University of Illinois System

University of Illinois System
TypeSystem of public universities
Established1867; 157 years ago (1867)
Endowment$3.82 billion (2023)[1]
Budget$7.7 billion (2023) (system-wide)[2]
PresidentTimothy L. Killeen
Vice-presidentMarie Lynn Miranda
Students94,750
Location
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Illinois
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United States
Campus3 universities
37 colleges
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Websiteuillinois.edu Edit this at Wikidata
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University of Illinois system locations

The University of Illinois System is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Illinois, consisting of three campuses located in Chicago, Springfield, and Urbana-Champaign. Across all campuses, the University of Illinois System enrolls more than 94,000 students.[4] It had an operating budget of $7.18 billion in 2021.[5] Its oldest university, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, was established as the state's land grant university in 1867.

  1. ^ "Historic Endowment Study Data". National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 17, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Budget". uillinois.edu. University of Illinois Foundation. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Color Palettes - University of Illinois System". www.uillinois.edu. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Sustained growth sees U of I System reach record 94,800 students". University of Illinois System News. September 7, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 Pocket Facts" (PDF). uillinois.edu.