United StatesChicago, IL

University of Illinois Chicago

Public · Excellent evidence

Value64/100
Excellent evidence96/100 profile coverage

Predominantly direct. Missing lenses stay blank and do not become low scores.

Admissions100
Value100
Career100
Experience80
Location100
Annual university cost$43,960Tuition plus recorded living cost
General acceptance78%Not a personal probability
Graduation60%Source cohort definition varies
Median earnings$68,74010 years after entry/completion

Scorecard

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Academic65
Career60
Evidence coverage96

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    City / metro settingMajor metropolitan areaReviewed municipality in the Chicago metropolitan area.
    Monthly student budget allocation$1,217Reported annual student living budget divided by 12; academic-year coverage may differ. Not a citywide or post-graduation budget.
    Engineering marketChicagoThe alumni archive is not resolved to this market
    Internships
    1000
    Entry level
    8000
    Early / mid
    1000
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    Get to know Chicago

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    SportsChicago Bears

    City-level founder archive: professional NFL team in Chicago.

    The regional economy · 2024 Census ACS

    Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area

    Metropolitan-area residents, not just Chicago or the student population.

    Employed residents · age 16+4,840,603
    Residents aged 22–24392,291
    Residents aged 25–29653,880

    Largest industries by employment share

    Education & health22.6% · 1,094,901 employed residents
    Professional & business services14.5% · 702,525 employed residents
    Manufacturing10.8% · 524,298 employed residents

    Broad employer industries, not roles or job vacancies. Annual survey estimates include commuters working outside the metro.

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    Rankings

    Reputation & career strength.

    Univised career benchmarks

    Engineering#106Limited confidence · Estimated0.81× career presence
    How estimated

    Evidence-adjusted career presence. The 0.81× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Raw observed/expected ratio: 0.24×. The same continuous evidence adjustment applies to every school: 1 + evidence weight × (raw ratio − 1). Evidence weight: 0.247. Small expected cohorts and disagreement between cohort definitions reduce this weight. Traditional reputation does not change a direct rating.

    With alternative stability settings, this rating ranges from 0.66× to 0.89×. This is a model-sensitivity check, not a confidence interval or range of hiring odds.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Technology & computing#70Medium confidence0.59× career presence
    How estimated

    Evidence-adjusted career presence. The 0.59× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Raw observed/expected ratio: 0.55×. The same continuous evidence adjustment applies to every school: 1 + evidence weight × (raw ratio − 1). Evidence weight: 0.928. Small expected cohorts and disagreement between cohort definitions reduce this weight. Traditional reputation does not change a direct rating.

    With alternative stability settings, this rating ranges from 0.57× to 0.61×. This is a model-sensitivity check, not a confidence interval or range of hiring odds.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Consulting#98Limited confidence · Estimated0.61× career presence
    How estimated

    Evidence-adjusted career presence. The 0.61× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Raw observed/expected ratio: 0.00×. The same continuous evidence adjustment applies to every school: 1 + evidence weight × (raw ratio − 1). Evidence weight: 0.385. Small expected cohorts and disagreement between cohort definitions reduce this weight. Traditional reputation does not change a direct rating.

    With alternative stability settings, this rating ranges from 0.39× to 0.76×. This is a model-sensitivity check, not a confidence interval or range of hiring odds.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Finance & accounting#100Limited confidence · Estimated0.72× career presence
    How estimated

    Evidence-adjusted career presence. The 0.72× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Raw observed/expected ratio: 0.00×. The same continuous evidence adjustment applies to every school: 1 + evidence weight × (raw ratio − 1). Evidence weight: 0.280. Small expected cohorts and disagreement between cohort definitions reduce this weight. Traditional reputation does not change a direct rating.

    With alternative stability settings, this rating ranges from 0.51× to 0.84×. This is a model-sensitivity check, not a confidence interval or range of hiring odds.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Law & legal services#46Limited confidence · Estimated0.99× career presence
    How estimated

    Evidence-adjusted career presence. The 0.99× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Raw observed/expected ratio: 0.78×. The same continuous evidence adjustment applies to every school: 1 + evidence weight × (raw ratio − 1). Evidence weight: 0.069. Small expected cohorts and disagreement between cohort definitions reduce this weight. Traditional reputation does not change a direct rating.

    With alternative stability settings, this rating ranges from 0.97× to 0.99×. This is a model-sensitivity check, not a confidence interval or range of hiring odds.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Retail & consumer goods#78Limited confidence · Estimated0.83× career presence
    How estimated

    Evidence-adjusted career presence. The 0.83× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Raw observed/expected ratio: 0.15×. The same continuous evidence adjustment applies to every school: 1 + evidence weight × (raw ratio − 1). Evidence weight: 0.200. Small expected cohorts and disagreement between cohort definitions reduce this weight. Traditional reputation does not change a direct rating.

    With alternative stability settings, this rating ranges from 0.67× to 0.91×. This is a model-sensitivity check, not a confidence interval or range of hiring odds.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Career ratings adjust for evidence strength. Compatible-school estimates are used only where supported; a neutral fallback means unknown, not measured average performance. These are not hiring odds or degree-quality measurements.

    Creative paths

    Where creative careers have started.

    Documented education links for notable people—not graduation counts or hiring odds. This initial Wikidata snapshot samples up to 500 links per field.

    University context

    A little more perspective.

    Academic environmentStudent-to-staff ratio11.4Times Higher Education historical archive · 2024
    Academic environmentSubjects listed34Times Higher Education historical archive · 2024
    Student demographicsFemale-to-male ratio54 : 46Times Higher Education historical archive · 2024
    Student demographicsInternational students18%Times Higher Education historical archive · 2024

    Campus community

    Faith & belonging

    No reported institutional religious affiliation

    Institutional affiliation does not describe students’ individual beliefs. A verified campus-wide religious breakdown is not available in this dataset.

    Campus experience

    Campus ratings and verifiable strengths.

    Industry strengths

    Engineering · 0.81× estimated career presence · LimitedTechnology · 0.59× career presence · MediumConsulting · 0.61× estimated career presence · LimitedFinance and Accounting · 0.72× estimated career presence · LimitedLegal Services · 0.99× estimated career presence · LimitedRetail and Consumer Goods · 0.83× estimated career presence · Limited

    Observed employment evidence where supported; otherwise ranking-informed or comparable-school estimates. These school-level ratings do not verify programme availability or hiring probability.

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    221 matching programs

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    HistoryMaster's Degree$39,170 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelors Degree$33,993 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$44,542 Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelors Degree$43,916 Industrial EngineeringBachelors Degree$59,576 Industrial EngineeringDoctoral Degree$95,526 Industrial EngineeringMaster's Degree$82,440 Information Science/StudiesBachelors Degree$54,835 LawDoctoral Degree$55,912 LawFirst Professional Degree$54,322 Legal Professions and Studies, OtherMaster's Degree$46,115 Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's Degree$51,232 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelors Degree$31,724 Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesMaster's Degree$39,909 Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelors Degree$42,123 Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree$81,333 MarketingBachelors Degree$42,086 MarketingDoctoral Degree$88,198 MarketingMaster's Degree$59,948 Materials EngineeringDoctoral Degree$97,802 Materials EngineeringMaster's Degree$87,966 MathematicsBachelors Degree$33,993 MathematicsDoctoral Degree$59,078 MathematicsMaster's Degree$54,644 Mathematics and Computer ScienceBachelors Degree$50,856 Mechanical EngineeringBachelors Degree$63,005 Mechanical EngineeringDoctoral Degree$98,351 Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree$86,867 Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMaster's Degree$55,834 Medical Illustration and InformaticsDoctoral DegreeView degree

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