University of Illinois Chicago

About

The University of Illinois Chicago, shortly known as UIC, is a public research university located in the heart of the world-class city Chicago, Illinois.
The University is the largest university in Chicago and a growing research national and international prominence.
The University of Illinois Chicago offers 86 bachelor's, 111 masters and 66 doctoral degrees through 16 colleges and graduate college and honors college.
According to the demographic 2018 statistics, the University has enrolled 30,000 students, including 3,845 international students.

U.S News & World Report's 2021 ranking of college and University ranks the University of Illinois Chicago as 112th best national University and 52nd best national public-funded university.
QS World University ranking 2021 ranked the University as the 256th top public University in Chicago.
QS World University Ranking by subject places the University at 43rd position, and the Graduate Employability ranking falls between 161-170.
The University is classified among the R1: Doctoral Universities for very high activity. The National Science Foundation states that the University of Illinois Chicago spent $361 million in 2018, ranking it 69th.
The University is expanding to provide students with state-of-the-art facilities for learning, living and research. The new Engineering Innovation Building offers interdisciplinary experience and high-end structural labs in northern Illinois.

The University of Illinois Chicago has one of the most ethnically and culturally rich diverse campuses in the country.
The University's East campus is located at the Near west side towards the south of Greektown and is just 15 min walk away from downtown Chicago.
The famous east campus is designed by Walter Netsch in the Brutalist style. The campus has second-story walkways connecting to all of the buildings.
The West campus is close to the east campus at Near West Side and is the oldest campus with some buildings of Collegiate gothic style.
The West campus is home to the college of pharmacy, medicine, nursing, dentistry, public health and applied health sciences.
The West Campus and University of Illinois Medical Centre are located in the Illinois Medical District.
The University campus is connected via Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line; three of the blue line stations are located close to the University's campus. The pink line serves the west campus.

Following are the top-ranked graduate programs by the U.S News & World Report:

The University of Illinois Chicago offers a wide range of scholarships to international students varying by type of students:

First-year students are considered for a scholarship at the University during the time of application. An additional form is required for merit-based financial aid.
University's Honors College also offers scholarship to first-year student based on academic excellence.

The University of Illinois Chicago offers accommodation on-campus at its nine residence halls. East campus has four residence halls, west campus and south campus have three residential halls each.
East campus has common west, and common east as the traditional accommodation with double rooms opening to common pathways shared washroom and kitchen.
West Campus offers housing as single student residence (apartment-style) and Polk Street residence (cluster style rooms)
South campus has apartment-style residence halls known as Marie Ronisobn, Thomas Beckham and newly opened James Stukel Tower.
The University has recently opened Academic Residential Complex (ARC), this building has huge lecture halls, a discussion section, meeting rooms and student housing, along with a gym and Starbucks.