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University of Illinois at Chicago 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and University of Illinois at Chicago has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or scroll down for details on how your school fared in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how UIC fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

UIC is #254 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks UIC among the top of schools in the U.S. for students!

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Illinois Ranking

UIC has been ranked #10 out of 85 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This places UIC in the top of higher education institutions in the United States for Illinois students! See the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking

This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, UIC has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29	506	94.3%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65	816	92.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76	933	91.9%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47	925	94.9%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30	535	94.4%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49	883	94.5%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85	502	83.1%
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	70	84.3%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228	1,187	80.8%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83	533	84.4%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150	959	84.4%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	19	94.7%
Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	94	83.0%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97	471	79.4%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128	597	78.6%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98	558	82.4%
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46	256	82.0%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	238	1,055	77.4%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65	345	81.2%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92	481	80.9%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134	694	80.7%
Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	3	66.7%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	78	93.6%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94	460	79.6%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105	502	79.1%
Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	72	77.8%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155	609	74.6%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	158	92.4%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148	571	74.1%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	138	92.0%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	2	32	93.8%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59	257	77.0%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	143	94.4%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	2	20	90.0%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73	300	75.7%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26	104	75.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	131	540	75.7%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	38	92.1%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	131	93.9%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	36	91.7%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	5	37	86.5%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	18	83.3%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	5	34	85.3%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	194	654	70.3%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	4	25	84.0%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98	374	73.8%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	7	77	90.9%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168	556	69.8%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	14	100	86.0%
Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	23	87.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	314	1,150	72.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	7	43	83.7%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	21	85.7%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	20	85.0%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84	294	71.4%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	7	58	87.9%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	13	80	83.8%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	29	182	84.1%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	33	201	83.6%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	5	25	80.0%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	16	93	82.8%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	19	153	87.6%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	7	37	81.1%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82	272	69.9%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80	265	69.8%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	4	18	77.8%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175	573	69.5%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	5	30	83.3%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99	318	68.9%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	131	416	68.5%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	19	97	80.4%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	69	84.1%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	15	92	83.7%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	20	124	83.9%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	10	70.0%
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	10	70.0%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	17	101	83.2%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	63	82.5%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207	630	67.1%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	5	25	80.0%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	6	30	80.0%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	4	18	77.8%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	4	18	77.8%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	4	17	76.5%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	22	118	81.4%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	14	57	75.4%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	33	140	76.4%
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	42	78.6%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	25	103	75.7%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	17	81	79.0%
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	10	70.0%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	7	25	72.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	6	23	73.9%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	18	66	72.7%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	9	66.7%
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	9	66.7%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	9	66.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	14	57	75.4%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	5	17	70.6%
Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	21	71.4%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	10	37	73.0%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	16	68.8%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	4	12	66.7%
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	13	41	68.3%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	23	84	72.6%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	16	56	71.4%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	25	89	71.9%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	31	94	67.0%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	18	60	70.0%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	36	123	70.7%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	35	68.6%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	15	47	68.1%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	53	170	68.8%

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