page_title: University of Illinois at Chicago
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: University of Illinois at Chicago / Academics / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: University of Illinois at Chicago - East Campus (taken October 2005 by Onar Vikingstad).
context_page_description: The University of Illinois at Chicago is a public research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus established under the University of Illinois system, UIC is also the largest university in the Chicago area, having more than 33,000 students enrolled in 16 colleges.
  UIC is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".
  UIC competes in NCAA Division I Horizon League as the UIC Flames in sports. The Credit Union 1 Arena is the Flames' venue for home games.
context_section_description: The student body at UIC consists of more than 30,000 total students, of which nearly 21,000 are undergraduate students. Demographic statistics for the student body as of 2018 were:
  The chancellor operates six diversity-related committees on Asian Americans, Blacks, Latinos, LGBT issues, Persons with disabilities, and Women. UIC has been publicly recognized as diverse. US News & World Report repeatedly ranks UIC in the top 10 most diverse universities in the nation.
caption: UIC's East Campus in October
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