The University of Illinois Chicago’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

What The University of Illinois Chicago’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences does

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) at the University of Illinois Chicago is the largest undergraduate college at UIC, offering more than 40 liberal arts and science majors and minors across the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and interdisciplinary areas. Established in 1982 following the merger of the University of Illinois Medical Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, LAS serves undergraduate students, 1,100+ masters and doctoral students in over 40 graduate programs, and specialized cohorts including pre-health, transfer, and first-generation students. The college employs approximately 350 tenure-track faculty and is supported by an in-house LAS IT group managing endpoint management (Microsoft Intune, Jamf), cloud services (Box.com, Office 365), and a Canvas LMS migration (replacing Blackboard, targeted Fall 2026 completion). Teaching and learning infrastructure also includes the Math and Science Learning Center, Writing Center, LASURI undergraduate research initiative, and Phi Beta Kappa honors programming.

LAS generates revenue through a three-stream model: standard tuition and state appropriations as part of the University of Illinois System, differential tuition assessed for science curriculum programs (Applied Psychology, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science combinations, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Integrated Health Studies, Neuroscience, Physics, Pre-Health/Pre-Science), and externally sponsored research grants. Student support is delivered through dedicated advising channels (LAS Advising, LAS Pre-Health Advising, First-at-LAS for first-generation students, LAS Career Development), supplemented by 30+ annual scholarships ranging from $400 to full tuition. Distribution channels span direct undergraduate admissions via UIC's Office of Admissions, an Intercollege Transfer (ICT) pathway, and self-serve Canvas LMS access. Recent strategic activity centers on the Canvas migration, endpoint modernization (Windows 11), AI-augmented research collaborations with Argonne National Laboratory, and digital accessibility compliance (ADA Title II, WCAG 2.1 AA by April 2027).

Name

The University of Illinois Chicago’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Legal name

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at University of Illinois Chicago

Website

https://las.uic.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago is the largest undergraduate college at UIC, offering 40+ majors and minors, 40+ graduate programs serving 1,100+ masters and doctoral students, and advising and research support for pre-health, transfer, and first-generation students.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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General Liberal Arts Colleges

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Residential Liberal Arts Colleges

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Online Graduate Schools (Master’s & Doctoral Programs)

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Keywords

• Liberal arts education
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate academic programs
• Academic advising services
• Student research opportunities

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and State Funding: As a public university college within the University of Illinois System, the college generates revenue primarily through tuition payments from students and state funding allocated to public higher education.
2. Differential Tuition: The College assesses differential tuition for science curriculum programs including Applied Psychology, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science combinations, Earth and Environmental Science, Integrated Health Studies, Neuroscience, Physics, and Pre-Health/Pre-Science. This additional tuition supports recruitment of high-quality teaching faculty, renovation of teaching laboratories, and offsetting costs of technical staff.
3. Research Grants and Sponsored Programs: Faculty research activities generate external funding through grants and sponsored programs, supporting research initiatives and institutional priorities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UIC delivers undergraduate and graduate instruction across more than 40 liberal arts and sciences majors, minors, and graduate programs in the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and interdisciplinary areas. It pairs degree programs with academic advising, career development, Pre-Health and Pre-Law advising, tutoring and learning centers, undergraduate research opportunities through LASURI, and IT support services. Students enroll through UIC's Office of Admissions or via intercollege transfer, with courses delivered through the Canvas LMS transitioning from Blackboard.

Product overview

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UIC operates as an academic college offering a diverse portfolio of educational programs and student support services. The core offerings include over 40 liberal arts and science majors and minors, supplemented by specialized advising services including LAS Pre-Health Advising (for medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and other health professions) and LAS Career Development. The college provides dedicated support through the Math and Science Learning Center, Writing Center, and LAS IT for technology needs. Research opportunities are facilitated through the LAS Undergraduate Research Initiative (LASURI), with faculty achievements documented in the LAS Faculty Research Bulletin. Student community engagement is fostered through the Stories from atLAS program. Online tools include a GPA Calculator and Transfer Equivalency Tool via Transferology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LAS IT: Information Technology support group for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, providing end-user support, website support, application support and development, and IT security services.
• LAS Pre-Health

Products and services

• LAS Academic Advising Academic advising services for LAS students including New Student Advising & Registration, Major & Minor Advising, Career Development, Pre-Law advising, and a GPA Calculator. Every student is assigned a personal academic advisor from orientation through graduation.
• LAS Pre-Health Advising Specialized advising center for LAS students pursuing careers in medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, physical therapy, physician assistant, optometry, podiatry, and veterinary medicine. Services include individual appointments, workshops, webinars, Letters of Recommendation support, and a Personal Statement review series.
• Math and Science Learning Center Peer-driven academic support and tutoring center for mathematics and science courses, featuring student-built and student-powered collaborative learning open to all UIC students.
• Writing Center Writing support services for LAS students across all disciplines, open to all UIC students.
• LAS Undergraduate Research Initiative (LASURI) Program enabling LAS undergraduate students to conduct original research under faculty mentorship, providing structured opportunities for academic discovery and research engagement.
• GPA Calculator Web-based calculator tool that allows students to compute grade point averages and deficit points for academic standing assessment.
• Transfer Equivalency Tool (Transferology) Web-based tool allowing prospective and current transfer students to determine which courses transfer to UIC and how they fit into LAS degree requirements.
• LAS IT (Information Technology) Support Services Technology support services for LAS faculty and staff including help desk, infrastructure management, web technology support, application support and development, endpoint management (Microsoft Intune, Jamf), and IT security.
• Canvas Learning Management System Online learning management platform (transitioning from Blackboard) used for course materials, assignments, and instruction across all LAS courses, with the transition to Canvas scheduled for completion by Fall 2026.
• LAS Scholarship Program Annual scholarship program awarding more than 30 merit-based and need-based scholarships to current UIC students in good academic standing, with awards ranging from $400 to full tuition. Includes named scholarships such as the Peter James Barbato, Leonard A. Brown Memorial, College of LAS Endowed, and James D. Compton Study Abroad Endowed scholarships.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 30 scholarships awarded annually ranging from $400 to full tuition
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• George Crabtree Institute for DiscoverynotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAS chemistry researcher Ruixuan Gao was selected for the George Crabtree Institute for Discovery's Convergence Intelligence Seed Funding Program. The institute supports discovery and innovation through collaborative research initiatives.
• Argonne National LaboratorynotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with Tom Uram from Argonne National Laboratory on Gao's project using machine learning and high-performance computing to reconstruct whole-brain neuronal connectivity from advanced light-microscopy data.
• UIC Technology SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationUIC's central IT support services integral to LAS IT's service delivery. Provides enterprise-wide IT solutions and services across the University of Illinois system.
• AITS (Administrative Information Technology Services)coreTechnology or IntegrationAdministrative Information Technology Services delivers enterprise-wide IT solutions and services to the University of Illinois, supporting LAS IT operations.
• CATE - Educational TechnologycoreTechnology or IntegrationCentral systems, tools and technologies which support learning at UIC. Collaborates with LAS IT on learning technology solutions including the Canvas LMS transition.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Sister College of LAS within the University of Illinois System and the most directly comparable peer in structure, mission, and program mix; both serve as the largest undergraduate college at their respective UIC campus with overlapping majors and shared system-level governance.
• University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts: Flagship public research university liberal-arts college offering a comparable breadth of natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and interdisciplinary majors with graduate programs, advising, and research scale similar to UIC LAS.
• University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Letters & Science: Large public research university's central liberal arts and sciences college, structurally analogous to UIC LAS in serving as the broadest undergraduate and graduate academic unit within a Big Ten public university.
• Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences: Largest college at Ohio State providing the natural-science, social-science, humanities, and math core for the university; directly comparable in mission, scale, and disciplinary breadth to UIC LAS.
• University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts: Midwest public research university liberal-arts college with comparable mix of humanities, social sciences, and pre-professional advising; competes for the same regional applicant pool as UIC LAS.
• Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences: Core academic unit of a major Big Ten public university offering comparable breadth of liberal arts and sciences majors, graduate programs, and undergraduate research opportunities.
• Purdue University College of Liberal Arts: Public research university's central liberal arts college, comparable in disciplinary mix (humanities, social sciences, sciences) and in serving as a large multi-departmental academic unit within a Big Ten peer.

Broad incumbents

• Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences: Private research university's central arts and sciences college; while private rather than public, it competes with UIC LAS for the same Chicago-area student talent pool and offers a structurally similar liberal arts and sciences portfolio.

Regional players

• DePaul University College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences: Chicago-based urban university college with comparable liberal arts and social sciences offerings; competes in the same Chicago metropolitan applicant market as UIC LAS but with a different institutional character.
• Loyola University Chicago College of Arts and Sciences: Chicago-area private university's primary arts and sciences college; competes regionally for Chicago students and offers comparable humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UICLAS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/UICLibArtsSciences
• Facebookfacebook.com/UIC.LAS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uic-college-of-liberal-arts-and-sciences
• Instagraminstagram.com/uiclas

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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