This announcement applies to the University of Illinois Chicago only. Please distribute this information to those in your unit who work with fringe benefit, tuition remission, and facilities & administrative rates.
Following are the UIC fringe benefit rates for Fiscal Year 2025, commencing in July 2024, with the BW 16 and MN 8 pay periods (with the exception of Retirement, which is effective with BW 15 and MN 7). The SURS and FICA rates for FY25 are final. However, all other rates are provisional and may require slight adjustments after the federal audit is completed. The final FY25 rates will be communicated at that time.
Academic and Non-Academic Fringe Benefits Rates
Please note that these rates are applicable to academic and non-academic employees eligible for SURS and insurance.
Benefit Type | FY25 Rate |
Retirement/Disability (SURS) | 11.98%* |
Health, Life, & Dental (HLD) Insurance | 24.84%** |
Termination Vacation/Sick (TVS) Leave | 0.59%** |
FICA (Medicare) | 1.45%* |
Workers' Compensation | 0.04%** |
Total for most academic and non-academic appointments of 50% or more | 38.90%** |
Graduate Assistant Fringe Benefits Rates
Please note that these rates are applicable to graduate assistants paid from sponsored funds.
Benefit Type | FY25 Rate |
Health, Dental and Vision (HDV) | 3.67%** |
Workers' Compensation | 0.04%** |
Total for graduate assistant appointments between 25% to 67% | 3.71%** |
*Actual rate for FY25 (FINAL)
**Rate is subject to adjustment after federal audit (PROVISIONAL)
Tuition Remission Rate
Benefit Type | FY25 Rate |
Tuition Remission | 42.00% |
FY24-FY27 Facilities & Administrative Rates
Activity Type | On-Campus | Off-Campus | Dates |
Organized Research | 60.33% | 26% | 7/1/24-6/30/27 |
Organized Research | 59.90% | 26% | 7/1/23-6/30/24 |
Instruction | 39.67% | 26% | 7/1/24-6/30/27 |
Instruction | 39.70% | 26% | 7/1/23-6/30/24 |
Other Sponsored Activity | 37.27% | 26% | 7/1/24-6/30/27 |
Other Sponsored Activity | 36.00% | 26% | 7/1/23-6/30/24 |
For further information regarding the above-mentioned rates and the application of such rates, click here to obtain access to the UIC FY25 Rate Schedule bulletin maintained on the System Government Costing website.
Contact
If you have any questions about the development of these rates, please contact Jennifer Otto, Senior Associate Director for System Government Costing (UIUC), at jotto@uillinois.edu or 217-244-4764 or Shelly Benson, Senior Director for System Government Costing (UIUC), at slbenson@uillinois.edu or 217-333-4882.
