Champaign, Illinois · Public
Materials Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.8% reported program-share signal, $14,355 school-wide net price, and $81,054 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 279 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.8% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~279
- Schools with reported signal
- 110
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 42.4%
- Graduation rate
- 85.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,355/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $57,420
- Median debt
- $19,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $81,054/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.8%), school-wide average net price ($14,355), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($81,054), and peer averages from 110 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 110 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($5,290 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($8,314 above). Together, those evidence points place University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the top 19% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.8% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 1.2% reported share · $12,116 net A+ 
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · 0.1% reported share · $7,021 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 3.9% reported share · $16,075 net A+ New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · 4.7% reported share · $9,873 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Materials Engineering accounts for 0.8% of reported programs at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, which is bigger than 80% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 279 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's average net price is $14,355 per year, about $57,420 over four years. That is $5,290 below the $19,645 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $81,054 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,314 above the $72,740 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign #21 of 110 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.