Orange and blue facts

The University of Illinois was one of 37 original land-grant institutions. It was chartered in 1867 as the Illinois Industrial University and opened in 1868. Its flagship campus is in Urbana-Champaign, and it also has campuses in Chicago and Springfield with medical centers in Peoria and Rockford. Here is some information about the local campus:

Enrollment (fall 2005)

Undergraduates: 30,453

Graduate and professional students: 10,217

Total: 40,670

Top university officials

President: B. Joseph White

Chancellor (Urbana-Champaign campus): Richard Herman

Full-time employees

Faculty: 2,047

Academic professionals: 3,451

Staff: 4,476

Degrees awarded

Undergraduate, graduate and professional in 2005-06: 10,235

Operating budget

For the 2006 fiscal year: $1.37 billion

Tuition

Resident undergraduate rate for incoming students (2006-07): $8,688 a year

Academic year (2006-07)

Fall classes began: Wednesday

Fall classes end: Dec. 8

Thanksgiving vacation: Nov. 18-26

Finals: Dec. 11-16

Spring classes begin: Jan. 16

Spring classes end: May 2

Spring break: March 17-25

Finals: May 4-11

Commencement: May 13