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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Ranking Badges

UIUC earned 242 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 29 in the top 1%, 90 in the top 5%, 59 in the top 10% and 64 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 1,033 in Most Popular for Computer Science, a top 1% award.

Key facts

• Badges earned: 242 (2027 edition)
• In the top 1% / top 5%: 29 / 90
• Highest placement: #1 of 1,033, a top 1% award
• Fields of study with a badge: 26
• Placements this edition: 679
• 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 Urbana-Champaign Earned?

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign holds 242 ranking badges across 26 fields of study, 119 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. This page reflects the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Explore our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	29
Top 5%	90
Top 10%	59
Top 15%	64
Total	242

What Is University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Known For?

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is best known for Engineering: 35 of its 216 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Food Science Technology, Computer Science and Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best				✓
Overall Best (Great Lakes)				✓
Overall Best (Illinois)			✓
Overall Diversity	✓
Overall Diversity (Great Lakes)	✓
Male / Female Diversity	✓
Male / Female Diversity (Great Lakes)	✓
Male / Female Diversity (Illinois)	✓
Ethnic Diversity			✓
Ethnic Diversity (Great Lakes)			✓
Ethnic Diversity (Illinois)			✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Popular (Great Lakes)				✓
Most Popular (Illinois)				✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Great Lakes)	✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Illinois)	✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Agricultural Economics
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Agricultural Public Services
Best Value			✓
Animal Science
Most Popular			✓
Food Science Technology
Most Popular				✓
Plant Sciences
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular	✓
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences.
Best Value	✓
Veterinary Medicine.
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value			✓

Architecture/Urban Planning

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
Architectural Sciences
Most Popular		✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Best Value	✓
Most Popular		✓
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
Most Popular			✓
Ecology & Systematics Biology
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value		✓
General Biology
Top Ranked				✓
Other Biological Sciences
Most Popular			✓
Physiology & Pathology Sciences
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value		✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Accounting
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Business Administration & Management
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Entrepreneurial Studies
Top Ranked			✓
Finance & Financial Management
Top Ranked				✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Human Resource Management
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
International Business
Top Ranked				✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular	✓
Management Sciences & Methods
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused	✓
Marketing
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Communication & Media Studies
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Journalism
Top Ranked		✓
Public Relations & Advertising
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Radio, TV & Digital Communication
Top Ranked	✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Computer Information Systems
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Computer Science
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Most Focused		✓
Information Science
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Curriculum & Instruction
Top Ranked			✓
Educational Assessment
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value		✓
General Education
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Special Education
Top Ranked			✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Top Ranked			✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Aeronautical Engineering
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular		✓
Agricultural Engineering
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Biomedical Engineering
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular		✓
Chemical Engineering
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
Civil Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Computer Engineering
Top Ranked				✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Electrical Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Engineering Mechanics
Most Popular		✓
Engineering Physics
Most Popular				✓
Environmental Engineering
Best Value	✓
General Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Industrial Engineering
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value	✓
Materials Engineering
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Mechanical Engineering
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Nuclear Engineering
Top Ranked		✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Engineering-Related Fields
Most Popular		✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
General English Literature
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Writing Studies
Most Popular	✓

Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular	✓

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Child Development & Family Studies
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Linguistics & Literature
Most Popular		✓
Romance Languages
Most Popular			✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Communication Sciences
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular	✓
Health Sciences & Services
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Health/Medical Admin Services
Top Ranked	✓
Medicine
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value	✓
Public Health
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓

History

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
History
Most Popular			✓

Legal Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Law
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value		✓
Legal Research
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value		✓

Mathematics & Statistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular				✓
Applied Mathematics
Top Ranked				✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Mathematics
Most Popular				✓
Statistics
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused			✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Data Analytics.
Most Popular		✓
Data Science.
Most Popular		✓
Mathematics & Computer Science
Most Popular			✓
Sustainability Science
Most Popular			✓

Natural Resources & Conservation

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
Natural Resources Conservation
Most Popular			✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Health & Physical Education
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Philosophy & Religious Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Philosophy
Most Popular	✓

Physical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular				✓
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Most Popular			✓
Atmospheric Sciences
Most Popular	✓
Chemistry
Most Popular				✓
Physics
Most Popular			✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Child Development & Psychology
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓

Public & Social Service

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Social Work
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Economics
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Political Science & Government
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Dance
Top Ranked	✓
Design & Applied Arts
Top Ranked			✓
Drama & Theater Arts
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular		✓
Music
Most Popular			✓

How Does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Rank in Athletics?

In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign earned 14 badges across 13 sports, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #8 of 298 in Golf (D1).

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Athletics (D1)	✓
Overall Athletics	✓

Men’s Sports

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Baseball	✓
Football	✓
Golf			✓
Golf (D1)			✓
Wrestling		✓
Wrestling (D1)	✓

Women’s Sports

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Soccer		✓
Soccer (D1)	✓
Softball	✓
Tennis	✓
Tennis (D1)	✓
Volleyball		✓

How Does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Rank for Online Students?

In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign earned 10 badges across 9 online programs, 6 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #24 of 2,039 in Most Popular Online.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular Online			✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Food Science Technology
Most Popular Online	✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Business Administration & Management
Most Popular Online			✓
Human Resource Management
Most Popular Online		✓
Management Sciences & Methods
Most Popular Online			✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Computer Science
Most Popular Online			✓
Information Science
Most Popular Online		✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Education
Most Popular Online			✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Civil Engineering
Most Popular Online			✓
Electrical Engineering
Most Popular Online	✓

How Does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Rank for Veterans?

In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign earned 2 badges; its highest placement is #350 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best for Veterans		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

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Notes and References

Badges on this page come from rankings built on federal education data, 2027 edition. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign appears in 679 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.