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History at UIC

UIC graduates about 35 history majors a year. That puts it 151st of 692 schools we score for history, a strong program at 69 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 154 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 88% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $55,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year35under 1% of the class
Courses in the catalog154more than 88% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$55,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate77%whole school
SAT middle 50%1110–1340whole school

Around UIC

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Chicago, Illinois (2026) - 213Photo: Another Believer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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 history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Richard J. Daley Library.

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 history ranking

  1. University at Albany–SUNY 70
  2. Michigan State University 70
  3. Lewis & Clark College 70
  4. University of Alabama at Birmingham 69
  5. University of Redlands 69
  6. Wofford College 69
  7. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 68
  8. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 68

Other strong majors at UIC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UIC with every school we score in history. 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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