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University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC), Chicago United States
# =365QS World University Rankings
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108Postgraduate programs
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Located in the heart of a world-class city, the University of Illinois at Chicago is Chicago’s largest university and a research institution of growing national and international prominence. Its 16 academic colleges, including seven health sciences colleges and Chicago’s first and only public law school, serve more than 33,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.
UIC is recognized as one of the most ethnically rich and culturally diverse campuses in the nation. The university is a federally-designated Minority Serving Institution and approximately one-third of undergraduates are first-generation college students.
Students benefit from renowned faculty scholars, researchers, artists and clinicians with ties to the corporate, civic and cultural institutions of the Chicago metropolitan area. The city and its culturally-rich neighborhoods are within steps of campus and easily accessible by public transportation.
The school is expanding to serve students with state-of-the-art facilities for learning, research and living. A new Engineering Innovation Building provides interdisciplinary exploration and the only high-bay structural lab in northern Illinois. A new 550-bed academic and residential complex is a living and learning center with stellar city views.
UIC offers degree programs in applied health sciences; architecture, design and the arts; business administration; dentistry; education; engineering; the graduate college; law; liberal arts and sciences; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; public health; social work; and urban planning and public affairs. Students can choose from doctoral degrees in 66 fields, master’s degrees in 111 fields, bachelor’s degrees in 86 fields and certificates in 66 areas. UIC is the State’s principal educator of health professionals.
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About University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Located in the heart of a world-class city, the University of Illinois at Chicago is Chicago’s largest university and a research institution of growing national and international prominence. Its 16 academic colleges, including seven health sciences colleges and Chicago’s first and only public law school, serve more than 33,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.
UIC is recognized as one of the most ethnically rich and culturally diverse campuses in the nation. The university is a federally-designated Minority Serving Institution and approximately one-third of undergraduates are first-generation college students.
Students benefit from renowned faculty scholars, researchers, artists and clinicians with ties to the corporate, civic and cultural institutions of the Chicago metropolitan area. The city and its culturally-rich neighborhoods are within steps of campus and easily accessible by public transportation.
The school is expanding to serve students with state-of-the-art facilities for learning, research and living. A new Engineering Innovation Building provides interdisciplinary exploration and the only high-bay structural lab in northern Illinois. A new 550-bed academic and residential complex is a living and learning center with stellar city views.
UIC offers degree programs in applied health sciences; architecture, design and the arts; business administration; dentistry; education; engineering; the graduate college; law; liberal arts and sciences; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; public health; social work; and urban planning and public affairs. Students can choose from doctoral degrees in 66 fields, master’s degrees in 111 fields, bachelor’s degrees in 86 fields and certificates in 66 areas. UIC is the State’s principal educator of health professionals.
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The University of Illinois is the state's best and most comprehensive public university. We are a family of three distinct campuses Chicago, Springfield and Urbana-Champaign serving the people of Illinois through a shared commitment to our missions of excellence in teaching, research, public service and economic development.Our campuses attract the nation's most talented students with hundreds of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, many of them ranked among the best in the United States. We are also the state's largest educator. Right now nearly 70,000 students are enrolled at our campuses and thousands more take classes off campus and online.
The University of Illinois is a world leader in research and discovery. Our internationally renowned faculty win more federal research dollars than all other public Illinois universities and colleges combined, resulting in priceless new knowledge and life-changing breakthroughs in medicine, agriculture and technology.We are a university that belongs to the people of Illinois. Our faculty, staff and students share their knowledge and expertise and the resources of the University with citizens in every corner of the state through more than 700 public service and outreach programs.The University also has an impressive impact on the state's economy. Our very operation means billions in direct spending in Illinois and full-time employment for more than 23,000. And the increased earning power of hundreds of thousands of alumni living in Illinois results in additional tax revenue for our state.
Arts and Humanities (6)
Acting
Architectural Studies
Architecture
Art
Art Education
Art History
BA with a Major in Classical Studies
BA with a Major in English
BA with a Major in Germanic Studies
BA with a Major in Germanic Studies with a Business Minor
BA with a Major in History
BA with a Major in Italian
BA with a Major in Philosophy
BA with a Major in Polish
BA with a Major in Russian
BA with a Major in Spanish
BS with a Major in Integrated Health Studies—Concentration in Behaviorial Health
BS with a Major in Integrated Health Studies—Concentration in Health and Science
Design
Graphic Design
Industrial Design
Interdisciplinary Education in the Arts
Jazz Studies BMus
Music
Music Business
Performance BMus
Rehabilitation Sciences
Spanish-Economics
Theatre Design, Production, and Technology
Theatre and Performance
Urban Studies
Business and Management (6)
Accounting
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Management
Marketing
Engineering and Technology (6)
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Science with Computer Systems Concentration
Computer Science with Human-Centered Computing Concentration
Computer Science with Software Engineering Concentration
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Management
Engineering Physics
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Life Sciences and Medicine (6)
BA with a Major in Anthropology
BA with a Major in Psychology–Applied Psychology Concentration
BA with a Major in Psychology–General Psychology Concentration
BS with a Major in Biological Sciences
Biochemistry
Bioengineering
Kinesiology, Concentration in Exercise Science and Health Promotion
Kinesiology, Concentration in Movement Science
Neuroscience
Nursing
Nutrition, Coordinated Program
Nutrition, Nutrition Science Concentration
Natural Sciences (6)
BA with a Major in Physics
BS with a Major in Chemistry
BS with a Major in Earth and Environmental Sciences
BS with a Major in Mathematics
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Mathematics and Computer Science
Physics
Social Sciences and Management (6)
BA with a Major in African American Studies
BA with a Major in Communication
BA with a Major in Criminology, Law, and Justice
BA with a Major in Economics
BA with a Major in Gender and Women’s Studies
BA with a Major in Political Science
BA with a Major in Political Science, Concentration in Law and Courts
BA with a Major in Political Science, Concentration in Urban Politics
BA with a Major in Sociology
BS with a Major in Statistics
Disability and Human Development
Health Information Management
Health Information Management
Human Development and Learning
Human Resource Management
Public Health
Public Health
Teaching of English
Teaching of French
Teaching of German
Teaching of History
Teaching of Mathematics
Teaching of Physics
Teaching of Spanish
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The University of Illinois is the state's best and most comprehensive public university. We are a family of three distinct campuses ? Chicago, Springfield and Urbana-Champaign ? serving the people of Illinois through a shared commitment to our missions of excellence in teaching, research, public service and economic development.Our campuses attract the nation's most talented students with hundreds of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, many of them ranked among the best in the United States. We are also the state's largest educator. Right now nearly 70,000 students are enrolled at our campuses and thousands more take classes off campus and online.
The University of Illinois is a world leader in research and discovery. Our internationally renowned faculty win more federal research dollars than all other public Illinois universities and colleges combined, resulting in priceless new knowledge and life-changing breakthroughs in medicine, agriculture and technology.We are a university that belongs to the people of Illinois. Our faculty, staff and students share their knowledge and expertise and the resources of the University with citizens in every corner of the state through more than 700 public service and outreach programs.The University also has an impressive impact on the state's economy. Our very operation means billions in direct spending in Illinois and full-time employment for more than 23,000. And the increased earning power of hundreds of thousands of alumni living in Illinois results in additional tax revenue for our state.
Arts and Humanities (6)
Art History (Taught)
DMD/MS in Clinical and Translational Science (Taught)
Design Criticism (Taught)
English (Taught)
Environmental and Urban Geography (Taught)
French and Francophone Studies (Taught)
Germanic Studies (Taught)
Hispanic Studies (Taught)
History (Taught)
Latin American and Latino Studies
MAT History (Taught)
MAT Spanish (Taught)
MArch Architecture (Taught)
MCD City Design (Taught)
MCD Master of City Design (effective Fall 2019) (Taught)
MD/MS in Clinical and Translational Science (Taught)
MDes Graphic Design (Taught)
MDes Industrial Design
MEd Language, Literacies, and Learning
MSc Architecture (Taught)
MUPP Urban Planning and Policy (Taught)
Master of Architecture/MA in Design Criticism Joint Program (Taught)
Moving Image
Museum and Exhibition Studies
New Media Arts
Slavic Studies (Taught)
Studio Arts (Taught)
Business and Management (6)
Accounting (Taught)
Business Analytics (Taught)
Finance (Taught)
MBA/MS in Accounting (Taught)
MBA/MS in Management Information Systems (Taught)
MS Marketing
MS in Business Analytics/MBA (Taught)
MS in Business Analytics/MS in Finance (Taught)
MS in Business Analytics/MS in Management Information Systems (Taught)
MS in Finance/MS in Management Information Systems (Taught)
Engineering and Technology (6)
Chemical Engineering (Taught)
Civil Engineering (Taught)
Comparative Effectiveness Research (Taught)
Computer Science (Taught)
Electrical and Computer Engineering (Taught)
Engineering (Taught)
Health Informatics (Taught)
MBA/MS in Management Information Systems
MEE Energy Engineering (Taught)
MS Industrial Engineering
MS Materials Engineering
MS Mechanical Engineering
MS in Business Analytics/MS in Management Information Systems
MS in Computer Science/MFA in New Media Arts (Taught)
MS in Finance/MS in Management Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Life Sciences and Medicine (6)
Anthropology (Taught)
Bioengineering (Taught)
Bioinformatics (Taught)
Biological Sciences (Taught)
Biomedical Visualization (Taught)
Clinical and Translational Science (Taught)
DMD Dental Medicine (Taught)
EMHA Healthcare Administration (Taught)
Forensic Science (Taught)
Forensic Toxicology (Taught)
MA in Anthropology/Master of Public Health (Taught)
MD/MS in Bioengineering (Taught)
MHA Healthcare Administration (Taught)
MPH/MA in Anthropology (Taught)
MS Kinesiology
MS Medical Biotechnology
MS Medical Physiology
MS Medicinal Chemistry
MS Neuroscience
MS Nursing
MS Nutrition
MS Occupational Therapy
MS Oral Sciences
MS Pathology (Taught)
MS Pharmacognosy (Taught)
MS Physiology and Biophysics (Taught)
MS Surgery (Taught)
Medicine (Professional Program: MD)
Natural Sciences (6)
Chemistry (Taught)
Earth and Environmental Sciences (Taught)
MS Mathematics
MS Physics (Taught)
MST Mathematics
Social Sciences and Management (6)
Applied Economics (Taught)
Communication (Taught)
Criminology, Law, and Justice (Taught)
Disability and Human Development (Taught)
Economics (Taught)
MBA/MA in Economics (Taught)
MEd Early Childhood Education (Taught)
MEd Instructional Leadership
MEd Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment
MEd Science Education (Taught)
MEd Special Education (Taught)
MEd Youth Development (Taught)
MHPE Health Professions Education (Taught)
MS Patient Safety Leadership (Taught)
MS Public Health (Taught)
MS Rehabilitation Sciences (Taught)
MS Statistics (Taught)
MS Supply Chain and Operations Management (Taught)
Photography (Taught)
Political Science (Taught)
Public Administration (Taught)
Others (1)
Business Administration (Taught)
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University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is one of the top public universities in Chicago, United States. It is ranked #=365 in QS World University Rankings 2025.
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