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University of Illinois Chicago

College or university · Chicago, Illinois

Location
Chicago, Illinois
U.S. nonresident students, fall 2023
4,196
Share of all students
12.5%
Undergraduate / graduate
1,712 / 2,484
Change since fall 2015
+34.4%
International12.5%of students, fall 2023
Year by year
Data as at fall 2023
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International students, fall by fall

Students enrolled for credit who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis (IPEDS "U.S. nonresident").

U.S. nonresident students

2,1324,263201520162017201820192020202120222023
2,1324,26320152017201920212023
Data table
20153,123
20163,145
20173,517
20183,845
20193,913
20203,483
20213,890
20224,263
20234,196
FallAll studentsU.S. nonresidentShare
202333,5224,19612.5%
202233,7474,26312.6%
202134,1993,89011.4%
202033,5183,48310.4%
201932,3243,91312.1%
201831,6833,84512.1%
201730,5393,51711.5%
201629,1203,14510.8%
201529,0483,12310.8%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026

Undergraduate and graduate

Fall 2023.

U.S. nonresident students by level
  1. Undergraduate1,712
  2. Graduate2,484
Rank in Illinois by international students
5 of 107
Share of Illinois's international students
7.8%
Share of all U.S. international students
0.41%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026

Certified to enrol F-1 and M-1 students

Campuses on the SEVP certified school list.

CampusCityF-1M-1
University of Illinois at ChicagoCHICAGOYesNo
University of Illinois ChicagoChicagoYesNo
University of Illinois Chicago1ChicagoYesNo
University of Illinois Chicago2ChicagoYesNo
University of Illinois Chicago3ChicagoYesNo
University of Illinois Chicago4ChicagoYesNo
University of Illinois Chicago5ChicagoYesNo
University of Illinois Chicago6ChicagoYesNo
University of Illinois Chicago7ChicagoYesNo
Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, SEVP — certified school list (21 Oct 2026)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

How this school compares

University of Illinois Chicago reports 4,196 U.S. nonresident students in fall 2023, 12.5% of its enrolment, against 8.5% across Illinois's colleges and 5.7% nationwide.

Share of students from abroad, this school
12.5%
Share across Illinois
8.5%
Share across the United States
5.7%
Change since fall 2015, this school
+34.4%
Change since fall 2015, Illinois
+29.2%
Other colleges in Chicago
  1. University of Chicago5,629
  2. Illinois Institute of Technology4,381
  3. DePaul University2,386
  4. School of the Art Institute of Chicago1,049
  5. Loyola University Chicago546
  6. Roosevelt University519
  7. National Louis University318
  8. Columbia College Chicago303
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026

Sponsored jobs in Chicago

Employers in Chicago filed 49,084 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 for 14,589 job titles, at a median offered wage of $108,077.

Applications since FY2022
49,084
Employers filing
6,191
Median offered wage
$108,077
Job titles with the most applications in Chicago
  1. Software Engineer1,459
  2. Software Developer1,234
  3. Senior Software Engineer627
  4. Manager624
  5. Postdoctoral Scholar584
  6. Associate441
  7. Consultant409
  8. Assistant Professor375
  9. Senior Associate363
  10. Analyst343
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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