Campus Profile
Our campus has a whole lot of everything.
45,000 total students
(33,500 undergrad and 11,500 grad students)
50 U.S. states and
80+ countries represented
18% of undergrads from historically underrepresented groups
45% women and 55% men
18:1 student-to-faculty ratio
150+ majors in
10 academic communities
5,000+ courses offered
68% of undergrads participating
in research
300+ study abroad programs
in 50+ countries
1,000+ student clubs
and organizations
55 fraternities and 36 sororities on campus
19 Big Ten, Division I sports teams
and 40+ club teams
Rankings
Rankings aren't everything,
but they’re worth noting.
#1 return on investment
in the Big Ten
(PayScale)
6th best Engineering
program in the nation
(U.S. News & World Report)
15th best Business
program in the nation
(U.S. News & World Report)
10th best public
university in the nation
(U.S. News & World Report)
36th best university in the world
(Times Higher Education)
A best value in higher education
(Forbes, Kiplinger, and Princeton Review)
A Transfer Honor Roll recipient
(Phi Theta Kappa)
Awards & Accolades
People at Illinois do big things.
23 Nobel Prize winners
among faculty and alumni
25 Pulitzer Prize winners
among faculty and alumni
14 faculty Guggenheim Fellows
in the last 4 years