University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was founded in 1867 as one of the original 37 public land-grant institutions and is the flagship of the state’s public university system. It offers over 150 undergraduate programs through its 16 colleges. It is home to more than 80 laboratories, institutes and research centers, including the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. It also boasts one of the largest public university libraries in the world. Campus life includes 62 Greek houses, and students can choose from more than 1,000 student organizations, societies and teams. Every August, the campus celebrates “Quad Day” during Welcome Week, during which most school organizations gather to promote their clubs. The school’s varsity athletic teams, known as the Fighting Illini, compete in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). Notable alumni include Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, YouTube co-founders Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, and the man considered to be the father of visible LED, Nick Holonyak, Jr.
It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 32,959, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 1,783 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign's ranking in the 2016 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 41. Its in-state tuition and fees are $15,626 (2015-16); out-of-state tuition and fees are $30,786 (2015-16).
The University of Illinois is located in the twin cities of Urbana and Champaign in east-central Illinois, only a few hours from Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis. The school’s Fighting Illini participate in more than 20 NCAA Division I varsity sports and are part of the Big Ten Conference. The university boasts the largest Greek system in the world, and almost a quarter of the student body is involved. It’s not hard to find something to do on campus with more than 1,000 student organizations, including professional, political and philanthropic clubs. All freshmen are required to live on campus.
University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign comprises 17 schools and colleges. Its Graduate School of Library and Information Science, College of Engineering and Department of Psychology are among the best in the country. The school’s College of Business, College of Education and College of Law are also highly ranked. The school is classified as a university with very high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University of Illinois was the first school to provide disability access to all university services, curricula and facilities. Notable alumni include Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert and the co-founder of YouTube, Steve Chen.

• Tweet
• Share
• Share
• Share
• Share

About Admin MC3

This is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Accordingly, it is difficult to figure out when to end it. But then, this is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Period.

Related Post