BS Agricultural & Biological Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) equips graduates to address grand challenges related to food, water, energy, and the environment. The program offers an ABET-accredited, flexible curriculum. The ABE program comprises six concentrations.

Faculty: The Grainger College of Engineering | Department: Agricultural and Biological Engineering | Duration: 128 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Champaign, IL, United States

What you will study

Requires 128 credit hours. Required courses listed include ABE 127 Introduction to Agricultural & Biological Engineering; CHEM 102 General Chemistry I; CHEM 103 General Chemistry Lab I; CHEM 104 General Chemistry II; CHEM 105 General Chemistry Lab II.

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Entry requirements

is to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign through The Grainger College of Engineering; the catalogue entry lists no separate programme-specific admission requirements.

Domestic applicants: USD 18,740 a year (2026-27). Illinois resident rate. Tuition only for undergraduates entering Summer/Fall 2026 (guaranteed tuition rate; earlier entry terms pay lower guaranteed rates). Non-Illinois U.S. resident tuition for this programme: $44,340. Excludes campus and mandatory fees Source

International applicants: USD 47,800 a year (2026-27). International rate. Tuition only for undergraduates entering Summer/Fall 2026 (guaranteed tuition rate; earlier entry terms pay lower guaranteed rates). Excludes campus and mandatory fees, health insurance, housing and other expenses as the source states Source

First-year students enter in the fall term; the first-year application opens September 1. Spring transfer admission is offered with an application deadline of October 1 and fall transfer admission with a final deadline of April 1.

First-year applications open September 1. Early Action deadline November 1 (materials by November 7); Regular deadline January 5 (materials by January 11). Early Action decisions by January 29; Regular decisions by February 26; commit deadline May 1.

Spring transfer: application opens September 1, deadline October 1, materials by October 15, online programmes deadline December 1. Fall transfer: opens January 15, priority deadline February 1, final deadline April 1 (materials by April 5), online programmes deadline July 15.

First-year applicants apply through the Common App. The application fee is $75, or an approved fee waiver sent by a counselor. The ACT and SAT are optional for all first-year applicants, including international students.

Graduate applicants apply online through the Graduate College application; deadlines and term availability are set by each programme. Medicine, law and veterinary medicine applicants apply directly to their colleges.

Apply through the official page: https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/

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