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UIC will have a climate of diversity and equity in which individual students, faculty, and staff feel welcomed in their identities, valued for their contributions, and feel their identities can be openly expressed wherever they live, work, and study.
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UIC is the city’s only public research university and one of the most diverse campuses in the nation. As a national leader among public higher education institutions in providing access to underrepresented students, UIC is focused on eliminating disparities in health, education and economic opportunity. Community engagement is a centerpiece of UIC’s mission to create knowledge and provide a wide range of students with the educational opportunity to transform the world.
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46 % of UIC undergraduate are first-generation college students
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54 % of UIC undergraduates receive Pell Grants
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91 % of UIC undergraduates (under 25) are Gen Z
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25 % of UIC undergraduates are STEM majors
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40 % of UIC undergraduates come from CPS high schools
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80 % of UIC students are commuters
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Source: UIC Office of Institutional Research
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UIC Undergraduate Student Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Fall 2023

- Latina/o/x/e 36%
- White 23%
- Asian 21%
- Black 8%
- International 8%
- Multi-Race 3%
- Unknown 2%
- AIAN <1%
- NHPI <1%
Source: Office of Institutional Research, Fall 2023