University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public college in Champaign, IL. Its average net price is $13,042 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $871 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $2,983 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $5,924 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $11,952 |
| $110,001 and up | $29,998 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $67,794 |
| 8 years after entry | $79,871 |
| 10 years after entry | $87,599 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $78,920 n=174 | $15,709 n=183 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $87,086 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $19,500 n=115 |
| Agricultural Business | $64,122 n=216 | $16,358 n=231 |
| Agricultural Engineering | $66,386 n=110 | $18,361 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Agricultural Public Services | $49,637 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Agriculture, General | $43,778 National median for this major n=2,007 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $34,396 n=123 | $15,645 n=134 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | $14,000 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $48,017 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $20,375 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | $34,867 n=108 | $16,750 n=151 |
| Biology | $36,562 National median for this major n=68,911 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $77,792 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $19,097 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $75,767 n=112 | $16,415 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | $54,462 National median for this major n=3,522 | Not published |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $38,262 n=231 | $18,527 n=264 |
| Chemical Engineering | $84,410 n=133 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Chemistry | $52,720 Small program - rough guide n=81 | $18,365 Small program - rough guide n=88 |
| Civil Engineering | $78,644 n=102 | $17,500 n=131 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Cognitive Science | $48,492 National median for this major n=2,112 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $16,000 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Communications | $45,667 n=331 | $16,185 n=292 |
| Computer Engineering | $121,140 n=189 | $18,335 n=170 |
| Computer Science | $101,492 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $15,957 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Computer Science | $134,501 n=148 | $15,000 n=120 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $46,592 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $15,800 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $28,385 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $16,325 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Economics | $64,873 n=279 | $17,000 n=189 |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| Education, Other | $40,204 National median for this major n=1,831 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $89,876 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Engineering Mechanics | $73,650 National median for this major n=73 | Not published |
| Engineering Physics | $64,071 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Engineering, Other | $75,133 National median for this major n=687 | Not published |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | $67,011 National median for this major n=899 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $45,810 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $16,250 n=112 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $33,441 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $14,114 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | $20,072 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $86,669 n=242 | $17,127 n=215 |
| Food Science and Technology | $56,486 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $17,875 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $39,458 Small program - rough guide n=84 | $17,500 n=145 |
| History | $43,724 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $16,250 Small program - rough guide n=87 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $40,635 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $13,480 n=101 |
| Industrial Engineering | $83,615 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Information Science/Studies | $83,548 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $18,472 n=107 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $41,078 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $19,179 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Journalism | $44,423 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $20,373 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $82,742 n=159 | $15,250 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $84,704 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $17,066 n=102 |
| Marketing | $70,112 n=133 | $16,617 n=122 |
| Materials Engineering | $75,772 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Mathematics | $62,714 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | $76,818 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $81,350 n=156 | $15,115 n=137 |
| Music | $29,508 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $19,253 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | Not published |
| Nuclear Engineering | $77,686 National median for this major n=264 | Not published |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $46,024 Small program - rough guide n=78 | $18,336 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | $19,730 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $44,661 n=260 | $17,500 n=267 |
| Psychology | $37,251 National median for this major n=100,431 | Not published |
| Public Health | $44,105 n=156 | $18,000 n=187 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $55,788 n=219 | $17,223 n=179 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $37,249 n=437 | $17,000 n=561 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | $22,139 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $44,305 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $13,000 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Work | $37,083 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $14,000 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Sociology | $38,290 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $16,915 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $34,013 n=112 | $17,059 n=197 |
| Statistics | $84,922 n=137 | $15,000 n=114 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Sustainability Studies | $50,245 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $16,566 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Systems Engineering | $84,822 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Systems Science and Theory | $38,458 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $16,000 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $48,344 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $17,841 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Teaching | $50,008 n=133 | $17,355 n=125 |
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