[Last update: December 11, 2025]

14,331 students (65% of total 22,107 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 $15,596.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 80% of total 4,565 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $16,755.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Illinois Chicago, 14,331 undergraduate students (65% of total 22,107 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $15,596.

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 Scholarship14,33165% $223,510,145$15,596
Pell Grants10,81749% $60,196,686$5,565
Federal Student Loan4,83322% $30,565,176$6,324

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

3,671 beginning undergraduate students (80% of total 4,565 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 $16,755.

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 Aid3,67180% --
Grants or Scholarships3,36174%$56,314,039$16,755
Federal Grants2,57356%$15,226,193$5,918
Pell Grants2,57356%$14,874,725$5,781
Other Federal Grants3718%$351,468$947
State/Local Grants2,86763%$23,276,228$8,119
Institutional Grants3,20870%$17,811,618$5,552
Student Loan Aid87019%$7,084,289$8,143
Federal Student Loans79817%$4,075,767$5,107
Other Student Loans1513%$3,008,522$19,924

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 2023-2024 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 level2,7182,463$39,914,077$14,685
0-30,0001,0591,059$18,787,902$17,741
30,001-48,000685684$11,681,084$17,053
48,001-75,000525514$7,408,387$14,111
75,001-110,000203147$1,662,963$8,192
110,001 or more24659$373,741$1,519

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