Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UIC is slightly skewed towards women students, with 53.2% of undergraduate students being women and 46.8% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 22,279, with 11,842 women and 10,437 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UIC is largely skewed towards women students, with 60.1% of undergraduate students being women and 39.9% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 11,920, with 7,168 women and 4,752 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 46.8% 10,437 students
- women 53.2% 11,842 students
Graduate Students
- men 39.9% 4,752 students
- women 60.1% 7,168 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Hispanic, comprising 35.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 7,837 students.
Following closely behind are White students, constituting 24.4% of the student body, with 5,435 students. Asian students represent 20.9% of the population, with 4,650 students, while African American students account for 7.4%, with 1,654 students. Mixed race students account for 2.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 657 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 4 students.
International students make up 7.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1,598 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.0% of the population, totaling 437 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UIC.
Undergraduate Students
- Hispanic 35.2% 7,837 students
- White 24.4% 5,435 students
- Asian 20.9% 4,650 students
- African American 7.4% 1,654 students
- International students 7.2% 1,598 students
- Mixed race 2.9% 657 students
- Unknown race 2.0% 437 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 4 students
Graduate Students
- White 39.6% 4,719 students
- International students 19.3% 2,292 students
- Asian 13.3% 1,582 students
- Hispanic 13.3% 1,579 students
- African American 9.2% 1,097 students
- Mixed race 2.8% 328 students
- Unknown race 2.5% 301 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 5 students
Transfer Students
- White 35.4% 795 students
- Hispanic 30.7% 688 students
- Asian 16.6% 373 students
- African American 7.9% 177 students
- International students 3.8% 85 students
- Mixed race 3.5% 78 students
- Unknown race 2.1% 47 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 39% 8,660 students
- 18-19 33% 7,314 students
- 22-24 18% 4,014 students
- 25-29 6% 1,242 students
- 30-34 2% 392 students
- 35-39 1% 184 students
- 40-49 1% 153 students
- 50-64 0% 49 students
- 25-29 36% 4,292 students
- 22-24 29% 3,452 students
- 30-34 15% 1,845 students
- 35-39 8% 911 students
- 40-49 7% 864 students
- 50-64 3% 347 students
- 20-21 2% 182 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of Illinois Chicago in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 3,722 | 94.20% | |
| California | 26 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 24 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 22 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 18 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 18 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 6 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 6 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 4 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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