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2026 EDITION

University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign Rankings 2026 | RS World Top Universities

University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign is ranked #46 in the RS World Top Universities 2026 ranking, with an overall score of 80.5.

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RS OVERALL RANK

#46

Overall score

80.5 / 100

Region

United States

Founded

1867

Type

Public

Students

~56,000

Location

Urbana, IL

Endowment

~$3.3B

Official website

illinois.edu

Five-dimension assessment

RS assesses universities independently across academics, prestige, wealth, sports, and arts.

Academic
85.0
Prestige
81.1
Wealth
80.0
Sports
68.4
Arts
64.7

Nearby in the ranking

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University of Science and Technology of China

Overall score · 80.9

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Technical University of Munich

Overall score · 80.0