University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

United States of America

The University of Illinois at Urbana also known as U of I; UIUC or simply Illinois is a public research University located in Champaign, IL, United States of America. It was founded in the year 1867 and since then, the University has earned a reputation as a world-class leader in research, teaching and public engagement.

Illinois has tremendous breadth and depth in academics with more than 150 under graduates & more than 100 graduates and professional programs in colleges of Agriculture, Consumer & Environment Sciences, College of Applies Health Services, College of Business, College of Fire & Applied Arts, Division of General Studies, Graduate College, School of Labor & Employment Relations, College of Law, College of Liberal Arts and Science, School of Information Sciences, College of Media, Illinois College of Medicine, School of Social Work & College of veterinary Medicine.

It has more than 45000 students pursuing undergraduate, graduate and professional courses, honing writing skills with Pulitzer Prize winner and learning Physics from a Nobel Prize Winner. It offers nearly 5000 in more than 150 fields of study and awarding about 7000 new degrees each spring.

The University of Illinois is a member of ‘The Association of American University and is classified as a RI Doctoral Research University which denotes the highest research activities.

Notable alumni: Robert L. Johnson (Entrepreneur), Suze Orman (Author) and Steve Chen (Entrepreneur)