Illinois academics
Champaign, Illinois · Public · 36,258 undergrads
Illinois has 36,258 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 102 fields of study. The most degrees go to Business Administration and Management, General.
The short answers
36,258
undergraduates.
20,999
graduate students.
102
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
8,482
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
25%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
36,258
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
20,999
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
56,563
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
49%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
25%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
19.9 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$86,138
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
39%
AsianCollege Scorecard
23%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
14%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
14%
BlackCollege Scorecard
5.6%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
3.9%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
1.2%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
8,482
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
7,148
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,137
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Business Administration and Management, General
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
314
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Medical schoolIPEDS, 2024
Yes
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Doctorate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Higher Earnings
Land-grant universityCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Yes
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: faa.illinois.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Test rule: admissions.illinois.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers