University of Illinois-Chicago | UIC
79% accepted | 22k undergrads | Public | Chicago, IL
All majors
Key metrics
Publisher ranking
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star star star star star
4.0
Student review
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star star star star_half star
3.5
Student-to-faculty
18:1
Years to repay cost
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1.2
Graduation rate
60%
Graduate on time
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40%
Retention rate
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80%
Earnings after 4 yrs
69k
Costs
State residency
Family income
Tuition & fees
trending_up 0.7% last 3 years
$29,360
Expenses see detail
Income-based free tuition exists.
$22,026
Sticker price (COA) help
$51,386
Estimated aid help
$9,011
Estimated net cost
$42,375
4-year net cost (x4)
Inflation adj. 3%
$177,281
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Funding Sources
4-year budget
$
College savings (529), earnings in college.
Funding gap (debt)
$177,281
Merit: 7% of students (15% w/o need) get $6,545 (avg) in aid. Need: 54% met. See detail
uic.edu: Financial aid | Net price calc
Earnings
Major
Earnings after 4 years N/A
$68,740
Real earnings
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Inflation adj. 8%
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$74,239
Tax rate
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Earnings after tax (AT)
$55,679
Select repayment plan
For $177,281 funding gap (debt)
Debt detail
% AT earnings to repay debt
$1,253/mo
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% interest rate on debt
%
Federal rates with 20% PLUS.
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Plan comparison for $177k debt
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Annual debt repayment
$15,033
Earnings after tax and debt ---
$40,646
Lifestyle
Postgrad earnings and expenses
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Major: College (all majors) | 100%
| Location adjusted | Savings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio | Earnings | / Deficit | |
| University of Illinois-Chicago | UIC | 1.1x | 74k | |
| Location neutral earnings help | 1.00x | 67k | |
| CHI | Chicago, IL | 1.05x | 71k | 5k |
| SF | San Francisco, CA | 1.76x | 119k | 14k |
| NYC | New York, NY | 1.57x | 106k | 12k |
| LA | Los Angeles, CA | 1.32x | 89k | 7k |
| DC | Washington, DC | 1.25x | 84k | 10k |
| CHI | Chicago, IL | 1.05x | 71k | 5k |
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Location adjusted earnings - taxes - debt repay - cost of living expenses = ending savings / deficit.
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The colleges’ ratio reflects a weighted average of their graduates’ cost of living. Location neutral earnings is the weighted average of all graduates across all colleges, which is ~$39k or Salt Lake City’s cost of living.
Taxes
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Expenses
Grad destination
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Area
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Earnings after tax and debt ---
$40,646
Cost of living | 1 adult, 0 children
Studio apartment
$730 - $2,100/mo
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$8,760
Grocery shopping help
$3,322
Transportation
$8,536
Healthcare
$4,586
Necessities help
$5,604
Entertainment help
$2,242
Other
$
Costs or offsets to adjust cost of living.
Total cost of living
$33,050
Earnings after tax, debt + cost of living
Savings
$7,596
Cost of living ratio: 1.05x
Costs
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