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at UIC. In 2022-2023, 24,140 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UIC has changed over the last few years.

University of Illinois at Chicago Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	49	0	0	49
General Special Education	0	34	12	46
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	32	0	32
Early Childhood Education	0	29	0	29
English & Language Arts Education	22	0	0	22
History Education	14	7	0	21
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research	0	20	0	20
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	19	0	19
Urban Education & Leadership	0	0	16	16
Mathematics Education	15	1	0	16
Reading Teacher Education	0	14	0	14
Science Education	0	14	0	14
Spanish Education	10	4	0	14
Art Education	13	0	0	13
Health Occupations Teacher Education	0	12	0	12
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	10	10
Other Education	0	0	7	7
French Language Teacher Education	2	0	0	2
Learning Sciences	0	0	1	1
Chemistry Education	0	0	0	0
German Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Physics Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	125	186	46	357

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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