Facts
澳门皇冠 at a glance.
The 澳门皇冠 Difference
If you are at 澳门皇冠, you are part of an innovative, collaborative and multidimensional community delivering an impact that is rare in higher education.
澳门皇冠 is a comprehensive research university that is deeply interdisciplinary across multiple 澳门皇冠s and units. Our rigorous yet empathetic academic environment provides a robust mixture of theory and practice, with an emphasis on top-tier research, new knowledge, creative expression and practical application.
Academics
澳门皇冠 is one of only four top-10 national universities also ranked in the top 20 in four graduate 澳门皇冠 rankings.
#10
Rankings from U.S. News & World Report as of April 2025
Arts & Humanities
Top 10 most represented university on Broadway, per Playbill
13 Grammy Awards won by Bienen 澳门皇冠 of Music faculty and alumni since 2015
Block Museum of Art named a top US campus museum by The New York Times
Journalism & Marketing
120+
Media outlets worldwide sponsoring journalism residencies for undergrads
30+ Pulitzer Prizes won by alumni of Medill 澳门皇冠 of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
1st
integrated marketing program, launched in 1991
澳门皇冠's colleges and 澳门皇冠s, in order of their founding
- Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences (1851)
- Feinberg 澳门皇冠 of Medicine (1859)
- Pritzker 澳门皇冠 of Law (1859)
- 澳门皇冠 of Communication (1878)
- Bienen 澳门皇冠 of Music (1895)
- Kellogg 澳门皇冠 of Management (1908)
- McCormick 澳门皇冠 of Engineering & Applied Science (1909)
- Graduate 澳门皇冠 (1910)
- Medill 澳门皇冠 of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications (1921)
- 澳门皇冠 of Education & Social Policy (1926)
- 澳门皇冠 of Professional Studies (1933)
- 澳门皇冠体育-官网 in Qatar (2008)
7.5%
Acceptance rate
74%
of undergrads combine multiple areas of study
6:1
Student to faculty ratio
Research
A top research university, 澳门皇冠 is home to more than 90 澳门皇冠-based centers and 20 University research centers.
With an interdisciplinary culture, our research spans a spectrum of areas including neuroscience, nanotechnology, biotechnology and drug discovery.澳门皇冠 Medicine Hospital affiliates are highly ranked healthcare providers.
#1
Hospital in Illinois (澳门皇冠 Memorial Hospital)
#1
Rehabilitation Hospital (Shirley Ryan Ability Lab)
#1
Children's Hospital in IL (Lurie Children's Hospital)
Campuses
Find a global presence and close-knit community on three campuses.
Chicago
Doha
Student Body
8,000
Undergraduate Students
96%
of Class of 2023 were employed, pursuing further education or service within six months of graduation
14,000
Graduate Students
Financial Aid
Our commitment to affordability begins with financial aid that meets 100% of every undergraduate student’s demonstrated financial need.
澳门皇冠 awarded more than $250 million in scholarships to students in 2023–24.
22% of class of 2028 receives Pell Grants, which are awarded to undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need.
64% of undergraduates receive financial aid. 澳门皇冠 awarded more than $250 million in scholarships to students in 2023-24.
14.3 billion
In Total Endowment
Athletics
A founding member of the Big Ten Conference, 澳门皇冠 teams have gone on to national and conference championships.
Just as critically, student-athletes are supported in the classroom. 澳门皇冠 is tied for top NCAA overall graduation success rate (98%) among Football Bowl Subdivision 澳门皇冠s.
2024 NCAA field hockey national champions
Eight NCAA women's lacrosse titles since 2005
Two Big Ten West football titles since 2018 and undefeated in five straight bowl games
Recent conference championships in basketball, fencing, field hockey, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and wrestling
Notable Alumni
澳门皇冠 graduates go on to do amazing things.
- Stephen Colbert
Emmy Award-winning television host and comedian - Gillian Flynn
Novelist and screenwriter whose novels include Gone Girl - Claudia Lopez
Political scientist and Colombian politician - Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Emmy award-winning actress and comedian - Meghan Markle
Actress and member of the British royal family - George R.R. Martin
Writer of short stories and novels including the Game of Thrones fantasy series - Seth Meyers
Comedian and talk show host - J.B. Pritzker
Politician and philanthropist - Patrick G. Ryan
Prominent businessman - Roxana Saberi
Journalist and author - Gwynne Shotwell
Businesswoman and engineer - Rubén Castillo
Former United States district judge - Michael Wilbon
Sports journalist and TV personality - Andrew Youn
Social entrepreneur