University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign BS in Food Science

99 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Food Science is a concentration offered under the food science technology major at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in food sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Food Sciences from UIUC Cost?

$17,213 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

UIUC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UIUC paid an average of $1,079 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $605 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$14,317	$33,824
Fees	$2,896	$2,896
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$12,252	$12,252
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,500	$2,500

Learn more about UIUC tuition and fees.

Does UIUC Offer an Online BS in Food Sciences?

Online degrees for the UIUC food sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UIUC Online Learning page.

UIUC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Food Sciences

99 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

82.8% Women

36.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 99 bachelor’s degrees in food sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 82.8% of the students who received their BS in food sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 36.4% of the food sciences bachelor’s degrees at UIUC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	41
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.