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University of Illinois College of Medicine

Chicago, IL
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Application fee
$70
Tuition in state
$48,450
Tuition out of state
$82,350
Average GPA
3.82
Average MCAT
511
Interview feedback
270 responses
Secondary essays
19 prompts
OOS matriculants
38.7%
AAMC FACTS Table A-1 2025-2026

Record updated: Aug 21, 2026

School overview

Degrees
MD
Ownership
Public Non-Profit
Program length
4 years
Enrollment per class
314
Founding year
1882
Accreditation year
1942

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SDN Insights

Cost of Attendance: $380,358
Estimate repayment

Estimated loan burden for UIC-Med using 4 years of in-state tuition, $1,500 annual fees, $3,000 monthly living expenses, government-derived local cost-of-living adjustment, $1,000 loan fees, and an 8.5% interest assumption.

Cost of Living: Near national average cost of living

Chicago, IL is close to the national average for cost of living. In the debt estimate, the government-derived local cost adjustment keeps the $3,000 monthly allowance at about $3,120 per month. Treat this as a city-level budgeting estimate, not the school's official cost of attendance.

Environment: Urban

UIC-Med is located in a highly accessible neighborhood, perfect for students who value mobility. With outstanding walking and biking conditions, the area supports a healthy, active lifestyle and easy access to everything you need.

Interview feedback

Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 29% of interviews, indicating it is moderately regarded. They found the interview generally impressive with a moderate stress level and felt they did well.

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Secondary essays for UIC-Med

1. Personal Attributes and Characteristics
What characteristics, qualities, or attributes do you possess that have helped you to deal with conflict, change, or unfamiliar situations? In your response, reflect on how you demonstrate resiliency...
2. Motivation and Fit
Which characteristics, qualities, or attributes of UICOM attracted you to apply for medical school here?
3. Personal Attributes and Characteristics
An important part of UICOM’s identity is the concept of one college, three campuses. The curriculum is identical on each campus; however, each campus has unique characteristics. Please describe what...
4. Other
What are some of the causes and consequences of prejudice and injustice? What does an individual’s response to prejudice and injustice reveal about their character? What is the role of a bystander...
5. Community, Diversity, and Equity
UICOM values a wide range of perspectives. Describe an aspect of your own perspective, value system, or lived experience that is important to you and how it would contribute to the diverse and...
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About the school

The University of Illinois College of Medicine serves the State across four sites - Chicago, Peoria, Rockford, and Urbana. As the largest medical school in the country with over 2,600 culturally and economically diverse medical students and trainees, the University of Illinois College of Medicine provides superb scientific and clinical training.

Curriculum

The goals of the medical curriculum at Chicago are two-fold: 1. to graduate beginning physicians who have mastered the knowledge, acquired the skills, developed the attitudes, and adopted the professional behavior and commitment to lifelong learning necessary to begin the graduate portion of their study of medicine in the discipline of their choice; and 2. to enable students to learn the arts and sciences of medicine that are basic to any career path open to the medical profession.

Facilities

UIC has tremendous assets in its faculty and its clinical education and research programs. To continue providing the highest level of patient care, attracting the best and brightest faculty and students, and discovering cutting-edge cures and treatments, we must have technically innovative facilities.