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) |
|---|---|
| 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 |