UConn vs. Illinois - March Madness

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UConn has more expensive tuition & fees ($43,034) than Illinois ($34,501).
It is harder to admit to Illinois than UConn.
Illinois has a higher submitted SAT score (1,330) than UConn (1,330).
Illinois has higher submitted ACT score (31) than UConn (31).
Illinois has more students with 56,916 students while UConn has 27,003 students.
UConn has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while Illinois's ratio is 21 to 1.
Illinois has more full-time faculties with 2,434 faculties while UConn has 2,089 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Connecticut and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

UConn	vs.	Illinois
Storrs, Connecticut	Location	Champaign, Illinois
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$20,366 Out-Of-State$43,034	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,004 Out-Of-State$34,501
83%	% Receiving Financial Aid	58%
$13,180	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$16,449

54.51 %	Acceptance Rates	44.82 %
18.25 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.06 %
1,330	SAT Score	1,440
31	ACT Score	32
83 %	Graduation Rate	84 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
91 %	Retention Rate	93 %
27,003	Student Population	56,916
2,089	Number of Faculties	2,434
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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