Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2025 University of Illinois Chicago
Mission Statement The University of Illinois Chicago's mission is to provide the broadest access to the highest levels of intellectual excellence.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. To create knowledge that transforms our views of the world and, through sharing and application, transforms the world.
    1. To provide a wide range of students with the educational opportunity only a leading research university can offer.
      1. To address the challenges and opportunities facing not only Chicago but all great cities of the 21st century, as expressed by our Great Cities Commitment.
        1. To foster scholarship and practices that reflect and respond to the increasing diversity of the U.S. in a rapidly globalizing world.
          1. To train professionals in a wide range of public service disciplines, serving Illinois as the principal educator of health science professionals and as a major health-care provider to underserved communities.
            Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Education Assistance Fund, General Professions Dedicated Fund, State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund, State College and University Trust Fund Statutory Authority 110 ILCS 305
            Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
            Input Indicators
            Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) (a) $ 3,816,851.3 $ 3,782,565.9 $ 3,575,579.7 $ 3,473,886.3 $ 3,202,214.2
            Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 345,089.7 $ 335,930.0 $ 336,248.5 $ 329,553.5 $ 311,892.7
            Average monthly full-time equivalents (b) 18,769.0 18,769.0 18,387.0 18,387.0 16,939.0
            Total staff - all sources (b) 18,769 18,769 18,387 18,387 16,939
            Total staff - state appropriated funds (b) 5,813 5,813 5,560 5,560 5,654
            Output Indicators
            Undergraduate headcount enrollment (c) 24,260 22,495 22,495 22,107 21,807
            Total headcount enrollment (c) 35,869 33,906 33,906 33,522 33,747
            Percentage: part-time student enrollment (c,d) 15.60% 16.30% 16.30% 16.40% 16.90%
            Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: African American, black N/A 341.0 N/A 337.0 356.0
            Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: American Indian, Alaskan Native N/A 3.0 N/A 0.0 3.0
            Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: Asian N/A 1,124 N/A 1,093 1,186
            Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: Hispanic N/A 1,659 N/A 1,640 1,614
            Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander N/A 1.0 N/A 1.0 3.0
            Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: white N/A 1,310 N/A 1,431 1,405
            Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: two or more races N/A 165.0 N/A 142.0 151.0
            Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: international students N/A 330.0 N/A 343.0 379.0
            Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: not indicated N/A 106.0 N/A 86.0 80.0
            Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: African American, black N/A 315.0 N/A 277.0 309.0
            Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: American Indian, Alaskan Native N/A 3.0 N/A 2.0 10.0
            Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: Asian N/A 495.0 N/A 439.0 484.0
            Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: Hispanic N/A 514.0 N/A 475.0 510.0
            Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander N/A 0.0 N/A 2.0 0.0
            Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: white N/A 1,206 N/A 1,376 1,425
            Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: two or more races N/A 93.0 N/A 84.0 85.0
            Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: international students N/A 866.0 N/A 931.0 1,056
            Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: not indicated N/A 33.0 N/A 31.0 50.0
            Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by gender: female N/A 2,817 N/A 2,774 2,835
            Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by gender: male N/A 2,222 N/A 2,299 2,342
            Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by gender: not indicated N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.0
            Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by gender: female N/A 2,121 N/A 2,155 2,301
            Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by gender: male N/A 1,404 N/A 1,462 1,628
            Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by gender: not indicated N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.0
            Outcome Indicators
            Six-year graduation rate: first-time, full-time students (d) 62.00% 61.50% 62.00% 62.00% 60.00%
            Six-year graduation rate: first-time, full-time Pell recipients 57.80% 57.80% 59.40% 59.40% 56.90%
            Retention rate: first-time, full-time students 80.00% 82.50% 80.00% 80.00% 78.00%
            Retention rate: new transfer cohort 85.00% 85.00% 85.00% 85.00% 82.00%
            Percentage of first-time, full-time students who are Illinois residents N/A N/A 89.30% 89.30% 88.20%
            Percentage of graduates, not subsequently enrolled, with stable employment one year after graduation N/A N/A N/A N/A 78.10%
            Percentage of graduates, not subsequently enrolled, with stable employment earning 20% more than the typical high school graduate in Illinois one year after graduation N/A N/A N/A N/A 67.50%
            Annual number of students completing teacher preparation programs (e) N/A 161.0 N/A 179.0 161.0
            Annual number of students completing nursing programs N/A 582.0 N/A 579.0 515.0
            Annual number of students completing law programs N/A 277.0 N/A 301.0 288.0
            Annual number of students completing medical programs N/A 279.0 N/A 266.0 280.0
            Annual number of students completing dentistry programs N/A 139.0 N/A 139.0 138.0
            Institutional pass rate: National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) - nursing (RN) N/A N/A N/A 92.00% 89.00%
            Institutional pass rate: Illinois Bar Exam – law N/A N/A N/A 64.00% 61.00%
            Institutional pass rate: United States Medical Licensing Exam, Step 2 - Clinical Knowledge N/A N/A N/A 100.00% 99.00%
            Institutional pass rate: Integrated National Dental Board Exam (INDBE) - dentistry N/A N/A N/A 98.00% 99.00%
            Efficiency/Cost-Effectiveness Indicators
            Instructional cost per credit hour: all instructional levels N/A N/A N/A $ 579.66 $ 549.23
            Percentage of total expenditures (all sources) devoted to Instruction 22.20% 22.20% 22.70% 22.70% 22.50%
            Percentage of total expenditures (all sources) devoted to Research and Public Service 19.90% 19.90% 20.40% 20.40% 21.00%
            Percentage of total expenditures (all sources) devoted to Academic and Student Support 46.10% 46.10% 44.90% 44.90% 44.90%
            Percentage of total expenditures (all sources) devoted to all other programs (f) 11.70% 11.70% 12.00% 12.00% 11.60%
            Undergraduate degrees and certificates per 100 full-time-equivalent students (based on 30 credit hours) N/A 23.1 N/A 24.0 25.1
            Undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees: annual (based on 30 credit hours) (in dollars) (g,h) $ 16,390.00 $ 16,076.00 $ 16,076.00 $ 16,076.00 $ 15,784.00
            Percentage of undergraduate students receiving institutional need-based aid (i) N/A 1.30% N/A 1.40% 2.30%
            Percentage of undergraduate students receiving MAP N/A 51.90% N/A 51.60% 53.50%
            Percentage of undergraduate students receiving Pell N/A N/A N/A 49.60% 50.00%
            External Benchmarks
            Undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees as a percentage of Illinois median income N/A N/A N/A N/A 23.10%
            Footnotes
            Total expenditures include expenditures from all appropriated funds (primarily general funds), as well as from restricted and non-appropriated fund sources. Expenditures here include appropriated capital spending and an allocation of University Administration, which are excluded from some later measures in this report. Staff levels reference the number of staff years (a measure of staff effort over a 12-month period) supported by respective fund sources as well as an allocation of University Administration staff. State appropriated fund sources include the University Income Fund. Based on Fall enrollments. Institutions with high ratios of part-time students will have lower graduation rates. Undergraduate students only. Additional 70 graduate students in fiscal year 2023, 71 in fiscal year 2024, and 70 in fiscal year 2025 completed requirements for initial teacher certification. All other programs include institutional support, operations and maintenance of physical plant, Medicare, and independent operations, including student housing and food service. Includes refundable fees. Entry-level tuition and fees. Institutional need-based aid only. All institutional gift aid was 61.6% in fiscal year 2023, 58.8% in fiscal year 2024, and 53.0% in fiscal year 2025.

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