However, UIC courses can be harder than Urbana’s because UIC is stricter with its grading practices. Many an Urbana transfer have seen their grades decrease. UIC is the public school in terms of health care. The health care programs, nursing and medicine, at Urbana are actually run by UIC. UIC offers its students a different educational situation than Urbana. It is also a school in transition. It is turning from its traditional commuter orientation to a more residential school. Many UIC pre-Meds do research on the medical west campus. There are many opportunities.

Many of the science professors are determined to give you a top rate education.

The current averages for Fall 2007 freshman is average ACT is about a 25 and are in the top 25% of their high school class. Urbana is a little higher than that, but not incredibly so.