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University of Illinois

Location
Champaign, Illinois, United States
Nickname
Fighting Illini
Established
1867
University of Illinois

The University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the University of Illinois system and was founded in 1867. The University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity", and has been listed as a "Public Ivy" in The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities by Howard and Matthew Greene. In fiscal year 2019, research expenditures at Illinois totaled $652 million. The campus library system possesses the second-largest university library in the United States by holdings after Harvard University. The university also hosts the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and is home to the fastest supercomputer on a university campus.

Former names Illinois Industrial University (1867–1885), University of Illinois (1885–1982), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1982-2021)
Motto Learning & Labor
Type Public land-grant research university
Established 1867
Academic affiliations University of Illinois system, AAU, BTAA, APLU, URA, Sea-grant, Space-grant
Endowment $2.40 billion (2020)
Chancellor Robert J. Jones
President Timothy L. Killeen
Provost Andreas C. Cangellaris
Academic staff 2,548
Administrative staff 7,801
Students 52,331 (Fall 2020)
Undergraduates 33,492 (Fall 2019)
Postgraduates 17,802 (Fall 2019)
Campus Urban, 6,370 acres
Newspaper The Daily Illini
Colors Orange and Blue
Sporting affiliations NCAA Division I FBS – Big Ten

Sobre University of Illinois

Based in the cities of Champaign and Urbana, the university is known for housing the fastest supercomputer on a university campus. The school enrolls over 30,000 students annually.

Conquista de University of Illinois

The school consistently ranks as one of the top engineering programs in the world. 

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