| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.91 |
| Liaison | Andy Mitchell |
| Submission Date | July 17, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Illinois Chicago
PA-7: Affordability and Access
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.14 / 4.00 |
Cynthia
Klein-Banai Associate Chancellor for Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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Part 1
Support for Low-Income Students
Yes
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A brief description of any policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students:
• Financial Aid
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is committed to providing access to higher education and minimizing loan debt for all undergraduate students, by optimizing the positive impact of university supported grants on student retention and graduation while controlling the campus based financial aid budget. UIC has allocated a portion of its operating budget to provide Illinois residents who are Pell or MAP eligible with supplemental grant aid that will support them to degree completion while attending UIC. There are two levels of grant aid in this program, the UIC Access to Excellence Grant and the UIC Gateway Grant.
Note: this is a substantial institutional commitment given that 52% of UIC undergraduates are Pell eligible
None
A brief description of any programs to equip the institution’s faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
• Faculty Institute of the Centers for Diversity: seeks to inform better practices in the classroom and in instruction with regards to diversity
A brief description of the institution’s programs to guide and prepare students and families from low-income backgrounds for higher education:
- Partnership with Chicago Public Schools (our data shows that a large percentage of students at UIC who are from CPS are low-income)
- TRIO
- Summer College
None
A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
• President’s Award Program (PAP) assists the University of Illinois at Chicago to enroll highly capable, admitted students from historically underrepresented groups, students from areas of the state (Illinois) with low rates of participation at the University of Illinois, and high achieving dependent students from families with zero Expected Family Contribution (EFC=0). The broad goals of the program are to ensure and enrich the diversity of the student body.
A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:
• Urban Health Program -http://www.uic.edu/depts/uhealth/ The mission of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Urban Health Program is to recruit, retain, and graduate underrepresented racial/ethnic minority students, specifically African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans, in the health professions, and to expand educational opportunities for these populations at the pre-college (K-12), undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. In addition to an administrative office and campus-wide programming, each of the six health science colleges has UHP programs and staff in place.
• President’s Award Program (PAP) - see above
A brief description of the institution’s other policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
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Support for Non-Traditional Students
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s scholarships provided specifically for part-time students:
All students are treated the same
A brief description of the institution’s on-site child care facility, partnership with a local facility, and/or subsidies or financial support to help meet the child care needs of students:
There is an on-site child care facility on west side of campus. UIC Children's Center is a full-day early childhood program for children of current UIC students, faculty and staff. Children must be between the age of 2 years and 9 months up to 6 years. The program is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and licensed by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
A brief description of the institution’s other policies and programs to support non-traditional students:
The Commuter Student Resource Center provides a space where commuters can study in quiet, socialize in a lounge, or do homework on public computers and printers. It offers a kitchen, locker rooms with showers, and lactation rooms. A full-time staff provides programming and services to help commuters feel better connected to the campus. Located on the second floor of UIC’s Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St., the center averages more than 3,000 student-visits per week. In announcing the award, NASPA noted that the Commuter Student Resource Center “demonstrates excellence in designing a comprehensive program that provides its off-campus students with facilities, services, and programs” necessary for successful academic achievement.
Part 2
Yes
The percentage of entering students that are low-income (0-100):
58
The graduation/success rate for low-income students (0-100):
58
On average, the percentage of need that was met for students who were awarded any need-based aid (e.g. as reported to the U.S. Common Data Set initiative, item H2) (0-100):
61
The percentage of students graduating with no interest-bearing student loan debt or for whom no out-of-pocket tuition is required (i.e. the percentage of graduates who have not taken out interest-bearing loans) (0-100):
37
Optional Fields
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We do not have data for the percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students. Data provided by Institutional Research.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.