▁under grad uate ▁students . ▁Dem ographic ▁statistics ▁for ▁the ▁student ▁body ▁ ▁were : ▁ ▁The ▁ch an cell or ▁oper ates ▁six ▁divers ity - related ▁comm itte es ▁on ▁Asian ▁Americans , ▁Black s , ▁Lat inos , ▁L GB T ▁issues , ▁Pers ons ▁with ▁dis abilities , ▁and ▁Women . ▁U IC ▁has ▁been ▁public ly ▁recognized ▁as ▁diverse . ▁US ▁News ▁& ▁World ▁Report ▁repeatedly ▁ranks ▁U IC ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁most ▁diverse ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁Rank ings ▁and ▁statistics ▁ ▁Over all ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁U . S . ▁News ▁& ▁World ▁Report ' s ▁ranking ▁of ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁Chicago ▁ranked ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 2 9 th ▁best ▁national ▁university ▁and ▁the ▁ 6 1 st ▁best ▁national ▁public ▁university ., ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Washington ▁Month ly ▁ranking ▁of ▁national ▁univers ities , ▁U IC ▁ranked ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁best ▁national ▁university ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 , ▁Academ ic ▁Rank ing ▁of ▁World ▁Univers ities ▁placed ▁U IC ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 – 2 0 0 ▁bra cket ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁ 6 8 – 8 5 ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 , ▁the ▁Times ▁High er ▁Education ▁World ▁University ▁Rank ings ▁placed ▁U