A financial-aid program aims to make attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign more affordable for low- and middle-income families in the state of Illinois. Illinois Commitment provides financial awards to cover the tuition and campus fees for in-state students whose family income is less than $67,100. The program is open to freshman and transfer… Continue Reading
The City Scholars program brings Illinois students to Chicago where they live, work and study to gain exposure to careers and businesses in the city. The initiative from The Grainger College of Engineering leverages our nationally-renowned engineering students to build Chicago’s tech pipeline. Juniors and seniors within The Grainger College of Engineering are carefully selected… Continue Reading
With the biggest applicant pool yet, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s freshman class contains record numbers of students from underrepresented backgrounds and first-generation college students—as well as representing a 10-year high of Illinois residents. Among the 10 biggest freshman classes in the country, the newest Illini include 22.2 percent who come from underrepresented backgrounds… Continue Reading
Learning is an active and collaborative process best accomplished in classrooms that promote discussion and interaction between students and faculty. Thanks to the iFLEX classroom initiative, or Illinois Flexible Learning Experience, close to 300 faculty and 7,000 Illinois students have experienced the newest classrooms on campus. Designed to encourage student-centered learning and collaboration, iFLEX classrooms… Continue Reading
The most recent Illini Success report (2016-2017) shows that once again Illinois students are besting national averages when it comes to career-related outcomes after graduation. The report draws from the experiences of those who completed undergraduate degrees in August 2016, December 2016 and May 2017. The key findings of the report are: 89 percent of… Continue Reading