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Math & statistics at UIC

UIC graduates about 62 math & statistics majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 175th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a solid program at 64 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 96 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 96% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $68,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.85×). Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year621% of the class
Courses in the catalog96more than 96% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$68,0000.85× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma 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 math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Behavioral Sciences Building, Science & Engineering Offices, Science and Engineering Laboratories, Science and Engineering - South.

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 math & statistics ranking

  1. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 65
  2. Rochester Institute of Technology 65
  3. University of California, Santa Cruz 64
  4. Oregon State University 64
  5. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 64
  6. Auburn University 64
  7. Rutgers University–Newark 64
  8. University of Nevada–Reno 63

Other strong majors at UIC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UIC with every school we score in math & statistics. 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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