Outcome figures are institution wide, from the US Department of Education College Scorecard.
GRENot required
English test (TOEFL or IELTS)See policy
TOEFL (iBT) minimum scores: 103 overall, 24 on the speaking subsection IELTS minimum scores: 7 overall, 8 on the speaking subsection, and no less than 6 on any subsection.
Minimum GPASee policy
3.0
Recommendation lettersNot stated
Prior degreeSee policy
Bachelor
Statement of purposeRequired
“Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores (general or subject) are not required. Please do not submit them.”
“applicants should have a bachelor's degree or its equivalent... and a grade point average of 3.0 (A = 4.0), is required”
“In addition, we require a statement from the applicant and a letter from the applicant’s research adviser or department head detailing the situation.”
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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