![]() ![]() ![]() Like its athletics program, UIC is an institution on the rise. UIC also achieved an all-time best 91% Graduation Success Rate this past year. All 18 teams and nearly half of the department’s student-athletes earned Dean’s List recognition in spring 2021 by achieving a 3.5+ GPA. The Flames recorded the best academic year in school history in 2020-21 with a 3.43 overall GPA. UIC’s 300 student-athletes compete at an elite level in the classroom as well. In 2020-21, the Flames were crowned the Horizon League’s Women’s All-Sport champions on the strength of conference titles in tennis and softball, as well as runnerup finishes in swimming and diving and volleyball. Over the last five seasons, UIC men’s soccer, baseball, women’s tennis, softball and volleyball have all won conference titles, and four of the five programs have collected multiple championships and postseason bids. In addition, 20 Flames have achieved All-America status, 83 have earned recognition as Player of the Year and 55 coaches have been honored as Coach of the Year. ![]() Since earning Division I status in 1981, UIC has amassed 75 conference championships and made 47 NCAA postseason appearances. The league’s existing membership includes three Illinois schools - Bradley University, Illinois State University and Southern Illinois University Carbondale - along with Drake University, University of Evansville, Indiana State University, Missouri State University, University of Northern Iowa and Valparaiso University. The UIC Flames are now the MVC’s 12th member institution, entering the conference for the 2022-23 academic year alongside fellow newcomers Belmont University and Murray State University. The University of Illinois Chicago, having recently completed its 40th year of NCAA Division I competition, officially joins the Missouri Valley Conference, effective July 1. ![]()
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