The University of Illinois at Chicago is a college.
The University of Illinois at Chicago or UIC is a state-funded public research-intensive university located in Chicago , Illinois , United States . The second campus established under the University of Illinois system , UIC is also the largest university in the Chicago area , having approximately 29,000 students enrolled in 15 colleges . In the 2015 U.S. News & World Report 's ranking of colleges and universities , UIC ranked as the 129th best in the `` national universities '' category . The 2015 Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked UIC as the 18th best in the world among universities less than 50 years old . The University of Illinois at Springfield ( UIS ) is a public university in Springfield , Illinois , United States .