University of Illinois Chicago: Fees, Reviews, Rankings, Courses & Contact info
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Overview
About this university
Based in Chicago, USA, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a high-ranking public research institution. It has been ranked amongst the best young universities in the world, being placed at number 18 in the 2015 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings.
UIC provides a number of well-regarded programs, including its nursing program being ranked 20th nationwide by the 2018 U.S. News and World Report and a Top 25 design program (Business Insider, 2018).
Students at UIC access outstanding facilities, such as a state-of-the-art library and other excellent study spaces. Recreationally, there is a sports and fitness center featuring sports courts, exercise studios, running tracks and a swimming pool, plus students can access a 42ft rock climbing wall, MAC suite and juice bar at the Student Recreation Facilities. The campus features over 20 dining outlets, including well-known brands, for students to enjoy.
Over 300 clubs and societies are run at the university to provide students with the chance to get involved in anything from sports teams to media during their degrees. A range of activities are organized around the year, such as Weeks of Welcome, Homecoming, and the annual Spark in the Park music festival.
UIC students are supported by a range of services from a dedicated disability center and careers development service on campus, with facilities to assist students with anything they may require.
Its location in Chicago provides a desirable, student-friendly city boasting sandy beaches, parks, museums and a buzzing nightlife catering for all tastes. With over 100 festivals and parades hosted throughout the year, Chicago always offers something to see or do.
University ranking
Academic Ranking of World Universities
2022
301
100
2021
201
2020
201
QS World University Rankings
2023
317
32
2022
285
29
2021
256
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
2023
251
50
2022
301
50
2021
251
Colleges
UIC is made up a number of colleges offering a range of undergraduate, certificate, postgraduate and professional programs.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Home to over 40 major and minor programs in sciences, social sciences, and humanities as well as 11 pre-professional programs.
College of Nursing
Ranked 20th nationally by U.S. News & World Report, the UIC College of Nursing has consistently been a top ranked school for the past 25 years.
School of Public Health
A wide array of academic options are available for those seeking a career in public health, from degree to certificate level.
College of Pharmacy
Ranked No.6 among the best colleges of pharmacy by U.S. News & World Report, and also ranked No. 7 for research funding from the National Institutes of Health.
College of Education
Creating national leaders in urban education and human development, who have gone on to lead state-wide taskforce programs and advise the U.S. President on national policy.
College of Architecture, Design and the Arts
Chicago’s premier architecture and urban design school, providing opportunities for students to work with award-winning faculty.
College of Business Administration
Located on the edge of Chicago’s downtown financial district, offers core principles of accounting, finance, information management, marketing and management.
College of Dentistry
Offers a path to practice inside the U.S. for dentists who’ve trained outside the U.S., the DMD Advanced Standing program.
College of Medicine
Situated in the Illinois Medical District – the largest in the nation and home to UIC’s West Campus – providing an urban and rural experience with campuses in Chicago, Rockford and Peoria.
College of Engineering
One of the only engineering colleges in the nation offering guaranteed paid internships, launching students into successful careers across major computer science and engineering disciplines.
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
Chicago’s first and only public law school, providing increased access to the legal profession to a wider diversity of professionals.
Tutorium in Intensive English
The Tutorium in Intensive English offers English as a Second Language (ESL) courses on the University of Illinois Chicago campus. Formed in 1978, it provides instructors who all hold advanced degrees in TESOL, Applied Linguistics, or a related field. They all participate in regular professional development activities and professional services, and unlike many schools, it does not employ graduate teaching assistants as instructors.
The Tutorium offers:
Intensive English Programme (IEP)
IEP courses at five levels, from beginner to advanced. Classes are designed to enable the development of reading, writing, speaking, listening, vocabulary, cultural awareness, and study skills. As this is a full-time course, I-20s are provided for the student visa application.
The Tutorium offers classes during 3 semesters, each year:
Fall Semester: August – November
Spring Semester: January – April
Summer Semester: May – July
Custom Courses for Businesses and Organizations
The Tutorium in Intensive English designs customized courses for groups of students with diverse English language requirements aged 18 years or older. It works with employers, employees, and special groups to identify practical goals then develop a program to reach those goals. Programs vary in size, location, and focus, with on-site classes also offered for groups.
Graduate outcomes
UIC’s Office of Career Services helps students produce professional CVs and cover letters. It hosts workshops focused on various job-hunting topics, as well as conducting virtual mock interviews.
Career fairs are provided to assist students with finding internships and jobs. Several of UIC’s colleges, including business administration and engineering, have their own dedicated career centers to assist their students, plus the university’s Career Services website includes job listings.
UIC offers two types of career advising in order to support the career needs of students.
Individual Career Advising
UIC students can fix-up a one-on-one with a career advisor to be given extensive, career-related help.
Walk-in Career Advising
For brief career-related assistance, UIC offers walk-in career advising to its students.
Career exploration checklists, internships, networking opportunities and more are also offered to students to support and advise them on their career goals.
What’s new
Recent Accolades
UIC professors have won various awards and accolades. The established faculty include Fulbright scholars, American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows and National Science Foundation Career Award winners.
Business Insider have ranked UIC’s Design program amongst the World’s 25 Best Design Schools.
Times Higher Education and the Wall Street Journal have named UIC amongst the top public universities in the U.S. The university was placed at number seven on the Best Values list — just behind Harvard University — by the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education rankings (2019). Further the university was ranked 29th among more than 400 U.S. public universities by the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education rankings (2019).
UIC Nursing is ranked as the 20th highest program in the nation by U.S. News & World Report 2018.
The Princeton Review has recognized UIC’s Computer Science concentration in Human Centred Computing as a top 50 game design course.
Academic Residential Complex (ARC)
UICs newest housing community, ARC houses more than 550 students. Situated in the main area of campus, it will be a leading mixed-use, live-learn student community.
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