Rankings

At Illinois, we measure success by the impact our students, faculty, and alumni have in the world.

Our focus is on providing transformational learning experiences – in the classroom and out of it. And when you do this for more than 150 years, people take notice.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

U.S. News & World Report Rankings

The 2024-25 U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges rankings rated Illinois as the number 9 public university and the number 33 national university.

U.S. News & World Report's graduate and undergraduate rankings

  • 1 The graduate program in library and information science at the School of Information Sciences is ranked 1st in the nation.
  • 2 & 3 The Department of Accounting ranks 2nd in undergraduate programs and 3rd in graduate programs.
  • 3 & 3 Campus ranks 3rd in undergraduate and 3rd in graduate civil engineering programs.
  • 4 The campus ranks 4th in undergraduate and graduate materials engineering.
  • 5 & 11 The Grainger College of Engineering is ranked 5th in undergraduate and 11th in graduate programs nationally.

Unless noted otherwise, these represent the most recent information available.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Latest Undergraduate Rankings

U.S. News America's Best Colleges

Full Undergraduate Rankings for Colleges and Departments for 2024-25

2023-24 Undergraduate Rankings
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Latest Graduate Rankings

U.S. News Best Graduate Schools

Full Graduate Rankings for Colleges and Departments for 2023-24

2023-24 Graduate Rankings

U.S. News Historical Ranking Downloads

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