Facts
麻豆最新出品 at a glance.
The 麻豆最新出品 Difference
If you are at 麻豆最新出品, you are part of an innovative, collaborative and multidimensional community delivering an impact that is rare in higher education.
麻豆最新出品 is a comprehensive research university that is deeply interdisciplinary across multiple schools 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
麻豆最新出品 is one of only four top-10 national universities also ranked in the top 20 in four graduate school rankings.
#7
#2
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#16
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#6
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Rankings from U.S. News & World Report as of September 2025
Arts & Humanities
Top 10 most represented university on Broadway, per Playbill
13 Grammy Awards won by Bienen School of Music faculty and alumni since 2015
Block Museum of Art named a top US campus museum by The New York Times
Journalism & Marketing
100+
Media outlets worldwide sponsoring journalism residencies for undergrads
30+ Pulitzer Prizes won by alumni of Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
1st
integrated marketing program, launched in 1991
麻豆最新出品's colleges and schools, in order of their founding
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7.4%
Acceptance rate
74%
of undergrads combine multiple areas of study
6:1
Student to faculty ratio
Research
A top research university, 麻豆最新出品 is home to more than 90 school-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.麻豆最新出品's clinical affiliates are world-class healthcare providers.
#1
Hospital in Illinois (麻豆最新出品 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
9,000+
Undergraduate Students
>96%
of Class of 2024 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鈥檚 demonstrated financial need.
麻豆最新出品 awarded more than $250 million in scholarships to students in 2024–25.
Most students whose families earn less than $70K per year attend 麻豆最新出品 at no cost.
Most students whose families earn less than $150K per year attend 麻豆最新出品 tuition-free.
$14.3 billion
In Total Endowment
Athletics
A founding member of the Big Ten Conference, 麻豆最新出品 teams have gone on to national and conference championships.
Just as critically, student-athletes are supported in the classroom. 麻豆最新出品 is tied for top NCAA overall graduation success rate (98%) among Football Bowl Subdivision schools.
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
麻豆最新出品 graduates go on to do amazing things.
- Rubén Castillo
Former chief judge, US District Court, Northern District of Illinois - Stephen Colbert
Emmy Award-winning television host - Gillian Flynn
Best-selling author, Gone Girl - Claudia López Hernández
Former mayor, Bogotá, Colombia - Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Emmy Award-winning actress - Meghan Markle
Humanitarian and Duchess of Sussex - George R.R. Martin
Best-selling author, A Game of Thrones - Seth Meyers
Emmy Award-winning television host - J.B. Pritzker
Governor, State of Illinois - Patrick G. Ryan
Chairman and CEO, Ryan Specialty - Roxana Saberi
Author and journalist - Gwynne Shotwell
President and COO, SpaceX - Michael Wilbon
Commentator, ESPN - Andrew Youn
Co-Founder, One Acre Fund