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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $2,038 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $33,642.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $81,054 ten years after entering, the 97th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 85% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1867
Enrollment, 2023
62,417
Website
illinois.edu
Motto
“Learning and Labor”
Campus of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is the founding campus and flagship institution of the University of Illinois System. With over 59,000 students, the University of Illinois is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States.

From the Wikipedia article “University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign”, revision 1363829957, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $33,642 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $2,038 and $28,761 a year depending on income at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Statement of cost · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$33,642
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$2,038
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$14,355
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$16,004

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $2,038; $30–48k: $5,373; $48–75k: $7,982; $75–110k: $15,152; over $110k: $28,761. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$2,038
$30k–$48k$5,373
$48k–$75k$7,982
$75k–$110k$15,152
Over $110k$28,761

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $81,054; the median graduate who borrowed owes $19,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$64,802
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$74,029
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
97th percentile among public 4-years
$81,054
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
49th percentile among public 4-years
$19,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$16,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $64,802; 8 yrs after entry: $74,029; 10 yrs after entry: $81,054. Median graduate debt: $19,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $19,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$64,802
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$74,029
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$81,054
Median graduate debt$19,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree1,735$140,412not reported
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree1,070not reportednot reported
Computer ScienceMaster's Degree840$201,739not reported
Information Science/StudiesMaster's Degree601not reportednot reported
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree573not reported$20,050
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree396$136,097$20,500
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree352$96,827$20,500
StatisticsBachelor's Degree330$104,911$19,394
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree323$118,286$19,500
EconomicsBachelor's Degree315$91,191$21,228
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree311$170,405$20,500
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree294$71,207$19,500
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's Degree290$70,132$22,000
Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree255$88,101$20,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree252$74,311$20,025
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree228$96,770$20,500
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree203$115,128$19,500
Social WorkMaster's Degree197$60,424not reported
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree193$66,451not reported
Applied MathematicsMaster's Degree192not reportednot reported
PhysicsDoctoral Degree35not reportednot reported
Mathematics and Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree87not reported$23,350
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree165not reported$19,399
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree162not reportednot reported
Veterinary MedicineDoctoral Degreenot reported$119,056not reported
ChemistryDoctoral Degree29$108,980not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: 36,258 undergraduates; 23% of students receive Pell grants; 42% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

42%

7th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

36,258

97th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

23%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

26th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

85%

finish within 150% of normal time

96th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

25%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$62,485

86th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k24%
  • $30k–$48k14%
  • $48k–$75knot reported
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
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Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k24%
$30k–$48k14%
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 8,787 people who studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, most often in science & academia (60%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 60% (4,092 people); medicine 0.9% (65 people); law 1.7% (116 people); politics & gov 3.5% (238 people); business 2.4% (164 people); engineering & tech 7.8% (536 people); writing & journalism 4.8% (328 people); film & stage 1.7% (114 people); music 1.7% (116 people); visual arts 2.7% (185 people); sports 12% (837 people); religion 0.1% (9 people); military 0.8% (55 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia4,09259.7%
medicine650.9%
law1161.7%
politics & gov2383.5%
business1642.4%
engineering & tech5367.8%
writing & journalism3284.8%
film & stage1141.7%
music1161.7%
visual arts1852.7%
sports83712.2%
religion90.1%
military550.8%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (2,219) · university teacher (1,028) · basketball player (609) · mathematician (289) · computer scientist (236) · politician (205) · writer (182) · academic (175)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 5% for the 1850s to 29% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1840s21not reported
1850s1185%
1860s41324%
1870s3407%
1880s98110%
1890s1810315%
1900s2313015%
1910s2016711%
1920s3426611%
1930s5031414%
1940s8735220%
1950s8428423%
1960s6522223%
1970s6813234%
1980s468635%
1990s467638%
2000s246029%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 41,757 in 2025-03.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0617,950
2026-0519,498
2026-0425,347
2026-0329,806
2026-0223,327
2026-0125,569
2025-1222,669
2025-1122,920
2025-1025,809
2025-0927,933
2025-0823,195
2025-0720,019
2025-0618,480
2025-0523,244
2025-0425,140
2025-0341,757
2025-0226,086
2025-0126,964
2024-1226,513
2024-1127,224
2024-1030,372
2024-0932,886
2024-0829,382
2024-0724,480
2024-0621,936
2024-0527,338
2024-0430,598
2024-0339,270
2024-0227,548
2024-0136,006
2023-1228,740
2023-1126,935
2023-1030,237
2023-0931,672
2023-0831,444
2023-0726,991
2023-0625,217
2023-0529,476
2023-0429,137
2023-0334,247
2023-0225,100
2023-0129,193
2022-1223,848
2022-1127,018
2022-1028,562
2022-0927,291
2022-0830,655
2022-0725,008
2022-0621,831
2022-0524,240
2022-0428,042
2022-0330,000
2022-0224,602
2022-0125,595
2021-1223,048
2021-1123,136
2021-1023,983
2021-0924,232
2021-0829,101
2021-0723,012
2021-0614,858
2021-0517,689
2021-047,638
2021-03126
2021-0295
2021-01115
2020-12116
2020-11127
2020-10138
2020-09123
2020-08140
2020-07125
2020-06150
2020-05208
2020-04293
2020-03350
2020-02308
2020-01442
2019-12300
2019-11330
2019-10296
2019-09217
2019-08220
2019-07245
2019-06685
2019-05204
2019-04324
2019-03237
2019-02247
2019-01302
2018-12274
2018-11285
2018-10335
2018-09328
2018-08329
2018-07300
2018-06290
2018-05325
2018-04390
2018-03353
2018-02350
2018-01409
2017-12444
2017-11347
2017-10326
2017-09321
2017-08388
2017-07287
2017-06242
2017-05359
2017-04311
2017-03356
2017-02372
2017-01371
2016-12347
2016-11403
2016-10338
2016-09389
2016-08383
2016-07308
2016-06324
2016-05290
2016-04302
2016-03313
2016-02355
2016-01294
2015-12244
2015-11308
2015-10359
2015-09287
2015-08319
2015-07307

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Edward Adelbert Doisy Medicine 1943
  • Wendell Meredith Stanley Chemistry 1946
  • Vincent du Vigneaud Chemistry 1955
  • Polykarp Kusch Physics 1955
  • Robert W. Holley Medicine 1968
  • John Robert Schrieffer Physics 1972
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  • Rosalyn Sussman Yalow Medicine 1977
  • Hamilton Smith Medicine 1978
  • James Tobin Economics 1981
  • Edwin G. Krebs Medicine 1992
  • Phillip Sharp Medicine 1993
  • Jack Kilby Physics 2000
  • Omar M. Yaghi Chemistry 2025

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

Show all 15 portraits

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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