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See which careers fit your traits — based on what 686+ UIUC alumni actually went on to do.

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What UIUC grads actually do

Based on 686 notable UIUC alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

university teacher
124
politician
69
writer
47
computer scientist
40
engineer
40
basketball player
40
mathematician
31
chemist
31
American football player
26
actor
25
businessperson
25
journalist
25

Notable UIUC alumni

Jean E. Sammet
Jean E. Sammet
mathematician · computer scientist
William B. McKinley
William B. McKinley
politician
Rafael Correa
Rafael Correa
politician · economist
Vincent du Vigneaud
Vincent du Vigneaud
biochemist · university teacher
Amer Delić
Amer Delić
tennis player
Samuel K. Skinner
Samuel K. Skinner
university teacher · lawyer
Ryan McPartlin
Ryan McPartlin
voice actor · television actor
Betsy Brandt
Betsy Brandt
television actor · stage actor

Salary outlook for top UIUC career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
computer scientist
10th–90th percentile: $81,450$233,110
$145,080
median / yr
engineer
10th–90th percentile: $62,130$177,020
$111,970
median / yr
basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
mathematician
10th–90th percentile: $62,260$183,500
$116,440
median / yr

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About UIUC

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is the founding campus and flagship institution of the University of Illinois System. With over 59,000 students, the University of Illinois is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States. The university contains 16 schools and colleges and offers more than 150 undergraduate and over 100 graduate programs of study. The university holds 651 buildings on 6,370 acres (2,578 ha) and its annual operating budget in 2016 was over $2 billion. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign also operates a research park home to innovation centers for over 90 start-up companies and multinational corporations. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". In fiscal year 2019, research expenditures at Illinois totaled $652 million. The campus library system possesses the fourth-largest university library in the United States by holdings. The university also hosts the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. The alumni, faculty members, or researchers of the university include 24 Nobel laureates, 27 Pulitzer Prize winners, 2 Fields medalists, and 2 Turing Award winners. Illinois athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the Fighting Illini. They are members of the Big Ten Conference and have won the second-most conference titles. Illinois Fighting Illini football won the Rose Bowl Game in 1947, 1952, 1964 and a total of five national championships. Illinois athletes have won 29 medals in Olympic events.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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