Tool | January 2013

Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges

Sortable Rankings | Special Report: Best College Values 2012-13

University of Illinois at Urbana�Champaign (Champaign, IL)

ACADEMIC QUALITY

Applicants who took SAT: 24%
Applicants who took ACT: 82%
SAT I Verbal score 600-699: 35%
SAT I Verbal score 700+: 14%
SAT I Verbal score 600+: 49%
SAT I Math score 600-699: 20%
SAT I Math score 700+: 73%
SAT I Math score 600+: 93%
ACT score 24-29: 50%
ACT score 30-36: 40%
ACT score 24+: 90%
Students applied: 28,751
Students admitted: 19,434
Admission rate: 68%
Students per faculty: 18
4-year graduation rate: 66%
6-year graduation rate: 83%

STUDENT BODY

Total enrollment: 32,256
Full-time enrolled men: 17,080
Full-time enrolled women: 14,231
Part-time enrolled men: 663
Part-time enrolled women: 282
Freshmen retained: 94%

ANNUAL COSTS

Tuition (in state): $14,960
Fees (in state): NA
Tuition (out of state): $29,102
Fees (out of state): NA
Room and board: $10,332
Est. book expense: $1,200
Total cost (in state): $26,492
Total cost (out of state): $40,634
Cost after need-based aid
(in state): $14,988
Cost after non-need-based aid
(in state): $22,750
Cost after need-based aid
(out of state): $29,130
Cost after non-need-based aid
(out of state): $36,892
Average debt at graduation: $22,975

FINANCIAL AID

% of aid need met: 65%
Average need-based aid: $11,504
Average non-need-based aid: $3,742