Facts 2009: Illinois by the numbers
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History
1867: The year the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign began.
Chartered as the Illinois Industrial University, the University opened for business in 1868. Renamed the University of Illinois in 1885, it is one of the original 37 public land-grant institutions created after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act in 1862.
Location
40°06'36.88"N 88°13'38.13"W: Longitude/latitude of the Quad.
The University is in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana (total population 180,000) in east-central Illinois. Situated about 140 miles south of Chicago, 125 miles west of Indianapolis, and 180 miles northeast of St. Louis.
16 Colleges and Instructional units
- College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
- College of Applied Health Sciences
- Institute of Aviation
- College of Business
- College of Education
- College of Engineering
- College of Fine and Applied Arts
- Graduate College
- School of Labor and Employment Relations
- College of Law
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- College of Media
- Graduate School of Library and Information Science
- College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
- School of Social Work
- College of Veterinary Medicine
Academic Resources
Library Collections
- 1 One of the largest public university collections in the world
- 53,000,000 Number of annual visitors to the online catalog
- 10,500,000 Number of volumes in the library system
- 37 Campus libraries; largest U.S. engineering library, state-of-the-art agricultural library, and world-renowned Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Campus Research
- $473,711,000 Spending on research and development in science and engineering in 2007
- 150 Affiliated centers and institutes perform research for government agencies, industry, and campus units
Computing
- 70,000 Computer connections on the campus network
- Over 130 Buildings and 76% of all classrooms with wireless access
- Five-year $20,000,000 network upgrade to be completed in 2009
- 10 gigabits-per-second redundant connections to major research networks and over 2 petabytes of storage space
Campus Life
Culture and Entertainment
5 Standout Facilities
- Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: four theaters seat about 4,000 and annually host 350 student and professional performances, as well as commencements, lectures, and other events, many of them free
- Illini Union: more than 83,000 students attended or participated in more than 200 programs, lectures, musicals, and concerts offered throughout the year by the Illini Union Board, the largest programming student organization on campus
- Foellinger Auditorium: seats 1,750 for concerts, speakers, and special events
- Assembly Hall: seating 17,200, the largest Illinois arena outside of Chicago's United Center hosts concerts, Broadway shows, campus events and men's and women's basketball games
- Japan House and Arboretum: offers formal and informal tearooms, stroll gardens, and art and cultural classrooms
4 Cultural Centers
Facilities
- 286 Main campus buildings, 2.3 square miles (1,468 acres)
- 559 Total buildings, 7.7 square miles (4,938 acres)
Museums, Galleries, and Collections
- 9,000+ Works of art at Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion’s permanent collection, KAM hosts high-caliber temporary exhibitions and interdisciplinary programs
- 46,000 Artifacts of global cultures at the Spurlock Museum
- 75% of John Philip Sousa's original music manuscripts, the world's largest collection, at the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Sports and Recreation
- 10 & 11 Number of men's and women's (NCAA) teams (respectively) with 14 major facilities including Memorial Stadium (62,000 seating), the Assembly Hall (17,200 seating), Atkins Tennis Center, Huff Hall (4,000 seating), Illinois Field (3,000 seats for baseball), Eichelberger Field (1,500 seats for softball), the Illini Track and Soccer Stadium, two 18-hole championship golf courses with driving range and the newly opened Demirjian Golf Practice Facility
- 470,000 square feet of recreational space between two newly expanded campus recreation and wellness centers. Includes indoor tracks, leisure pool with slide, climbing wall, basketball and racquetball courts, indoor and outdoor 50-meter pools, and much more; other recreational facilities include an ice arena, outdoor adventures center, inline skating rink, and several play fields
- 100,000 People visit the Robert Allerton Park and Conference Center (1,500-acre national landmark located 24 miles from campus) each year
- 16,000 Daily visitors to the Illini Union have access to a hotel, banquet facility, food court, art gallery and recreation room; Two ballrooms and 24 break-out rooms are available for conferences, meetings and events
Housing
- 22 Undergraduate University residence halls accommodate 8,550 students, including seven Living-Learning Communities
- $9,268 Per year for double room and board (20 meals/week) in 2008-2009
- 6,450 Undergraduate students living in 15 Private certified housing units and 63 Greek Houses
- 1,850 Single graduate students or students with families living in two University-owned apartment complexes; two residence halls are home for 720 graduate students
Student Organizations
- 1,000+ Registered student organizations, coalitions, honorary societies, and teams
- 1911 Year the Illini Media Company was chartered by the state of Illinois; produces independent paper The Daily Illini, Illio yearbook, Technograph engineering magazine, Buzz Weekly, and 107.1 WPGU-FM
- #1 Nation's largest Greek-letter community: 60 fraternities and 36 sororities; about 22% of all undergraduates participate
Programs and Services for People with Disabilities
- #1 Rated as one of the most "disability friendly" U.S. campuses
- First to provide students with disabilities access to all university services, curricula, and facilities; developed first architectural accessibility standards; designed & instituted a wheelchair-accessible bus system; first to offer comprehensive wheelchair sports programming
- Developed the first transitional living program for students with physical disabilities needing personal assistant support services.Students with physical disabilities who require personal assistant support services have an 87 percent graduation rate; nearly 60 percent obtain employment within a year of graduation, while another 32 percent enroll in graduate or professional schools
International Programs and Studies
- 2,071 Study abroad students in 2007-2008 participating in more than 100 programs and affiliations in more than 64 countries; ranked 5th in the nations “top 20 Research Institutions” in number of students studying abroad
- 5,933 international students in 2008 from 131 countries; ranked #4 in the nation’s “top 20 Research Institutions” in number of international students
Undergraduate Education
- 31,173 Students from all 50 states
- 7,299 New freshmen enrolled in fall 2008; roughly 22,000 apply annually
- 2,225 International undergraduate students
- 5,000+ courses offered; over 150 programs of study
Academic Profile of Entering Freshmen
- 55% Freshmen ranked in the top 10% of their class; in 2008, freshmen students in the middle 50% had ACT scores between 26 and 31
Outstanding First-year Student Programs
- 4 For first-year students: New Student Convocation, Illini Sights & Sounds, Discovery courses, and President's Award Program
Student Success
- 40-50% Seniors seeking employment are employed before graduation
- 73% of seniors obtain positions within six months of graduation
- 200-250 Graduates are accepted to medical school; 400-500 are accepted to law school annually
Undergraduate Base Tuition and Fees (fall 2008)
- $12,240 A year for residents; nonresident: $26,024 a year (guaranteed four-year tuition rate, some colleges assess separately)
- Illinois Promise funds the estimated cost of tuition, fees, room, board, and books for low-income students
Graduate and Professional Education
- 10,322 Graduate and professional students; among the top ten U.S. universities in number of earned doctorates awarded annually
Graduate Base Tuition and Fees (fall 2008)
- $12,122 A year for residents; nonresident: $24,866 a year (law, medicine, and veterinary medicine assessed separately)
People
Students
- 41,495 Total students: 31,173 undergraduate and 10,322 graduate and professional students, 53% men, 47% women, 6.0% African-American, 6.0% Latino/a, 12.0% Asian-American, 0.29% Native American, and 13.7% International
Faculty (FTE)
- 3,081 Members; 1,461 tenured, 521 tenure track, and 1099 other faculty
- 22 Nobel Prize faculty and alumni winners; many noted scholars, including one Crafoord Prize and 20 Pulitzer Prize winners; others recognized with memberships in prominent national and international societies, academies, and foundations
Staff (FTE)
- 3,940 Administrative and academic professional
- 4,655 Support staff
Alumni
- 401,492 Living alumni of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, one of the largest U.S. alumni organizations
Public engagement
- 2,500,000 State residents participating in the University of Illinois Extension programs for farmers, families, children, businesses, and communities
- Lifelong Learning: Continuing education and professional and post-professional such as Executive MBA, Master of Social Work, and several online degrees. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) opens its doors to "curious minds over age 50" to attend intellectually stimulating courses, small group discussion and lunch time lectures
- 580/90.9/12 WILL-AM/FM/TV public broadcast frequencies
- 117,000 Passengers who fly every year from Willard Airport on commercial airlines, with non-stop service to Chicago, Dallas, and Detroit
Total Budget FY2009
| $1.583 B | ||
|---|---|---|
| Auxiliary enterprises, departmental activities and misc funds | $410.0M | 25.9% |
| State, federal and other grants & contracts & federal appropriations | $351.0M | 22.2% |
| Tuition and fees | $420.4M | 26.6% |
| State funds | $258.7M | 17.2% |
| Private grants and contracts | $129.0M | 8.1% |
Campus Administration
- Richard H. Herman, Chancellor
- Linda Katehi, Provost and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs
- Renee C. Romano, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
- Steven Sonka, Interim Vice Chancellor for Public Engagement
- Ravishankar Iyer, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research
- James Schroeder, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement
University Administration
President
- B. Joseph White
Board of Trustees
- Devon C. Bruce
- Frances G. Carroll
- David V Dorris
- Lawrence C. Eppley
- James D. Montgomery
- Kenneth D. Schmidt
- Niranjan S. Shah
- Robert Y. Sperling
- Robert F. Vickrey
- D. Craig McFarland, Springfield student member
- James A. Winters, Chicago student member
- Paul D. Schmitt, Urbana-Champaign student member
Admissions and Visitor Information
- Undergraduate Admissions: Office of Admissions and Records, 901 West Illinois Street, Urbana, IL 61801; 217-333-0302, ugradadmissions@illinois.edu
- Campus Visitors Center: Levis Faculty Center, 919 West Illinois Street, Urbana, IL 61801; 217-333-0824, visits@illinois.edu (hosts 21,000 prospective students and their families annually)
- Graduate Admissions: 801 S. Wright Street, Champaign, IL 61820; International/Domestic: 217-244-4637, grad@illinois.edu
- Campus Information Desk: Illini Union, 1401 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801; 217-333-4666; open 8 am.-8 pm Mon.-Sat., 10 am-6 pm Sun.
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