The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a national and global leader in education and research, attracting the best students from across the country and around the world. You will select from 150 undergraduate majors and more than 4,000 courses. You'll learn with a world-class faculty who have won the world's top honors for their research and discoveries. The university takes pride in ensuring students make the most of their time here at Illinois, both in and out of the classroom.

Getting Started

Prospective undergraduate students will find most essential information at the Office of Admissions and Records Web site.



• Resources include:
• Majors and colleges
• Application deadlines
• Arrange a visit
• Transfer guidelines
• Tuition and fee information

Prospective graduate students are admitted through the Graduate College.

Other Selected Resources

• Academic Information
  Links to colleges, faculty, courses, academic requirements, learning facilities, and programs.
• Campus Overview
  Images, facts, and anecdotes about the campus. Includes links to online campus tours.
• Honors Programs
  Special opportunities for undergraduate students with high ambitions and academic achievements.
• Scholarships
  The types of aid for freshman.
• Housing at Illinois
  Information about residence halls, private, certified housing, and Greek Housing as well as dining.
• Our Community
  Explore Champaign-Urbana, the communities that host the campus. Links to events and visitor information, maps, history, accommodations, transportation and weather information. Also includes links to local media, entertainment and leisure activities, restaurant listings, and local services.
• First-Year Discovery Program
  Freshmen-only, restricted-size classes designed to give students greater access to faculty and a better chance to develop relationships with other new students
• Illini Union
  A center of student activity— home to registered student organizations, performance spaces, meeting places, food court, bowling alley, etc.
• Registered Student Organizations
  Choose from more than 1,000 student organizations representing a wide variety of interests.
• Fraternities and Sororities
  Nation's largest Greek-letter community: 60 fraternities and 36 sororities.
• Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES)
  Illinois is rated as the top "disability friendly" U.S. campus. DRES helps individuals with disabilities participate in and benefit from the curricular, co-curricular and vocational opportunities on campus.
• Student Code
  Rights and responsibilities, general policies and rules, academic policies and regulations.