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Health & pre-med fields at UIC

UIC graduates about 615 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 93rd of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $68,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×). Research spending in the field runs about $221 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year61512% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$68,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$221Ma 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
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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 pre-med & health fields 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 pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Indiana University–Bloomington 77
  2. University of New England 77
  3. University of Scranton 77
  4. Temple University 76
  5. Wayne State University 76
  6. Clemson University 76
  7. University of New Hampshire 76
  8. Tuskegee University 76

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UIC with every school we score in pre-med & health fields. 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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