University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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$81,054
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$81,054
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public 4-year college in Champaign, Illinois with 36,258 undergraduates and 22,098 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $14,355 a year (tuition and fees $16,004 in-state, $35,124 out-of-state). It admits 42% of applicants and 85% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $81,054 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$14,355
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$16,004
Out-of-state $35,124
Admission rate
42%
US median 78%
Completion rate
85%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,500
About $207 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$81,054
Rank 175 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $14,355
- Tuition in-state
- $16,004
- Tuition out-of-state
- $35,124
- Cost of attendance
- $33,642
- Students with a need-based grant
- 23%
- Students with federal loans
- 27%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $2,038
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,373
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $7,982
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,152
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $28,761
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $15,054 in 2015-16 to $16,004 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1,440
- SAT reading, middle
- 685
- SAT math, middle
- 730
- ACT, middle
- 32
- Undergraduates
- 36,258
- Graduate students
- 22,098
- Part-time students
- 1.8%
- Women
- 48%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 85%
- Retention rate
- 95%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 318
- Endowment
- $2.6B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 175 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $14,355 | $15,156 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,004 | $13,291 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 42% | 77% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 85% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 95% | 72% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,500 | $10,297 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $64,802 | $34,234 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $81,054 | $39,544 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 85% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
318 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 1,735 | $37,154 | $118,799 | $151,907 | $103,485 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 1,070 | $31,128 | $72,105 | $106,780 | $124,807 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 840 | $18,835 | $146,670 | $179,395 | $145,571 |
| Information Science/StudiesMaster's | Master's | 601 | $33,477 | $44,923 | Withheld | $112,705 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 573 | $19,385 | $33,384 | $60,168 | $55,695 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 396 | $20,500 | $103,123 | $159,855 | $109,015 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 352 | $20,125 | $74,731 | $101,098 | $76,194 |
| StatisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 330 | $19,000 | $68,636 | $105,978 | $92,425 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 323 | $19,500 | $75,381 | $119,978 | $83,343 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 315 | $19,500 | $58,921 | $86,860 | $82,686 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 311 | $18,983 | $124,530 | $181,981 | $107,009 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 294 | $18,850 | $37,808 | $66,439 | $56,359 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 290 | $21,350 | $29,777 | $70,213 | $66,697 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 255 | $18,721 | $55,934 | $86,646 | $66,647 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 252 | $19,201 | $35,172 | $69,515 | $63,293 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 228 | $20,193 | $80,187 | $95,329 | $92,135 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 203 | $19,300 | $77,572 | $116,339 | $83,290 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 197 | $45,732 | $50,602 | $64,120 | $65,123 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 193 | $20,641 | $62,620 | $71,889 | $65,824 |
| Applied MathematicsMaster's | Master's | 192 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $116,060 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 191 | $21,875 | $48,063 | $83,451 | $63,560 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 184 | $21,500 | $86,483 | $111,783 | $100,647 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 180 | $19,000 | $73,397 | $91,650 | $86,517 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 176 | $19,986 | $31,187 | $67,782 | $54,562 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 170 | $19,728 | $40,564 | $65,978 | $58,808 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign cost?
$14,355 a year is the average net price at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,004 for in-state students and $35,124 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $33,642. Families earning under $30,000 pay $2,038 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
42% of applicants are admitted to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,440 and the middle ACT score is 32. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduates earn?
$81,054 a year is the median pay of former University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students who work, 10 years after they started ($64,802 after 6 years). That ranks 175 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Master's) at $146,670.
How much student debt do University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduates have?
$19,500 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduates, about $207 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 27% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
85% of first-time, full-time students at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign finish within 6 years. 95% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (1,735 master's graduates), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (1,070 master's graduates), Computer Science (840 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 318 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.