University of Illinois at Chicago Reviews

"University of Illinois at Chicago is a great university. It is located near downtown Chicago and you have plenty of opportunities to network and be engaged in any activity you are interested in. The diversity is another great benefit that you would not experience elsewhere."

"UIC was a great school with a lot of diversity and rigorous curriculum. The student body was united in creating a learning environment and the faculty was very helpful and always looked out for the students. This is a research school so there a lot of opportunities to get involved with research and dive into many fields. The administration does struggle with financial aid counseling and the Financial Aid Office does occasionally remind you of a DMV but overall UIC is a great school with many opportunities and more importantly it prepares you well."

"UIC offers a lot of clubs and great academics. There is a large gap in friends as a lot of students commute. One should start undergraduate research early as we are a research university"

"UIC was a great choice for me because it allowed me to commute everyday while living at home with my parents. The pharmacy school is very highly rated so I got a great education for a great price (compared to other private pharmacy school tuition)"

"Great community. Thoughtful teachers. Challenging curriculum. Looks good on my resume. Needs a better basketball coach."

"Illinois is an excellent school for undergrads with emphasis on academics, community and sports."

"The pros of my graduate program is that I get to interact with students and faculty from various backgrounds. I have improved my existing skill set and developed new skills as well. My program ensures that every student gets a hands-on experience by allowing us to work on projects for almost every course. The cons of my program include the fact that it is difficult to get financial assistance and on campus jobs as they are being offered on the basis of referrals."

"This department is a tightly knit community with lots of support from faculty and frequent collaborations. Funding is tight and stipends are very low. This is certainly a teaching institution, but with little training in how to teach."

"The pros are the good research support we receive and that our research interests are diverse enough that we're not in competition with our classmates. The cons are that it's not easy to live in a big city on a stipend and that I wish we got more clinical hours."

"I feel like the university should use its location more to its advantage. Also, TA feedback concerning coordinators should be taken into account. The "laboratory" course I had to teach did not seem to teach many lab skills. The research labs I have worked with do seem to be quite capeable and populated by good researchers. Courses vary by instructor. Some are better than others. Overall, I feel like expectations for each course could be better communicated to the students. A test should not be over how well you can guess what's going to be on the exam, but rather how well you learned material."

"Pros: challenging, good opportunities to network through events such as poster presentations, nice facilities, wide selection of professors to work with, workshops to perfect certain skills such as writing or how to prepare for interviews. Cons: it's an umbrella program but students cannot choose their workload or departments as freely as an umbrella program should be, low funding makes it hard to find labs of interests that you can join, more explicit information about professors who may be interested in having a graduate student in their lab"

"UIC was a great place to get my doctorate. Loved the community and the accessibility."

"A great college as long as you know how to use it. Be thoughtful in your choice of major and classes. Be sure to balance at this university as some classes can really be tough. Use Rate My Professors website to find what professors are best for your learning style as there are quite a few. Use the rec - center as much as you can as it is very nice and even a rock wall climb or a work out or even a track jog can really help lower stress. Make sure that you have a good relationship with your advisor to help get you through classes and get to your degree. If you are having difficulty, they will be able to alert you to classes that would be more difficult or what you should try out instead."

"UIC overall provides a solid education for an affordable price. For in-state tuition,it won't put you in too much debt and it's a great experience being in the city."

"Great physics teachers. Spanish class can be annoying."

"Great school for Accounting Majors. Not just anybody can pass the 315 Intermediate Accounting course."

"A great school that you need to grab hold of your education. Make your path and talk with advisors and look into the less taken classes or options. They will usually end up being better for you."

"Diversity and Inclusion is the best thing about UIC. We have the largest medical school in the nation, but we also graduate the most Latinos and African Americans (outside of HBCUs). Additionally, our school focuses on clinical medicine and the healing art - as opposed to just basic sciences. They give us hands on exposure from day 1. On the other hand, support staff is in constant flux - so it seems like sometimes you need to figure things out on your own. But as Medical Students, this doesn't seem too difficult."

"Overall UIC was a good school that offered a nice experience, especially living in the city. You have to be aware and ready that 80% of the campus commutes and that it is just a really big school. There is a lot to do, you just have to find out and know about events. It's an affordable price, with solid staff and professors. And the location is probably the BEST quality. Use your U-Pass and travel all around the city!"

"An outstanding degree program! The professors all had real world experience in the subject material being taught which is unheard of in a "brick and mortar" residential school. In most "brick and mortar" universities, you'll find where the teachers have gotten their Bachelor Degrees, Master Degrees, and / or PhDs... but have no real world experience. Real world experience and the ability to convey lessons learned is what sets UIC apart from other brick and mortars... Students actually learn and are not just given arbitrary tests created by some grad assistant who has no clue how the subject material will affect the other students. Good job UIC! I now have a degree that means something not only to me but to my employer as well."