and Chicago’s first and only public law school, serve more than 33,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UIC is recognized as one of the most ethnically rich and culturally diverse campuses in the nation. The university is a federally-designated Minority Serving Institution and approximately one-third of undergraduates are first-generation college students. Students benefit from renowned faculty scholars, researchers, artists and clinicians with ties to the corporate, civic and cultural institutions of the Chicago metropolitan area. The city and its culturally-rich neighborhoods are within steps of campus and easily accessible by public transportation. The school is expanding to serve students with state-of-the-art facilities for learning, research and living. A new Engineering Innovation Building provides interdisciplinary exploration and the only high-bay structural lab in northern Illinois. A new 550-bed academic and residential complex is a living and learning center with stellar city views. UIC offers degree programs in applied health sciences; architecture, design and the arts; business administration; dentistry; education; engineering; the graduate college; law; liberal arts and sciences; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; public health; social work; and urban planning and public affairs. Students can choose from doctoral degrees in 66 fields, master’s degrees in 111 fields, bachelor’s degrees in 86 fields and certificates in 66 areas. UIC is the State’s principal educator of health professionals.