Champaign, IL
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
https://www.illinois.edu/Repayment outcome
94.1%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$38,000–$82,300
middle 50% · median $56,600
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$18,798
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$19,399
Sticker price
before any aid
$28,564
Default rate
3.5%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Veterinary Medicine.$79,262
- Legal Studies$74,200
- Engineering$72,727
- Engineering Tech$71,015
- Business$63,402
- Comm. Tech$53,858
- Education$49,058
- Math & Statistics$48,823
- Computer Science$45,127
- Library Science$44,431
- Health Professions$41,565
- Communication and Media Studies.$40,375
- Parks & Fitness$37,568
- Physical Sciences$35,810
- Family Sciences$35,701
- Visual & Performing Arts$35,594
- Public Admin$34,974
- English & Literature$32,925
- Interdisciplinary$32,711
- History$31,314
- Psychology$31,133
- Philosophy$28,598
- Biology$27,181
- Foreign Languages$26,353
- Social Sciences$21,703
Academics
Acceptance
62.4%
Avg SAT
1,303
Enrollment
31,663
What students study
18 fields offered
Engineering
18% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Business12.4%
- 03Communications8.6%
- 04Biology8.1%
- 05Social Sciences7.7%
- 06Agriculture5.8%
- 07Psychology5.7%
- 08Health Professions4.6%
- 09Parks & Fitness4.0%
- 10Education3.3%
- 11Physical Sciences2.8%
- 12English & Literature2.8%
- 13Computer Science2.7%
- 14Visual & Performing Arts2.3%
- 15Architecture2.2%
- 16Math & Statistics1.8%
- 17Area Studies1.7%
- 18History1.6%