University of Illinois at Chicago Nursing Programs

University of Illinois at Chicago is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The city atmosphere of Chicago makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UIC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#24	Best Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#29	Best Colleges for Non-Traditional Students	College Factual
#73	Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students	College Factual
#75	Best Colleges for Nursing	College Factual
#79	Best Nursing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is University of Illinois at Chicago?

Contact details for UIC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	601 S Morgan, Chicago, IL 60607
Phone:	312-996-7000
Website:	www.uic.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/uic.edu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/uicnews

How Do I Get Into UIC?

You can apply to UIC online at: www.admissions.uic.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for UIC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UIC?

With an acceptance rate of 77%, UIC may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to UIC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 650. Math scores were between 550 and 680.

UIC received ACT scores from 93% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 26. Math scores were between 20 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford University of Illinois at Chicago?

The overall average net price of UIC is $34,707. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UIC, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $6,430 a year. That adds up to $25,720 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UIC is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Illinois at Chicago Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 20,783 undergraduate students at UIC, with 19,254 being full-time and 1,529 being part-time.

There are also 10,900 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,254 full-time undergraduates at UIC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Illinois at Chicago students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4,096
Black or African American	1,489
Hispanic or Latino	6,476
White	5,232
International Students	1,295
Other Races/Ethnicities	666

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at University of Illinois at Chicago. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 98 countries are represented at UIC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Iran.

Online Learning at University of Illinois at Chicago

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 8 master’s degree programs available online at UIC. In 2017-2018, 6,850 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UIC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of UIC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Illinois at Chicago was -1.3%. This is the #1,592 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UIC regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UIC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Nursing	9%
Registered Nursing	12%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UIC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UIC.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Nursing Science	#35
Nursing Practice	#72
Registered Nursing	#387
Nursing	#473

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Illinois at Chicago Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	245	0	0	245
Nursing Practice	0	0	106	106
Nursing Science	0	88	7	95
TOTAL	245	88	113	446

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Hied5 under License

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