About University of Illinois, Chicago:

University of Illinois—Chicago is a public institution that was founded in 1965. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 17,959, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 240 acres. The University of Illinois—Chicago (UIC) is located near public transportation stops, making the university both accessible for commuters and convenient for students who live on campus. There are more than 200 student clubs and organizations to check out, including fraternities and sororities. Through the UIC Undergraduate Research Experience, interested college students can pair up with faculty mentors and create a research project in a variety of academic areas. Each spring, students then present their findings at the university's Student Research Forum. For graduate students, the university has a well-regarded College of Education, an engineering school and the Liautaud Graduate School of Business, among other academic departments. The UIC College of Medicine is the largest medical school in the country. Notable alumni of UIC include former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw, blues musician Billy Branch and prominent lobbyist Tony Podesta.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 83 130 127 145 149 134 130 161 163 162 174 192 196 212 224 230 244

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 231 184 272 - 190 297 - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 451-500 - -
Engineering 200 177 225 231 220 220 - - - 284 300 301-350 301-350 351-400 301-350 147
Life Sciences 116 122 130 141 126 129 138 134 149 150 160 167 187 195 189 219
Medicine 103 100 123 108 124 115 140 134 136 140 158 159 158 157 176 177
Natural Sciences 231 169 211 237 209 194 227 237 246 267 273 269 285 293 288 281
Social Sciences 38 33 44 51 51 49 56 52 52 55 59 77 79 82 96 113

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences 290 190 209 - - - 273 282 351-400 351-400 301-350 401-450 401-450
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 194 221 - 179 201
Chemistry 260 227 234 245 225 245 245 207 204 234 244 246 122
Chemical Engineering - - - - - - - 301-350 351-400 351-400 - - -
Civil Engineering 276 246 261 276 - - - 351-400 351-400 351-400 - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 170 165 163 179 180
Computer Science 198 162 140 182 155 181 212 217 232 254 260 230 67
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 147 136 - 140 185
Electrical Engineering 230 151 166 260 254 262 262 279 262 251 287 288 83
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Immunology - - - - - - - - 180 182 - 189 199
Materials Science - - - - - - 301-350 289 293 301-350 301-350 266 152
Mathematics 176 143 120 161 181 205 191 227 218 208 273 245 157
Mechanical Engineering 122 138 139 167 183 177 160 201 210 263 - 269 131
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 250 227 - - 258
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 174 176 - 201 215
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 144 141 - 163 191
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 66 50 52 50 78 62 56 65 95 110 122 128
Physics 245 205 181 218 262 232 254 286 240 238 248 226 243
Plant & Animal Science - 293 299 - - - - 401-450 351-400 401-450 - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 84 82 - 86 106
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 62 68 71 91 98
Space Science - - - - - - - - 297 294 - 301-350 -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - 179
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 351-400 197
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 157 -