like ▁the ▁C UD ▁campus , ▁Circle ▁was ▁a ▁degree - gr ant ing ▁institution . ▁Within ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁campus ' ▁opening , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁under grad uate ▁degrees , ▁virt ually ▁every ▁department ▁offered ▁gradu ate ▁degrees . ▁ ▁Cons olid ation ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁system ▁cons olid ated ▁U IC C ▁and ▁UI MC ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁Chicago ▁( U IC ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁U IC ▁began ▁developing ▁the ▁South ▁Camp us . ▁The ▁expansion ▁of ▁U IC ▁south ▁of ▁Ro ose vel t ▁Road ▁increased ▁on - camp us ▁living ▁space ▁and ▁research ▁facilities . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁John ▁Marshall ▁Law ▁School ▁( f ounded ▁ 1 8 9 9 ) ▁became ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁university . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁One ▁in ▁ten ▁Chicago ans ▁with ▁a ▁college ▁degree ▁is ▁a ▁U IC ▁al umn us . ▁Appro xim ately ▁one ▁in ▁eight ▁Illinois ▁phys icians ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁U IC ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine ▁( the ▁nation ' s ▁largest ▁medical ▁school ). ▁One ▁in ▁three ▁Illinois ▁ph arm ac ists ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ph arm acy . ▁Half ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁dent ists ▁in ▁Illinois ▁are ▁gradu ates ▁of ▁U IC ' s ▁College ▁of ▁D ent istry . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁Chicago ▁offers ▁ 8 6 ▁b