14,640 students (66% of total 22,279 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). The average amount of the aid awarded is $12,539.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 81% of total 4,024 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $13,813.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Illinois Chicago, 14,640 undergraduate students (66% of total 22,279 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $12,539.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UIC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship14,64066% $183,570,811$12,539
Pell Grants11,04250% $54,322,179$4,920
Federal Student Loan5,82726% $36,090,047$6,194

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

3,245 beginning undergraduate students (81% of total 4,024 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Illinois Chicago. The average amount of aid received is $13,813.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UIC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid3,24581% --
Grants or Scholarships2,93373%$40,513,661$13,813
Federal Grants2,31958%$12,125,154$5,229
Pell Grants2,31858%$11,876,880$5,124
Other Federal Grants2627%$248,274$948
State/Local Grants2,56164%$14,263,908$5,570
Institutional Grants2,69667%$14,124,599$5,239
Student Loan Aid88722%$6,664,994$7,514
Federal Student Loans81320%$3,927,677$4,831
Other Student Loans1353%$2,737,317$20,276

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at University of Illinois Chicago.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level2,6032,366$34,453,862$13,236
0-30,0001,0351,035$16,855,698$16,286
30,001-48,000683682$10,079,972$14,758
48,001-75,000504491$6,056,323$12,017
75,001-110,000179118$1,186,362$6,628
110,001 or more20240$275,507$1,364

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