University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- United States
- Founded 1867
Overview
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is the founding campus and flagship institution of the University of Illinois System.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1867Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
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| Main location | ChampaignSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Students | 83,119 (2021)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Staff | 8,085 (year not stated)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | illinois.edu (opens in a new tab) |
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| YouTube | Official channel (opens in a new tab) |
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People who studied here
- Rafael Correa (opens in a new tab)President of Ecuador (2007 - 2017) y Prófugo de la Justicia
- Roger Ebert (opens in a new tab)American film critic and author (1942–2013)
- Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (opens in a new tab)American medical physicist (1921-2011)
- Gene Hackman (opens in a new tab)American actor and novelist (1930–2025)
- Ang Lee (opens in a new tab)Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1954)
- Hugh Hefner (opens in a new tab)American businessman and magazine publisher (1926–2017)
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