Campuses
Urbana-Champaign
Established
in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a premier public
research university distinguished by the breadth and quality of its programs
— from agriculture, architecture, veterinary medicine and engineering to
law, business, communications, fine and applied arts, social work and education.
The 785-acre campus located in east-central Illinois includes architectural
gems from the 1800s, as well as 21st century, high-tech buildings such as
the Seibel Center and the Institute for Genomic Biology.
Faculty conduct world-class interdisciplinary research and scholarship in an environment that enables creative thinking and promotes academic excellence. Urbana boasts Nobel Laureates, MacArthur Fellows and faculty whose research is among the most cited in their fields. More than 41,000 students call Urbana-Champaign home each year, and they enroll in an array of academic and extracurricular programs that strengthens their educational experiences and prepares them to be leaders in a global society.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a recognized leader in teaching and scholarship and is known as an institution that creates knowledge and advances understanding.