University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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 strengthen their educational experience and prepare 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. Visit the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign website |
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 and environmental sciences,
architecture, veterinary medicine, engineering and law to business, communications, fine and applied arts,
social work, applied health, education, the liberal arts and sciences, aviation, library sciences,
and social work. 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.