The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is a leading comprehensive research university, and the largest public university in the City of Chicago.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. The Master of Science in Health Informatics program is one of the first online graduate programs approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College of Nursing Master's and Baccalaureate programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The UIC College of Business Administration is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and offers both undergraduate and graduate academic programs.

University Rankings:

- University of Illinois at Chicago is ranked 143rd among top tier National Universities (USNWR 2011).

- Ranked in the top 50 Undergraduate Game Design Programs of 700 universities in the US and Canada (Princeton Review 2010).

- 9th among top graduate pharmacy schools, 15th for Physical Therapy program, 41st for Public Affairs Programs, 22nd for Graduate Social Work Programs, 36th for Mathematics (USNWR 2009).

- University of Illinois at Chicago is ranked among the world's top 600 universities by QS World University Rankings™ (2009).

- Ranked 152-200th in the world by the Institute of Higher Education in Shanghai (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009). In addition UIC is ranked 52-75th in the world for Computer Science.

- University of Illinois at Chicago is rated 15th in the US News Ranking of Top Schools for Public Health (2008).

- According to the US News & World Report graduate rankings 2007, UIC is ranked:
  - Occupational Therapy (4th)
  - Physical Therapy (15th)
  - Accounting (28th)
  - Finance (22nd)
  - Fine Arts (37th)
  - Engineering (58th overall)
  - Education (42nd overall)
  - Pharmacy (8th overall)
  - Public Affairs (46th overall)
  - Social Work (24th overall)
  - Nursing (8th overall)
  - Medicine (55th among best research schools)

- Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review named UIC's undergraduate entrepreneurship program 9th in the nation (2006).

- Ranked by Advocate College Guide as one of the nation's top 100 LGBT friendly campuses (2006).

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