The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a public research-intensive university in the U.S. state of Illinois. A land-grant university, it is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system. The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (founded, 1867) is the second oldest public university in the state (after Illinois State University),
and is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference. The campus library system possesses the second-largest university library in the United States after Harvard University.Address Champaign, IL, United States
Former names | Illinois Industrial University (1867–1885) University of Illinois (1885–1982) |
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| Motto | Learning and Labor |
| Established | 1867 |
| Type | Public flagship Land-grant Sea-grant Space-grant |
| Endowment | $1.925 billion |
| Chancellor | Phyllis Wise |
| Provost | Ilesanmi Adesida |
Academic staff | 2,548 |
Administrative staff | 7,801 |
| Students | 44,520 |
| Undergraduates | 32,281 |
| Postgraduates | 12,239 |
| Location | Urbana and Champaign (Champaign-Urbana), Illinois, USA |
| Campus | Urban 4,552 acres (1,842 ha) |
| Colors | Illinois Blue Illinois Orange |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I FBS – Big Ten |
| Sports | 21 varsity teams (10 men's, 11 women's) |
| Nickname | Fighting Illini |
| Mascot | None Previously Chief Illiniwek (1926–2007) |
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| Website | illinois.edu |
