2020 Report on Enrollment, Retention and Graduation UIC Business Admissions and Student Services continued to serve numerous students in familiar formats for most of the academic year. In the spring of 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic led these teams to create innovative, virtual approaches to Admissions and Advising that will redefine traditional methods for recruiting and student support in the future.
Undergraduate Enrollment by Program Fall 2018 BBA: Business Admin Compl - Campus
Graduate Enrollment by Program Fall 2019
Fall 2020
21
81
Fall 2018
Fall 2019
Fall 2020
MBA: Bus Admin (Contract) - UIC
133
143
20
235
266
278
52
48
48
1
1
187
202
160
15
21
31
176
161
103
23
27
40
1
9
33
33
29
29
8
10
11
863
917
754
BBA: Business Admin Compl - Online
111
116
113
MBA: Business Admin (MBA)
BS: Accounting
820
746
719
MS: Accounting
BS: Accounting (Contract)
2
1
1
BS: COB Multiple Majors
41
26
32
MS: Business Analytics
BS: Entrepreneurship
128
118
98
MS: Finance
BS: Finance
677
705
755
6
0
BS: Finance (Contract) BS: Human Resource Management
MS: Business Analytics (Contract)
MS: Management Info Sys MS: Marketing
8
54
0
1
1
BS: Information & Dec Science
279
336
370
PhD: Management Info Sys
BS: Management
516
473
405
Total
BS: Information & Dec Science (Contract)
BS: Management (Contract) - UIC
PhD: Business Admin
0
BS: Marketing
562
505
3
0
40
242
303
3,185
3298
3432
BS: Marketing (Contract) NONE: Bus Admin-Undeclared Total
MS: Supply Chain Ops Mgmt - UIC
500
UIC Business Total Enrollment 5000 4140
Inter-College Transfers AY 2017
AY 2018
AY 2019
AY20
184
155
247
366
4234
4305
4000 3000
Total
3185
Undergraduate 3298
3432
2000 1000 0
863
Graduate 917
754
Non-Degree 92
90
48
Fall 2018
Fall 2019
Fall 2020
Fall 2020 Admissions First Year Top-Sending High Schools
First Year
Lane Technical High School
Applications 3396
3500
Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center
3073
3000
JS Morton High School East
2500
Jones College Prep
2000
Thomas Kelly High School Back of the Yards High School
1500
Niles West High School
1000
William H Taft
500
Adlai Stevenson High School
0
Lincoln Park High School Neuqua Valley High School
2469 1814
2057
470
518
Enrolled 422
2018
2019
2020
Transfer
Transfer Top-Sending Schools
1200
Admits 2163
Applications 1174 1086
1099
Moraine Valley Community College 1000
CCC: H. Washington College College of Dupage
800 654
Oakton Community College
654
600
Harper College CCC: Wilbur Wright College
400
College of Lake County
200
Joliet Junior College Triton College
Graduate
CCC: RJ Daley College
3000
388
2018
Enrolled 431 344
2019
First Year 3.39 Average GPA
1149 Average SAT
25 Average ACT
Business Scholars
2000
Transfer
3.73 Average GPA
3.21 Average GPA
1291 Average SAT
61 Hours Average
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Graduate 594 Average GMAT 308 Average GRE 3 years work experience (7 yrs for MBA)
2020
Applications 2517
2500
2020 Admitted Student Profile
Admits 678
1739
1826
Admits 1645
1500 1070
1101
1000 500 0
312
2018
374
Enrolled 252
2019
2020
Student Services Retention Fall Semester
2017
2018
2019
FY
TR
FY
TR
FY
TR
Registered after 1 Semester
91%
100%
89%
91%
100%
100%
Registered after 1 Year
82%
79%
77%
89%
81%
88%
Registered after 2 Year
63%
59%
68%
55%
N/A
N/A
Total Students in Cohort
416
401
470
388
514
302
Degrees Conferred
Minors
Undergraduate Multiple Majors 15
Graduate
AY 2020 150
BBA Online 57
UIC Business Non-UIC Business
Entrepreneurship 9
120
MSA 36
Accounting 165
MSF 18
90
MBA 119
60
MSMIS 80
Marketing 129
Finance 247
30 CMBA 45
0
Information and Decision Sciences 112
Bu si ne ss Ad Bu mi ni s s Bu ines tra s A tio si ne n ss naly O t pe ics ra t E co ion En no s t r M ep m an i re ag ne cs In em te ur sh en rna tio F ip tI i nf n or nal an c m B at us e in io e n Sy ss st e m M ar s ke tin g
MSBA 123
Management 121 MSSCOM 7 MSM 18
Tutoring Appointments
Advising Appointments
1394
1500
6000
5850
5913 1113
1200
1101 5712
5687
5500
866 1026
900
600
5000 AY16
AY17
AY18
AY19
AY20
AY17
AY18
AY19
AY20
2020 Class Facts Degree-Seeking Student Demographics Undergraduate
Graduate
Business Scholars African American 3%
Other*
Black/African American 7%
Asian 22% White 25%
Black/ African American 6%
Asian 12%
Hispanic/Latino 32%
Hispanic 14%
Asian 33%
International 39%
International 12%
Hispanic 31%
White 27% White 32%
Multi-Race 3% Unknown 2%
* <1% Native American, Alaska Natives (AIAN) and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI)
Unknown .79%
Multi-Race 1%
Recruitment and Outreach
Gender
Texts
160
Events
350
HS Counselor Mailing
460
Live Chat
500
Postcards
1290
Appointments
1670
Campaign Calls
3120
Request for Information
4850
Emails
8440
Undergraduate 41%
59% Graduate
45%
55% Business Scholars
45%
55%