IC ▁ 6 3 rd ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 th ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Times ▁High er ▁Education ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Under ▁ 5 0 ▁University ▁Rank ings ▁( a ▁comparison ▁of ▁univers ities ▁less ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁old ) ▁placed ▁U IC ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁ 1 3 th ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 4 / 1 5 ▁Q S ▁World wide ▁University ▁rank ings ▁placed ▁U IC ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 th ▁position . ▁For bes ▁ranked ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁Chicago ▁ 3 6 1 st ▁out ▁of ▁ 6 5 0 ▁univers ities ▁in ▁" America ' s ▁Top ▁Colleg es ▁ 2 0 1 4 ". ▁ ▁Research ▁U IC ▁is ▁class ified ▁among ▁" R 1 : ▁Doctor al ▁Univers ities ▁– ▁Very ▁high ▁research ▁activity ". ▁ ▁Sub ject ▁areas ▁– ▁program - specific ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁rank ings ▁by ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁High er ▁Education ▁in ▁Shang hai , ▁U IC ▁tied ▁for ▁ 5 1 st – 7 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁subject ▁area ▁of ▁social ▁sciences , ▁ 7 6 th – 1 0 0 th ▁in ▁the ▁subject ▁area ▁of ▁medicine , ▁and ▁ 1 0 1 st – 1 5 0 th ▁in ▁the ▁subject ▁areas ▁of ▁life / ag ric ult ural