The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public research university with a land-grant mission, and it dates its tradition of pioneering research to its founding in 1867. Its stated mission is to enhance the lives of people in Illinois, across the nation and around the world through leadership in learning, discovery, engagement and economic development. The university lists more than 61,000 students, 33 Pulitzer Prizes and 26 Nobel Prizes among its facts, and it reports 14,008 international students and scholars from 134 countries in the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Illinois, University of Illinois, U. of I., or previously UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States.
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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Illinois, University of Illinois, U. of I., or previously UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States.
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"established": 1867
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