2025 Graduate & Professional School Fair Student Guide

Interested in attending grad school or a professional degree program? This fair is for you!

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2025 Graduate and Professional School Fair

Wednesday, October 15, 2025  |  12:00 - 3:30 pm

Illini UnionRooms A, B, C, and South Lounge

Interested in pursuing a graduate or professional program? Not sure, but want to explore your options? Every fall, over 100 graduate and professional schools from across the United States participate in this annual fair to connect with Illinois students, share information about their programs, and provide materials to help you learn more.

Casual attire is welcome, and no resume is required—come as you are!

Preparing for the 2025 Graduate and Professional School Fair

Review our "Considering Graduate School" webpage

Maybe you've already decided your career path and you know you need a higher degree to achieve it. Or maybe you aren't sure yet, but you want to explore all the possible options after graduation. No matter where you are in your journey, you're bound to find some helpful tips in the Considering Graduate School webpage resource on our website.

On that page, we cover:

  • Reasons to go to graduate or professional school
  • How to figure out which degree you need to achieve your goals
  • How to prepare for the application process
  • When to go to grad school
  • How to choose the right graduate or professional school for you
  • How to fund your graduate or professional school degree

Reviewing this information ahead of time will help you clarify your own goals, feel more prepared when you speak to admissions representatives, and give you some talking points to focus on during the fair.

Explore Schools and Programs Ahead of Time

With so many schools and programs attending the 2025 Graduate and Professional School Fair, it’s important for you to plan ahead. Use the table on this page to view a list of participating schools and programs, which allows you to filter by program category/sub-category, and international student acceptance.

Use the website links provided to research the programs of interest, note questions to ask recruiters, and identify your top schools to visit during the fair.

 

 

Participants 2025

Table number School School Degree program Degree program Category Accept international students?
75 A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, College for Healthy Communities, Arizona School of Health Sciences
  • Health Professions
,
  • Health Professions
  • Biomedical Sciences
,
  • Health Professions
  • Dentistry
,
  • Health Professions
  • Medicine (M.D./D.O.)
No
108 Adler University Adler University
  • Graduate Studies (open to all degree programs)
,
  • Health Professions
,
  • Health Professions
  • Health/Medical Sciences
Yes
74 Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
  • Health Professions
,
  • Health Professions
  • Medicine (M.D./D.O.)
No
70 Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Science
  • Graduate Studies (open to all degree programs)
,
  • Health Professions
,
  • Health Professions
  • Health/Medical Sciences
,
  • Health Professions
  • Occupational Therapy
,
  • Health Professions
  • Pharmacy
,
  • Health Professions
  • Physical Therapy
,
  • Social and Human Services
,
  • Social and Human Services
  • Counseling
,
  • Social and Human Services
  • Human Development
,
  • Social and Human Services
  • Psychology
,
  • Social and Human Services
  • Social Work
,
  • STEM
Yes
117 Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering / Engineering & Public Policy Department
  • Business/Management
,
  • Business/Management
  • Other Business/Management
,
  • Graduate Studies (open to all degree programs)
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
  • Public Administration
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
  • Public Policy
,
  • Liberal Arts/Social Sciences
,
  • STEM
,
  • STEM
  • Biology
,
  • STEM
  • Chemistry
,
  • STEM
  • Computer Science
,
  • STEM
  • Data Science/Analytics
,
  • STEM
  • Engineering
,
  • STEM
  • Informatics
,
  • STEM
  • Mathematics
,
  • STEM
  • Physics
Yes
109 Carnegie Mellon Heinz College
  • Business/Management
,
  • Graduate Studies (open to all degree programs)
,
  • Health Professions
,
  • Health Professions
  • Public Health/Health Administration
,
  • Labor/Employment Relations
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
  • Public Policy
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
  • Other Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
,
  • STEM
,
  • STEM
  • Data Science/Analytics
Yes
19 Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology (CMIST)
  • Business/Management
,
  • Business/Management
  • Business Administration
,
  • Business/Management
  • Economics
,
  • Business/Management
  • Management
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
  • LLM
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
  • Public Administration
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
  • Public Policy
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
  • Other Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
,
  • Liberal Arts/Social Sciences
,
  • STEM
,
  • STEM
  • Computer Science
,
  • STEM
  • Data Science/Analytics
,
  • STEM
  • Engineering
,
  • STEM
  • Informatics
,
  • STEM
  • Mathematics
,
  • STEM
  • Other STEM
Yes
67 Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
  • Graduate Studies (open to all degree programs)
,
  • Health Professions
,
  • Health Professions
  • Occupational Therapy
,
  • Health Professions
  • Pharmacy
,
  • Health Professions
  • Physical Therapy
Yes
33 DePaul University Office of Graduate Admission
  • Health Professions
,
  • Health Professions
  • Audiology/Speech-Language Pathology
,
  • Health Professions
  • Nursing
,
  • Health Professions
  • Occupational Therapy
,
  • Health Professions
  • Public Health/Health Administration
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
  • Public Administration
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
  • Public Policy
,
  • Liberal Arts/Social Sciences
,
  • Liberal Arts/Social Sciences
  • Language Studies
,
  • Liberal Arts/Social Sciences
  • Social Sciences (incl. Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, etc.)
,
  • Liberal Arts/Social Sciences
  • Other Liberal Arts/ Social Sciences
,
  • Social and Human Services
,
  • Social and Human Services
  • Counseling
,
  • Social and Human Services
  • Psychology
,
  • Social and Human Services
  • Social Work
Yes
115 Duke University Pratt School of Engineering
  • STEM
,
  • STEM
  • Engineering
Yes
111 Elmhurst University School of Graduate Studies
  • Business/Management
,
  • Business/Management
  • Accounting
,
  • Business/Management
  • Business Administration
,
  • Business/Management
  • Finance
,
  • Business/Management
  • Management
,
  • Education
,
  • Education
  • Other Education
,
  • Health Professions
,
  • Health Professions
  • Audiology/Speech-Language Pathology
,
  • Health Professions
  • Nursing
,
  • Health Professions
  • Occupational Therapy
,
  • Health Professions
  • Public Health/Health Administration
,
  • Labor/Employment Relations
,
  • Labor/Employment Relations
  • Human Resource Management
,
  • Labor/Employment Relations
  • Other Labor/Employment Relations
,
  • STEM
,
  • STEM
  • Computer Science
,
  • STEM
  • Data Science/Analytics
,
  • STEM
  • Informatics
Some programs do; some do not
47 Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
  • Public Policy
Yes
53 Governors State University College of Health and Human Services
  • Health Professions
,
  • Health Professions
  • Audiology/Speech-Language Pathology
,
  • Health Professions
  • Nursing
,
  • Health Professions
  • Occupational Therapy
,
  • Health Professions
  • Physical Therapy
,
  • Health Professions
  • Public Health/Health Administration
Some programs do; some do not
34 Grand Valley State University Admissions & Recruitment
  • Business/Management
,
  • Business/Management
  • Accounting
,
  • Business/Management
  • Business Administration
,
  • Communications/Media
,
  • Education
,
  • Education
  • Curriculum & Instruction
,
  • Education
  • Educational Psychology
,
  • Education
  • Higher Education Administration
,
  • Education
  • K-12 Supervision/Administration
,
  • Education
  • School Counseling
,
  • Graduate Studies (open to all degree programs)
,
  • Health Professions
,
  • Health Professions
  • Athletic training/Kinesiology
,
  • Health Professions
  • Audiology/Speech-Language Pathology
,
  • Health Professions
  • Biomedical Sciences
,
  • Health Professions
  • Dietetics/Human Nutrition
,
  • Health Professions
  • Nursing
,
  • Health Professions
  • Occupational Therapy
,
  • Health Professions
  • Physical Therapy
,
  • Health Professions
  • Physician Assistant
,
  • Health Professions
  • Public Health/Health Administration
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
,
  • Law/Public Policy/Public Affairs
  • Public Administration
,
  • Liberal Arts/Social Sciences
,
  • Liberal Arts/Social Sciences
  • Other Liberal Arts/ Social Sciences
,
  • Social and Human Services
,
  • Social and Human Services
  • Social Work
,
  • STEM
,
  • STEM
  • Biology
,
  • STEM
  • Computer Science
,
  • STEM
  • Data Science/Analytics
,
  • STEM
  • Engineering
,
  • STEM
  • Informatics
,
  • STEM
  • Other STEM
Yes
90 Illinois College of Optometry Office of Admissions
  • Health Professions
,
  • Health Professions
  • Optometry
Yes
80 Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine at The Chicago School IllinoisCOM
  • Health Professions
,
  • Health Professions
  • Medicine (M.D./D.O.)
No
88 Indiana State University Applied Medicine and Rehabilitation/Doctor of Physical Therapy/Occupational The…
  • Health Professions
,
  • Health Professions
  • Occupational Therapy
,
  • Health Professions
  • Physical Therapy
Yes
131 Indiana University Bloomington Kelley School of Business Specialized Masters Portfolio
  • Business/Management
,
  • Business/Management
  • Accounting
,
  • Business/Management
  • Finance
,
  • Business/Management
  • Management
,
  • Business/Management
  • Other Business/Management
Yes
76 Kansas City University Osteopathic Medical School
  • Health Professions
,
  • Health Professions
  • Anesthesiology Assistant
,
  • Health Professions
  • Biomedical Sciences
,
  • Health Professions
  • Dentistry
,
  • Health Professions
  • Health/Medical Sciences
,
  • Health Professions
  • Medicine (M.D./D.O.)
,
  • Health Professions
  • Other Health Professions
Yes
Kaplan Kaplan
  • Graduate Studies (open to all degree programs)
Yes