History

• One of the original 37 public land-grant institutions created within 10 years of the signing of the Morrill Act by Abraham Lincoln in 1862
• Chartered in 1867 as the Illinois Industrial University;opened in 1868

Location

• 1,454 acres (252 major buildings) located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana (combined population: 100,000) and the surrounding area
• Situated about 140 miles south of Chicago, 120 miles west of Indianapolis, and 170 miles northeast of St. Louis

Colleges and Instructional Units

• College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
• College of Applied Life Studies
• Institute of Aviation
• College of Business
• College of Media
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Fine and Applied Arts
• Graduate College
• Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations
• College of Law
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Graduate School of Library and Information Science
• College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
• School of Social Work
• College of Veterinary Medicine

Administration

Board of Trustees

President

James W. Stukel

Officers, Urbana-Champaign Campus

• Richard Herman, Chancellor
• Jesse Delia, Interim Provost and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs
• Charles C. Colbert, Vice-Chancellor for Administration and Human Resources
• Charles F. Zukoski, Vice-Chancellor for Research
• Patricia E. Askew, Vice-chancellor for Student Affairs
• Steven F. Schomberg, Vice-Chancellor for Public Engagement and Institutional Relations 

Public and Private Support

• Total Budget FY2003: $1.224 billion
• Auxiliary enterprises and miscellaneous funds: $351.6 million
• Tuition and fees: $197.9 million
• Private grants and contracts: $114.4 million
• State and federal grants and contracts and federal appropriations: $268.0 million
• State funds: $292.3 million
• Through Campaign Illinois, campus endowments increased from $195 million in 1991 to $884.2 million in 2002

People

Students

• 38,291 total: 28,271 undergraduate and 10,020 graduate and professional
• 53% men, 47% women; 6.1% African-American; 11% Asian-American; 5.1% Latino/a; and 0.2% Native American
• Students typically come from 50 states and 100 nations

Faculty

• 1,908 tenured members: 873 professors, 498 associate professors, and 531 assistant professors
• Many recognized for exceptional scholarship with memberships in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering; with the National Medal of Science and the Fields Medal in Mathematics; as National Science Foundation Young Investigators and as recipients of Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers; and by such organizations as the National Endowment for the Humanities, Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Education, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Full-time Equivalent Employees

• 3,000 academic professional; 5,500 staff

Alumni

• 362,316 living graduates of the Urbana-Champaign campus
• 93,028 are members of the Alumni Association
• 11 Nobel laureates; 18 Pulitzer Prize winners

Undergraduate Education

• 28,271 students; 90% Illinois residents
• 6,366 new freshmen enrolled in fall 2002
• Undergraduates typically come from all 50 states; 952 are international students
• Eight colleges and one institute offer 4,000 courses and 150 programs of study

Academic Profile of Entering Freshmen

• In the 2002 freshman class, students in the middle 50% had ACT scores between 25 and 30 and ranked between the 83rd and 96th percentiles of their high school graduating classes

Special Programs

• Campus Honors Program
• Programs for first-year students: New Student Convocation, Discovery courses, First Year Impact
• President's Award Program for Outstanding Minority Undergraduates
• The fifth largest study-abroad program at a major research institution; exchanges with more than 100 universities abroad
• 3,000 computer workstations available for student use

Student Success

• Half of seniors seeking employment are employed before graduation; 95% of seniors obtain positions within 9 months of graduation
• Each year, more than 180 graduates are accepted to medical school and more than 400 are accepted to law school
• According to regular surveys of thousands of graduates, more than 90% indicate they would still choose Illinois if they were to make their college choice again

Tuition and Fees (Fall 2002)

• Resident: $6,704-$7,280/year; nonresident: $15,308-$15,884/year
• All eligible students who apply for need-based aid receive some type of assistance

Graduate Education

• 10,020 graduate and professional students
• 2,119 new graduate and professional students enrolled in 2002
• Among top 5 universities in number of earned doctorates awarded annually in the United States
• Over 100 academic programs
• Professional programs in business, law, library science, medicine, social work, and veterinary medicine
• Combined and interdisciplinary degree programs

Tuition and Fees (Fall 2002)

• Resident: $7,464-$8,040/year; nonresident: $16,138-$16,714/year
• Law, medicine, and veterinary medicine assessed separately
• 71% of graduate students received fellowships, assistantships, or tuition aid in 2001

Academic Resources

University Library

• One of the largest public university collections in the world, with 10,500,000 volumes in its 37 library system.
• Each year, some 53,000,000 people use the online catalog.

Campus Research

• Ranked 16th of all universities in the nation in spending on research and development in science and engineering in 1999 ($358 million)
• More than 80 centers, laboratories, and institutes perform research for government agencies, industry, and campus units

Computing

• Over 47,000 network connections for students, faculty, and staff

Public Engagement

• Partnership Illinois: Collaborating with Illinois agencies, organizations, government and communities to address society's critical issues
• Office of Continuing Education: 46,000 each year participate in conferences, institutes, credit and noncredit courses, and workshops presented by the Office of Continuing Education; 130,000 participate in public service activities. Other campus colleges and schools sponsor programs for executives and professionals
• University of Illinois Extension: 2.1 million Illinoisans—including 1,028,474 youths—participate in programs for farmers, families, businesses, communities, and young people
• Public broadcasting: WILL-AM/FM/TV
• U of I Willard Airport: about 280,000 passengers a year fly on commercial airlines with nationwide service via Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Detroit, and Minneapolis

Campus Life

Culture and Entertainment

• Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: four theaters seat about 4,000 and annually host 350 student and professional performances, as well as commencements, lectures, and other events, many of them free
• Foellinger Auditorium: seats 1,750 for concerts, speakers, and special events
• Assembly Hall: multipurpose arena that hosts concerts, Broadway productions, campus events, and men's and women's basketball games; seating capacity of up to 16,500

Museums, Galleries, and Collections

• Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion
• The Spurlock Museum of World History and Culture
• John Philip Sousa Museum
• Illini Union Art Gallery
• Temple Hoyne Buell Architecture Gallery
• Rare Book and Special Collections Library

Sports and Recreation

• Campus recreation facilities: playing fields and gyms; ice arena; basketball, tennis, squash, volleyball, and racquetball courts; swimming pools; indoor running tracks; weight rooms; outdoor center; in-line skating pad
• Campus recreation programs: group exercise; strength and conditioning classes; intramural sports; ice skating; outdoor trips, clinics and equipment rentals; special events; aquatics; sport clubs
• Big Ten Conference (NCAA): 9 men's and 10 women's sports
• Memorial Stadium, 69,249 seats for football; Atkins Tennis Center, 6 indoor courts, 8 outdoor courts, and viewing area; Huff Gym, 4,500 seats for four Big Ten sports; Illinois Field, 2,200 seats for baseball; Eichelberger Field, 1,500 seats for softball; Track and Soccer Stadium, 2,600 seats for rack and field and soccer; two 18-hole championship golf courses with driving range
• Robert Allerton Park and Conference Center: 1,500-acre country estate located 24 miles from campus near Monticello; National Natural Landmark
• Illini Union: campus center with billiards, bowling lanes, and arcade

Programs for Persons with Disabilities

• Division of Rehabilitation-Education Services: first to provide students with disabilities access to all university services, curricula, and facilities; developed first architectural accessibility standards and instituted first wheelchair-accessible bus system
• Comprehensive competitive sports programs; trained Olympic gold-medalist wheelchair racer and 8-time Boston Marathon Wheelchair Division champion

Housing

• 22 undergraduate University residence halls accommodate 8,540 students
• Double room and board (14 meals/week): $6,188/year (2003-04 estimate)
• 5 privately owned certified residence halls and 12 certified houses accommodate 2,500 undergraduate students with 25% of the entering freshman class choosing this option
• Graduate student housing includes 2 residence halls for 750 students and 2 University-owned apartment complexes for 975 students with families or single graduate students

Student Organizations

• Registered: 1,000 clubs, coalitions, societies, and teams
• Student media: Daily Illini newspaper, Illio yearbook, Illinois Technograph, The Issue, WPGU-FM, and WBML Cable-FM
• Nation's largest Greek-letter community: 53 fraternities and 32 sororities; about 22% of all undergraduates participate

More Information

• Undergraduate Admissions: Office of Admissions and Records, 901 West Illinois Street, Urbana, IL 61801; 217-333-0302
• Campus Visitors Center: Levis Faculty Center, 919 West Illinois Street, Urbana, IL 61801; 217-333-0824 (hosts 21,000 prospective students and their families annually)
• Graduate Admissions: 901 West Illinois Street, Urbana, IL 61801; International 217-333-0413, Domestic 217-333-3048
• Campus Information Desk: Illini Union, 1401 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801; open 8am–8pm Mon.–Sat., 10am–6pm Sun.; 217-333-4666
• Public Affairs: Third Floor, Swanlund Administration Building, 601 East John Street, Champaign, IL 61820; 217-333-5010