THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO IS A MAJOR RESEARCH UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN THE HEART OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREAT CITIES. UIC provides a first-rate education for its students and is committed to creating and disseminating new knowledge as a university of growing national and international stature. The largest university in the Chicago area, UIC has 31,683 students, 16 colleges and annual research expenditures exceeding $258.1 million.