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University of Illinois at Chicago

UIC
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UIC

More than 1/3 of undergrads ARE MULTILINGUAL with 57 languages represented
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED in health care education for nursing, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, social work and applied health sciences

34k+ STUDENTS in more than 250+ PROGRAMS

Home to Chicago’s first and only public law school, THE UIC SCHOOL OF LAW
319,000
UIC has more than 319,000 alumni and nearly 65% live and work in the Chicago area, contributing to the local economy and giving back to the community.

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34,199
For the seventh year in a row, UIC enrolled a record number of students, bringing our total enrollment to more than 34,000 – an increase of more than 22% since 2014.

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$446 million
UIC is Chicago’s only public research university. With $446 million in research funding supporting over 3,500 projects, UIC's research impact spans the globe from developing treatmetns and vaccines for COVID-19 to reshaping education equity and access to creating more sustainable environments.

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HEALTH CARE

UIC's reach spans across Illinois and includes regional health campuses in six cities, the only state-funded hospital in Chiago, a network of federally funded community health centers, and a highly funded research portfolio to bring clinical care and discovery to the people of Illinois and beyond. 

START-UP & INNOVATION

$34.6 million

in annual licensing revenue

655patents

322active licenses

35active faculty startups
(21 in Illinois)

Top UIC innovations include a bladder cancer drug (Tice BCG), a drug for obstructive sleep apnea (Dronabinol) and a vaccine for shingles (Shingrix).

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