Updates for prospective students and applicants

2025 Updates 

UIC Aspire Program — $0 tuition and fees  

This year, we are excited to announce the UIC Aspire program — new, undergraduate, Illinois residents from households with incomes of $75,000 or less can attend UIC for $0 in tuition and fees starting in Fall 2025.

March 15 is the priority date for potentially eligible students to submit their aid application. More at at free.uic.edu. 

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Fall 2025 Application Updates

  • First year students apply using The Common Application. 
    • The first year deadline has passed. More information about late application petitions can be found on our Applying After the Deadline page.
      • The following programs are closed to petitions:
        • All programs in Engineering
        • Nursing (BSN)
        • Architecture
        • Art Education
  • Transfer students apply using the UIC web application. 
    • Our Fall deadline to start in August 2025 is April 1, 2025 but has been extended to May 1 for some programs.
      • The following programs are closed to late applications:
        • ​All programs in Engineering (except Computer Science and Design)
        • Nursing (BSN)
        • All programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences
        • Architecture
        • Art Education

Test-Optional Choice for First-Year Applicants

We do not require standardized tests and are a test-optional institution. More information about our application process is available on our First-Year Admissions Requirements and Test Optional FAQ pages. 

Application Credentials Submission

  • Please send all required application credentials electronically when possible, we accept paper mail but the quickest method is by taking advantage of electronic transcript services where available.
  • If you are unable to secure electronic transcripts and have requested official documents to be sent to us by mail, you can upload unofficial copies of your transcripts to your application status portal. If you are offered admission, we will require official transcripts prior to enrollment.  

Contact Us

UIC's Visitors Center and the Office of Admissions are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. Check out these additional methods to contact us:

  • Not yet applied but ready to learn more about UIC? Prospective students can reach an admissions counselor Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 312.996.4350. 
  • Do you need to send documents or supporting materials for your application? You can email attachments to undergradmail@uic.edu (Undergraduate applicants) or applygrad@uic.edu (Graduate applicants).

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