# Facts & Rankings

**Source**: https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/discover/illinois-facts
**Parent**: https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/apply

## Campus Profile

- 35,000+ undergraduate and 20,000 graduate students
- 47 states and 125 countries represented on campus
- 20,500 students of color on campus, more than any other top-ranked Midwest university (*NCES*)
- 47% women and 53% men
- 18:1 student-to-faculty ratio
- 150+ majors in 11 academic communities
- 175+ research programs and centers on campus
- 240 study abroad programs in 60+ countries
- 30+ resource and cultural centers offering support
- 1,000 student clubs and organizations
- 21 Big Ten, Division I sports
- 54 fraternities and 42 sororities, 34 of which are culturally based

## #12 public and #36 overall university in the nation *(U.S. News)*

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Discover the latest *U.S. News* rankings for colleges & departments:

[Undergraduate rankings for colleges & departments](https://illinois.edu/about/rankings_ug.html)  [Graduate rankings for colleges & departments](https://illinois.edu/about/rankings_grad.html)

## Rankings

- #12 public and #36 overall university in the nation (*U.S. News*)
- #1 most students of color among top-ranked Midwest universities (*NCES*)
- #13 U.S. college town (*Best College Reviews*)
- A top LGBTQ+ friendly city (*Municipal Equality Index*)
- Regularly leading the nation in National Science Foundation research funding
- A top destination for entrepreneurs (*Forbes*)
- #1 return on investment in the Big Ten (*PayScale*)
- 5-star university for combining quality and affordability (*Money*)

## Our Reputation Precedes Us

We're a diverse, vibrant campus with a reputation for excellence and opportunity. Our students and faculty are known for doing amazing things—and you can see it across all areas of the university!

[Read Blog](https://blog.admissions.illinois.edu/are-you-ready-for-it-lets-talk-about-the-meaning-of-the-uiuc-reputation/)

## Awards & Accolades

- 29 Pulitzer Prize winners among faculty and alumni
- 26 Nobel Prize winners among faculty and alumni
- 20+ faculty Guggenheim Fellows in the last 10 years
- Top producer of Fulbright U.S. Student Awards for 4 of the past 5 years
- Recipient of the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for 10 of the past 11 years
- Designated a First-Gen Forward Institution by the Center for First-Generation Student Success
- Inaugural recipient of APLU's Research Response to Community Crisis Award for COVID-19 testing program
- First university recipient of Barrier-Free America Award for excellence in accessibility design

## Illini Success

Explore more numbers surrounding student success and learn what Illini achieve after receiving an Illinois degree.

[Get More Facts](https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/Discover/illini-success)