FY26 Budget Data

Revenue Budget

Total FY26 Revenue Budget: $444.7M

Revenue Type Amount in $ Percent
Tuition & Student Fees $177,901,990 40.0%
State of Illinois $103,662,000 23.3%
Sales $44,666,702 10.0%
Rental & Room Income $44,091,029 9.9%
Other Fees and Fines $6,646,750 1.5%
Miscellaneous & Investment Income $14,022,144 3.2%
Gifts, Grants, & Contracts $48,166,472 10.8%
Gate Receipts & Commissions $5,623,000 1.3%
Total $444,780,087 100.0%

Expense Budget

Total FY26 Expense Budget: $444.7M

Notes: Gifts, Grants and Contracts excludes sponsored research revenue.

Expense Type Amount in $ Percent
Personnel Services $228,017,731 51.3%
Contractual Services $92,865,644 20.9%
Scholarships $71,427,756 16.1%
Debt Service $25,213,937 5.7%
Goods, Equipment, Capital Repairs $21,958,802 4.9%
Other $5,295,217 1.2%
Total $444,780,087 100%

Expenses By Division

Total FY26 Expenses By Division

Departments and costs by division

2026 Expenses by Division
Division Expenses in $ Percent
Academic Affairs $160,678,369 36.1%
Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion $2,324,934 0.5%
Administration and Finance $25,854,283 5.8%
Central Services $15,217,711 3.4%
Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications $46,088,243 10.4%
Human Resource Services $3,066,613 0.7%
Information Technology $13,298,243 3.0%
Intercollegiate Athletics $27,270,439 6.1%
Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development $20,890,231 4.7%
Research and Innovation Partnerships $7,145,183 1.6%
Student Affairs $57,821,797 13.0%
University Administrative Services $13,487,288 3.0%
University Advancement $6,986,895 1.6%
Utilities $11,372,858 2.6%
Non-Divisional $33,277,000 7.5%
Grand Total $444,780,087 100%

2026 Academic Affairs Expenses by College
College Total Expenses in $
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences $51,581,596
College of Business $19,666,992
College of Health & Human Sciences $17,315,311
College of Education $16,784,678
College of Visual & Performing Arts $12,147,054
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology $8,065,190
Undergraduate Affairs $7,818,737
University Libraries $7,295,354
College of Law $7,058,437
Academic Support and Operations $4,003,813
Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning $2,351,500
Graduate Studies $2,244,135
Office of International Affairs $1,847,720
Office of Executive VP and Provost $1,522,187
Institutional Effectiveness $975,665

Expenses By Fund by Division

See descriptions of fund types

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