How UIC is defying the odds and actually growing – Crain’s

UIC is at peak enrollment after three years of growth. Meanwhile, DePaul University, Roosevelt University, Columbia College Chicago and Northeastern Illinois University grapple with a downward slide. UIC uniquely couples a top research university education with the cityscape appeal of its campus. UIC's relatively low cost undoubtedly adds to its attractiveness at a time when tuition rates nationwide have been rising.