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University of Illinois at Chicago
601 S Morgan
Chicago, IL 60607		 General information
 (312) 996-7000

Type of institution: Public, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Bachelor degrees, Masters degrees, Doctor's degrees, First-Professional degrees, Certificates/First-Professional Certificates
Carnegie classification: Research Universities (very high research activity)
Number of students: 25,747 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:$ 40

About this School
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is a public, state-supported research university. It is the Chicago campus of the University of Illinois and is the largest university in the Chicago area comprised of 25,000 students, 15 colleges, and the nation’s largest medical school. Annual research expenditures exceed $290 million. An estimated one in 10 Chicagoans with a college degree is a UIC alumnus. UIC’s student body is recognized as one of the nation’s most diverse; there is no racial or ethnic majority among UIC students. The undergraduate numbers in 2005 were: Total 15,448; Native American 34 0.2%; African American 1,377 8.9%; Asian American 3,849 24%. One program is its Great Cities Commitment through which UIC faculty, staff and students engage in hundreds of programs with community, corporate, government and civic partners. The Great Cities Institute serves as the focal point of the Commitment and is devoted to interdisciplinary, high impact urban research. One of UIC's 15 colleges, the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was formed in 1995 to support the Great Cities Commitment through innovative education and engaged research. Playing a critical role in Illinois healthcare, UIC operates the state’s major public medical center and serves as the principal educator of Illinois’ physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
  • Approximately one in six Illinois doctors is a graduate of the UIC College of Medicine.
  • One in three Illinois pharmacists is a graduate of the UIC College of Pharmacy.
  • More than 40 percent of the state’s dentists are graduates of UIC’s College of Dentistry.
 
History
The beginnings of the medical school component of UIC can be traced back to the founding of the private Chicago Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary in 1858 and the private Chicago College of Pharmacy in 1859. These units, along with the private College of Physicians and Surgeons, which opened in 1882, were absorbed by the University of Illinois in the 1890s. In 1946, the University of Illinois opened the Chicago Undergraduate Division at Navy Pier, as a two-year temporary campus. The G.I. Bill was the catalyst for creating undergraduate instruction in Chicago—the University of Illinois pledged to admit all qualified students and established the two-year branch campus at Navy Pier to handle the staggering number of students. Chicago’s Mayor Richard J. Daley answered the call for a four-year campus in the city by leading the drive for creation of the University of Illinois Circle Campus (UICC) in 1965, a cause he had championed from his earliest days in the Illinois General Assembly in the 1930s. Italian Americans who lived nearby were not pleased that the large stretch of vacant land they hoped would become commercial became a campus. The campus for years was officially "The University of Illinois at Chicago Circle," and known simply as the "Circle campus." The Circle referred to the nearby intersection of three major expressways. The modern UIC was formed in 1982 by the consolidation of the two U. of I. campuses: the Medical Center campus and the Chicago Circle campus. The university has phased out the use of "Circle" as a result of consolidation and expansion. "UIC" is the preferred shortened name today.
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2009-20082008-20072007-2006
In-State$ 11,716$ 10,546$ 9,742
Out of State$ 24,106$ 22,936$ 22,132
Books and Supplies$ 1,200$ 1,200$ 1,000
On-Campus
Room and board$ 8,744$ 8,118$ 8,482
Other Expenses$ 3,314$ 2,400$ 2,400
Off Campus
Room and board$ 9,938$ 9,900$ 9,900
Other Expenses$ 3,314$ 2,400$ 2,400
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses$ 3,488$ 3,100$ 3,100

Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 34% $ 3,494
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 46% $ 4,246
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 49% $ 3,391
Loans to students 39% $ 7,428
 
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