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University of Illinois Chicago

UIC publishes 77% (Fall 2024). Out-of-state applicants got in at 80%; international at 51%.

Acceptance rate
77%
College Scorecard, latest cycle
SAT middle 50%
1130–1350
Section 25th–75th, summed
ACT middle 50%
25–31
Avg. HS GPA
3.45
Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-26, section C12)
Test policy
Not published
Regular deadline
Not published

Acceptance rate

What UIC's 77% is made of

The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits UIC reports itself.

By residency

80%
Out-of-state
51%
International

Fall 2024

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Transfer

55%
Transfer applicants
76%
First-year applicants

Fall 2025 transfer entrants (CDS Section D2) · as of August 2026 · 0.73× harder than first-year

Read the transfer analysis →

Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.

Testing

Test scores at UIC

SAT middle 50%
1130–1350sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
ACT middle 50%
25–31
Average HS GPA
3.45Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-26, section C12) · Source

At a glance

Size and cost

Undergraduate enrollment
22,170
Tuition (out-of-state)
$29,884
Category
Public
Admissions site
www.uic.edu

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