In addition, machine shops and facilities for the construction of prototypes are available within the College of Engineering. The recently opened Grainger Library is the largest engineering library in the United States and is one of the most technologically advanced information management centers in the world. UIUC is also home to well-known research organizations, including Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Coordinated Science Lab, Materials Research Lab, Microelectronics Lab, and Talbot Mechanical Testing Lab. Financial Aid Financial aid is available in the form of research or teaching assistantships and scholarships or fellowships. Tuition and service fee requirements are waived for students holding assistantships of one quarter time or more.
All figures are subject to change.
Off-campus housing is available at similar or higher rents. All rates are subject to change. Student Group Graduate College enrollment includes students from every state and from more than ninety countries, and it exceeds 8,000 out of a campus enrollment of more than 34,000. More than 90 percent of the graduate students receive some form of financial aid. Most students enter from undergraduate study, while a few return from service or industry, some on a released-time basis.