University of Illinois Urbana-Champaignis a public institution that was founded in the year 1867. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 31,540, its setting is urban, and the campus area is 1,468 acres. It has a semester based academic calendar. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's ranking in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities, 45.

The University of Illinois is situated in the twin cities of the Urbana and Champaign in east central Illinois, nearly a few hours from Chicago, Indianapolis, and Saint Louis. The school’s Fighting Illini takes part in more than 20 NCAA Division I varsity sports and are part of the Big Ten Conference. The university boasts the biggest Greek system in the world, and around a quarter of the student body is involved. It’s not difficult to find something to do on campus with over 1,000 student organizations, ranging from climbing club to Chinese mahjong club. The freshmen are to live on campus.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign includes 17 schools and colleges. The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Department of Psychology and College of Engineering are among the best in the country. The College of Law and College of Education, school’s College of Business are also highly ranked The school is classified as a university with high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching. University of Illinois was the first school to offer disability access to all university services, curricula, and facilities. The notable alumni include John Bardeen, a two time champion of the Nobel Prize in Physics and Pulitzer Prize winning film critic Roger Ebert.

Campus Location

601 E. John Street
Champaign, IL 61820-5711

General Information

School type-public, coed college
Year founded-1867
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-urban