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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, USA

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the University of Illinois system. This university is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the country. The former names of the university are Illinois Industrial University and the University of Illinois. The motto of this university is ' Learning and Labor' and it is a public land-grant research university. The parent institution of this university is the Universit of Illinois System. The academic affiliations are AAU, URA, Sea-grant and Space-grant. This university offers undergraduate, postgraduate and many certification programmes. It is located at Urbana and Champaign in Illinois, US. The newspaper of this university is The Daily Illini and the colours are orange and blue. The nickname of this university is Fighting Illini and the sporting affiliations are NCAA Division I FBS- Big Ten. This university is a member of the Association of American Universities. The university contains 16 schools and colleges and holds 651 buildings with educational and administration buildings. The mission of this university enhances the lives of citizens in Illinois across the nation and around the world through our leadership in learning, engagement, discovery and economic development.The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was founded in 1867. In this university the volume of opportunities available with the great faculty.According to US News, this university is ranked 41 out of 443 National Universities. ...Read more

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University of Illinois Champaign, IL, United States

Founded in 1867

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More About University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Accreditation, Number of Students and Faculties

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission., one of the regional accreditation commissions in the US. This university has a total undergraduate enrollment of 34,779( fall 2021). The student-faculty ratio of this university is 21:1. 

University Campus, Facilities, Labs and Courses

The setting of this university is a city and the campus size is 1,783 acres. This university utilises the semester-based academic calendar. This university offers various facilities for its students including placement services, nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance and many more. This university also offers safety and security services like 24-hour emergency telephones, day and night foot and vehicle patrols, controlled dormitory access and so on. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at this university. The campus library system possesses the second-largest university library in the US and it is the home to the fastest supercomputer on a university campus. There are various lab facilities available on the campus of this university for advanced learning.

Streams, Number of Courses and Other Offerings

This university offers more than 150 undergraduate and over 100 graduate programs. This university offers programmes and many certification courses for students. Certificate, bachelor's, post-bachelors certificate, master's, post-master's certificate, doctorate- professional practice, doctorate- research and scholarship offered in degree programmes. There are various combined-degree programs such as BA in Accountancy, MS in Computer Science, BA or BS in Liberal Arts and Sciences and Engineering and many more. Undergraduate research, service learning and culminating academic experience are in special academic programmes. The highlighted programmes of this university include engineering,  Mathematics and Statistics, agricultural, animal, plant, veterinary science and related fields, biological and biomedical sciences, computer and information sciences and support services health professions and related programs and many more.

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Acceptance rate (General)

The admissions of this university are more selective with an acceptance rate of 60%.  Half of the applicants admitted to this university have an ACT score of 29 and 34 or an SAT score between 1330 and 1530. On the other hand one-quarter of admitted applicants achieve scores below these ranges and one-quarter of the students scored above these ranges. GPA is recognised here as an important academic factor in this university. 

Admission Eligibility Criteria

Undergraduate 

Undergraduate students should have the required ACT or SAT score. Applicant's high school rank and GPA are considered in this university.

Postgraduate

Postgraduate students need an undergraduate program certificate and a required GPA score. It is important to submit an application form which mentions the chosen subject. 

Documents, Test and Average Score Required

Undergraduate 

The following documents are needed for the undergraduate applicants:

  • SAT or ACT, GPA proof.
  • Age proof from a recognised authority.
  • School leaving certificate in the official transcript.
  • High school rank with a recommendation letter.
  • Official transcripts of academic records in original language with an official translation.
  • Elementary maths knowledge proof.

Postgraduate

The required documents for the postgraduate course are mentioned below:

  • Elementary mathematical knowledge proof.
  • Undergraduate c certificate.
  • ACT, SAT and GPA proof.
  • Language proficiency proof.
  • International students should follow university guidelines.

Popular courses at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Popular courses at this university are engineering, business, management and related support services, social sciences, psychology, communication, journalism and related programs and many more. Mathematics and statistics, agricultural, animal, plant, veterinary science and related fields, biological and biomedical sciences, computer and information sciences and support services and health professions and related programs are also popular courses at this university.

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