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Business & finance at UIC

UIC graduates about 921 business & finance majors a year, 18% of its graduating class. That puts it 139th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a strong program at 70 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 190 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 90% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $77,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year92118% of the class
Courses in the catalog190more than 90% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$77,0001.00× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate77%whole school
SAT middle 50%1110–1340whole school

Around UIC

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Built in 1905, this Arts and Crafts-style building was designed by Pond and Pond
Interior, Hull House Dining Hall, University of Illinois Chicago, Halsted StreetPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1856, this Italianate-style house was built for Charles Jerald Hull in
Fireplace, Jane Addams-Hull House, University of Illinois Chicago, Halsted StreePhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1856, this Italianate-style house was built for Charles Jerald Hull in
Jane Addams-Hull House, University of Illinois Chicago, Halsted Street, Near WesPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dining 11 · Athletics 8 · Arts 4 · Dorm 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Fashion Institute of Technology 71
  2. Seattle University 71
  3. Rice University 71
  4. George Mason University 70
  5. Seton Hall University 70
  6. Marist College 70
  7. Quinnipiac University 70
  8. Duquesne University 70

Other strong majors at UIC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UIC with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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