Outcome figures are institution wide, from the US Department of Education College Scorecard.
GRENot required
Optional, considered if submitted
English test (TOEFL or IELTS)See policy
TOEFL or IELTS
Minimum GPASee policy
2.75
Recommendation lettersRequired
3 letters
Prior degreeSee policy
undergraduate degree
Statement of purposeRequired
“Admission to the Ph.D. program requires an undergraduate degree with a scholastic average of at least B for the last 60 hours, acceptable scores on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Records Examination (GRE), three letters of recommendation, and a statement of career goals including research interests.”
“Applicants whose native language is not English are also required to submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or IELTS.”
“Most Ph.D. students receive some form of financial assistance.”
Extracted from catalog.illinois.edu (opens in new tab) and grad.illinois.edu (opens in new tab) · latest recorded check 2026-09-08
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