Champaign, Illinois · Public · 4-year · Small city
Overview
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public four-year institution based in Champaign, Illinois. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 59,238, made up of 37,140 undergraduates and 22,098 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of University of Illinois Board of Trustees.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 200 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer Science, Business Administration and Management, and Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. It awarded 17,879 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 29 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
95% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.
Key figures
59,238
Students enrolled
95%
First-year retention
17,879
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
200
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 200
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
95%
First-year retention, part-time students
44%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
9,218
Master's degrees
6,711
Doctoral degrees (research)
946
Professional doctorates
334
Postbaccalaureate certificates
662
Post-master's certificates
8
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
59,238
Undergraduates, fall 2024
37,140
Graduate students, fall 2024
22,098
Full-time, fall 2024
84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
65,238
Undergraduates, 2024-25
39,109
Graduate students, 2024-25
26,129
Full-time, 2024-25
78%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
46%
Men
54%
White
35%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
19%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
22%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
29
Programs with a fully online option
28
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
20%
Students taking some online courses
55%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Ten Conference
Vice President and Chancellor
Charles L. Isbell Jr.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization