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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
1,458 acres (272 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

People
Faculty
1,986 tenured members: 848 professors, 528 associate professors, and 534 assistant professors

Many noted scholars, including Nobel and Crafoord Prize winners; others recognized 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 as National Science Foundation Young Investigators; 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

Students
40,360 total: 29,294 undergraduate and 11,066 graduate and professional

53% men, 47% women; 5.8% African-American; 5.2% Latino/a; 9.7% Asian-American; and 0.2% Native American

Students typically come from 50 states and 100 nations

Full-time Equivalent Employees
3,312 academic professional; 4,588 staff

Alumni
374,744 living graduates of the Urbana-Champaign campus
82,411 are members of the Alumni Association
11 Nobel laureates; 18 Pulitzer Prize winners

Undergraduate Education
29,294 students; 89% Illinois residents

7,248 new freshmen enrolled in fall 2004

Undergraduates typically come from all 50 states; 2,189 are international students
Eight colleges and one institute offer 4,000 courses and 150 programs of study

Academic Profile of Entering Freshmen
In the 2004 freshman class, students in the middle 50% had ACT scores between 26 and 30 and ranked between the 81st and 94th 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 10th 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
40-50% of seniors seeking employment are employed before graduation; 95% of seniors obtain positions within 1 year of graduation

Between 180-200 graduates are accepted to medical school and 400-500 are accepted to law school annually

According to regular surveys of thousands of graduates, nearly 90% indicate they would still choose Illinois if they were to make their college choice again

Tuition and Fees (Fall 2004)
Resident: $7,994-$10,386/year; nonresident: $20,864-$23,306/year
All eligible students who apply for need-based aid receive some type of assistance

Graduate Education
11,066 graduate and professional students

2,071 new graduate and professional students enrolled in 2004

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 2004)
Resident: $8,310 -$10,584/year; nonresident: $20,310-$22,854/year
Law, medicine, and veterinary medicine assessed separately
71% of graduate students received fellowships, assistantships, or tuition aid in 2004

Academic Resources
University Library
Largest public university collection in the world with over 10 million volumes
On average, 1.2 million items circulate and 293,000 reference questions answered each year
Online catalog accessed more than one million times weekly
More than 40 departmental libraries and divisions

Campus Research
Ranked 19th of all universities in the nation in spending on research and development in science and engineering in 2002 ($427 million)

More than 80 centers, laboratories, and institutes perform research for government agencies, industry, and campus units

Computing
Robust campus network—over 50,000 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

University of Illinois Extension: 2.6 million Illinoisans participate in programs for farmers, families, businesses, communities; nearly 286,000 young people participate in 4-H
Lifelong Learning: Continuing education and professional and post-professional such as Executive MBA, MSW and online degrees

Public broadcasting: WILL-AM/FM/TV and UI-7 cable service
Online Education: Courses and programs available online are offered to meet the public’s lifelong learning and professional goals

U of I Willard Airport: about 240,000 passengers a year fly on commercial airlines with nationwide service via Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, and St. Louis

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
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: currently undergoing a $77 million renovation project that will add a climbing wall, leisure pool, theatre, juice bar, social areas, and additional fitness and multi-purpose space to existing facilities that already include gymnasiums, pools, indoor running tracks, and racquet sports; other facilities include an ice arena, outdoor adventures center, inline skating rink, and playing fields

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 track 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 offering food court with 8 restaurants, a 75-room hotel, an arcade, billiards, and bowling lanes

Programs for People 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): $6,726/year (2005-06 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, honorary 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: 58 fraternities and 33 sororities; about 22% of all undergraduates participate