University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Computer Science Programs

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution situated in Champaign, Illinois. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Rankings

We have ranked UIUC as #26 out of 758 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 out of 23 schools in Illinois.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

UIUC has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#16	Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UIUC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#4	Best Information Science Schools	College Factual
#4	Best General Information Science Schools	College Factual
#19	Best Computer Science Schools	College Factual
#19	Best Computer Science Schools	College Factual
#23	Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools	College Factual
#36	Best Schools	Grad Degree

Where Is University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign?

Contact details for UIUC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	601 E John Street, Champaign, IL 61820-5711
Phone:	217-333-1000
Website:	www.illinois.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/illinois.edu
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/#!/Illinois_Alma

How Do I Get Into UIUC?

You can apply to UIUC online at: admissions.illinois.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for UIUC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	neither required nor recommended
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UIUC?

UIUC has an acceptance rate of 63%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 52% of accepted students are men and 48% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 58%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Average Test Scores

About 75% of students accepted to UIUC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 690. Math scores were between 610 and 770.

UIUC received ACT scores from 50% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 33. Composite scores were between 27 and 33.

Can I Afford University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign?

The overall average net price of UIUC is $40,356. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UIUC, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $6,531 a year. That adds up to $26,124 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UIUC is 2.3%. 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 Urbana-Champaign Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 33,683 undergraduate students at UIUC, with 32,107 being full-time and 1,576 being part-time.

There are also 18,996 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 32,107 full-time undergraduates at UIUC, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6,397
Black or African American	2,085
Hispanic or Latino	4,525
White	13,475
International Students	4,175
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,450

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 116 countries are represented at UIUC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

In 2019-2020, 50,734 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Affordability Rankings of UIUC

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was $15,150 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $32,600. The following table shows how UIUC is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Computer Science	#37	#43
Computer Science	#37	#43
Information Science	#71	#82
General Information Science	#71	#82

Online Growth Rankings of UIUC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was 126.1%. This is the #277 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UIUC regardless of major.

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 Urbana-Champaign Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	306	543	52	901
General Information Science	6	367	15	388
Other Computer & Information Sciences	70	0	0	70
TOTAL	382	910	67	1,359

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.