Highlights

At UIC, we're proud of our tradition of welcoming students from every ethnic and racial group, religion, gender, sexual orientation, physical condition, and age.

We've been recognized as one of the most diverse colleges in the U.S. But what really matters is the way diversity supports and enriches our students' lives.

You might be interested to know that...

* UIC has a higher percentage of Latino and African American students than any Big 10 university. We rank 26th in MA degrees awarded to Latinos and African Americans.
* One quarter of UIC undergraduate students identify themselves as Asian American.
* UIC ranks among top U.S. medical schools in African American and Latino physicians.
* Since 1989, UIC has doubled our African American, Latino, and Native American tenured and tenure-track faculty. Fourteen percent of faculty are Asian American/Pacific Islander.

What does this mean to you?
Each year, UIC supports a wide variety of events, programs, support groups, and cultural centers celebrating and furthering diversity and ensuring access for everyone. Students can engage in special academic counseling, supplemental instruction, summer internships, and much more.

UIC strives to maintain a barrier-free environment so that students and faculty with disabilities can fully access classes, programs, services and other campus activities. The Disability Resource Center facilitates access through consultation with faculty and campus departments.

Are you or someone you know looking for library, computing or deaf/hard of hearing resources? Are you in need of a personal assistant? Or perhaps you're seeking transportation or housing assistance? Whatever you're looking for, the Disability Resource Center UIC is here to help.

University Attributes

UIC is a major research university offering the cultural, business and entertainment opportunities you can only find in a world-class city.

As one of the top 200 research-funded institutions in the world, UIC faculty discover the things that others teach. Choose from 15 academic colleges including the UIC College of Medicine-the largest in the nation-which educates one in six Illinois physicians.

With nearly 1,600 instructional faculty members, there is one faculty member to every 16 students, which allows for a more personal learning experience. What's more, 75 percent of tenured faculty members teach undergraduate courses and 83 percent of full-time instructional faculty have earned a PhD or equivalent.

But it's not all work and no play at UIC...

Our 15,000 undergrads and 9,000 graduate and professional students make up one of the most diverse student bodies in the United States.

Whether living in residence halls, near campus or commuting, you'll find there's always something interesting going on, from social events, clubs, sororities and fraternities, to two state-of-the-art fitness centers, and more-not to mention everything Chicago has to offer just minutes away.

And at UIC, we take our sports seriously. The UIC Flames compete in 18 NCAA Division 1 sports and have won a total of 38 conference championships. There's a wide range of intramural teams and sports clubs for students to join.

Degrees Available

• Bachelors
• Master of Science
• Masters

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

Experience Required

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