University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

PhD, History

Official program page (opens in new tab)

Funding: Typical for admitted students
Graduate students: 22,098
Alumni earnings, 10 yr: $81,054

Outcome figures are institution wide, from the US Department of Education College Scorecard.

What you need to apply

GRENot required
Optional, considered if submitted
English test (TOEFL or IELTS)See policy
proof of English proficiency
Minimum GPASee policy
3.0
Recommendation lettersNot stated
Prior degreeSee policy
Bachelor's or Master's
Statement of purposeNot stated

In the school's own words

“Applicants should have a minimum of 20 semester hours of undergraduate work in history and cognate disciplines with an overall GPA of 3.25 in the last two years.”

“Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (verbal, writing, and quantitative are mandatory; history is optional) are now optional.”

“Minimum GPA: 3.0”

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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