Academics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at UIUC will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at UIUC this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 33,915 undergraduate students at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is 2,627 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 20 to 1 which places University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign among the worst concerning instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , there are 20 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is among the worst regrading instructional attention.

The vast majority of the instructors (87.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The vast majority of the faculty (87.0% ) are full-time.
	A slim percentage of the faculty (31.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors Students Sign Up For

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers 137 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 92 majors within 26 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign awarded 9,048 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Child Development & Psychology	542	542
Economics	490	490
Accounting	374	374
Computer Engineering	341	341
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	338	338

Find out what University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's top fields of study and majors are

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