UIC earned 150 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 43 in the top 5%, 65 in the top 10% and 40 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 787 in Economic Diversity (Great Lakes), a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 150 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 43
Highest placement: #2 of 787, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 21
Placements this edition: 458
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has University of Illinois Chicago Earned?
University of Illinois Chicago holds 150 ranking badges across 21 fields of study, 45 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
2
Top 5%
43
Top 10%
65
Top 15%
40
Total
150
What Is University of Illinois Chicago Known For?
University of Illinois Chicago is best known for Health Professions: 20 of its 145 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Educational Assessment, Teacher Education Subject Specific and Curriculum & Instruction.
How Does University of Illinois Chicago Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, University of Illinois Chicago earned 2 badges across 2 sports; its highest placement is #77 of 846 in Softball.
How Does University of Illinois Chicago Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of Illinois Chicago earned 3 badges; its highest placement is #345 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
The rankings above are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. University of Illinois Chicago appears in 458 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team