2015 Pocket Facts

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the University oF illinois

The University of Illinois is the state’s leading and most comprehensive public university with campuses in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and Springfield. Other teaching and service facilities, including regional campuses in Peoria and Rockford, are located throughout the state. Online classes expand educational opportunities for residents of the state of Illinois and beyond.

The University serves the people of Illinois through a shared commitment to excellence in teaching, research, public service, and economic development. University of Illinois faculty, staff, and students share their knowledge and expertise and the resources of the University with citizens in every corner of the state through more than 700 public service and outreach programs.

The University attracts many of the nation’s most talented students to hundreds of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs—many of them ranked among the best in the United States. Faculty members are world leaders in research and discovery and contribute new knowledge and life-changing breakthroughs to a variety of fields including engineering, agriculture, law, veterinary medicine, the arts, business, liberal arts and sciences, and medicine and the health sciences.

Campuses Campus locations: Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield.

The UIC College of Medicine has regional campuses in Rockford, Peoria, and Urbana. The UIC College of Pharmacy offers a graduate program in Rockford. The UIC College of Nursing has branch programs in the Quad Cities, Peoria, Rockford, and Urbana. The University of Illinois at Springfield offers academic programs at the Peoria Center. The Urbana campus offers classes in downtown and suburban Chicago. All three campuses offer online classes.• The three campuses encompass 2,433 on campus acres

with 10,520 acres in other land holdings. • The more than 800 buildings have a replacement value

of $9.5 billion.

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uillinois.edu

Total Enrollment (fall 2014) 78,540full-time equivalent employees faculty 5,981 administrative and professional 7,755 Support staff 11,017Graduate assistant (headcount) 9,520Degrees awarded 20,522 (2013–2014)Operating budget* $5.64 billion (2014–2015)Separately funded research $747.3 million (2014–2015)living alumni** 678,701 (fall 2014)Student organizations 1,646* Operating budget includes $1.12 billion in payments made on behalf of the University

for employee benefits and $36.9 million for the academic facilities Maintenance fund assessment (afMfa).

** all are members of the alumni association

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camPUs highlights

The UIS College of Business

and Management offers

bachelor’s degree programs

in accountancy and

business administration

for students with an

associate’s degree as well

as an accelerated, 21-month

MBA program at the Peoria

Center in downtown Peoria.

Only about 11 percent of war-related stories made even a passing reference to American military deaths, according to Urbana political science professor Scott Althaus’ study of nearly 2,000 war-related stories in the New York Times covering five major conflicts.

UIC, Northwestern, and the University of Chicago, each a member of the Chicago Biomedical Consortium, formed a core research facilities partnership in 2014 that gives biomedical researchers open access to research resources, reducing costs at all three institutions.

UIC hematology and UI Cancer Center researchers are conducting a clinical trial to evaluate a new, three-drug combination therapy for advanced pancreatic cancer, the fourth-leading cause of cancer deaths in the US.

Illinois Natural

History Survey

researchers

are screening

more than

150 pounds of

long-forgotten

amber

collected in

the 1950s in

the Dominican

Republic

by INHS

entomologist

Milton

Sanderson.

A variety of

insects have

been identified

and the best

specimens will

be digitized

and posted

online.

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Sarah Sagmoen, director of learning commons and user services at the UIS Brookens Library, was named a “Mover and Shaker” by Library Journal, a prestigious trade journal in the library profession that honors 50 librarians across the country each year.

The month-long UIC Free Art School, funded by the National

Endowment for the Arts, included studio workshops, tours,

a graffiti institute, social practice projects, and “participatory

art interventions” during the 2014 summer.

Ning Wang, professor of mechanical science and engineering in Urbana, led a team that found the precise combination of mechanical forces, chemistry, and timing to help stem cells differentiate into three germ layers, the first step toward developing specialized tissues and organs.

The annual UIS Involvement Expo features displays from more than 140 student organizations, clubs, community groups and businesses and offers ways for student to become involved on campus and in the community.

An analysis of more than six decades

of death rates from U.S. hurricanes

by Urbana marketing faculty Madhu

Viswanathan and Sharon Shavitt shows

that severe hurricanes with a more

feminine name result in a greater death

toll, apparently because those storms

are perceived as less threatening.

Kevin Beeson, visiting clinical professor in the UIS Internship and Prior Learning Program, received the Patriot Award from the U.S. Department of Defense and Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve for his efforts in starting two online classes for active military and veterans.

Global leaders in pharmacy will be invited to present annual public lectures on pharmacognosy research and education to students and staff thanks to the Norman R. Farnsworth Lectureship established in honor of the four-decade career of the late UIC professor of medicinal chemistry and pharmocognosy.

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administration highlights

The University is ranked #11 on the 2013 list of the top 100 universities worldwide granted U.S. utility patents according to the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association.

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities designated the U of I as an “Innovation and Economic Prosperity” university in recognition of efforts to advance the economic well-being of Illinois, the Midwest and the US.

Since 1967, the Mile Square Health Center has delivered quality health care closer to home. Mile Square has 13 locations in the greater Chicago area including clinics in five Chicago city schools.

The UA portal for the three

campuses’ online courses

received 250,000 visitors last

year, nearly 21,000 visitors

each month. Some 750

visitors per month seek more

information on the 135 online

programs and 1,400 online

courses the campuses offer. 

www.online.uillinois.edu/

Nine University of Illinois startup companies were featured in “Sparking Economic Growth 2.0,” a report released by The Science Coalition highlighting the creation and importance of federally-funded research-based startups.

UI Health Plus, a managed-care Medicaid plan that launched in September 2014, gives clients a new payment system and access to a patient-centered medical home model in which teams of providers work together to integrate primary care, specialty care, behavioral health care, and social services.

The Institute of Government and Public Affairs has developed the Illinois Budget Policy Toolbox, a virtual resource center that assesses policy options for consideration by state leaders. igpa.uillinois.edu/budget-toolbox/

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University leadershiP

Board of Trustees (with year term expires)

Ricardo Estrada, Chicago, 2017

Patrick Fitzgerald, Chicago, 2019

Karen A. Hasara, Springfield, 2017

Patricia Brown Holmes, Chicago, 2017

Christopher G. Kennedy, Kenilworth, 2015

Timothy N. Koritz, Roscoe, 2019

Edward L. McMillan, Greenville, 2015

James D. Montgomery, Chicago, 2019

Pamela B. Strobel, Winnetka, 2015

Three student trustees, one from each campus, are elected to one-year terms; one has a binding vote and two have advisory votes.

Executive OfficersRobert A. Easter, PhD, President

Paula Allen-Meares, PhD, Chancellor, U of I at Chicago; Vice President, U of I

Susan J. Koch, PhD, Chancellor, U of I at Springfield; Vice President, U of I

Phyllis M. Wise, PhD, Chancellor, U of I at Urbana-Champaign; Vice President, U of I

Jerry L. Bauman, PharmD, Interim Vice President for Health Affairs

Thomas R. Bearrows, JD, University Counsel

Thomas P. Hardy, MS, Executive Director for University Relations

Susan Kies, EdD, Secretary of the University

Walter K. Knorr, BA, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President

Christophe Pierre, PhD, Vice President for Academic Affairs

Lawrence Schook, PhD, Vice President for Research

Vacant, Executive Director for Governmental Relations

Officers of University-related OrganizationsEdward F. Ewald, BA, Interim President, University of Illinois Foundation

Loren R. Taylor, MA, President, University of Illinois Alumni Association

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Urbana-chamPaign

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is dedicated to building upon its tradition of excellence in education, research, public engagement, and economic development. Its almost 3,000 faculty members discover and create new knowledge. Their work is an economic engine for the state and is recognized with many of the world’s top academic and creative awards. The campus’ outstanding academic programs, extraordinary resources, and bountiful opportunities attract top-caliber students. They join research teams, spend semesters abroad, create art in old and new ways, and lead and participate in hundreds of student organizations. The Urbana campus has more than 425,000 alumni who are global leaders across the spectrum of human endeavor.

Restored Alma Mater returns to campusThe iconic Alma Mater made a triumphant return to campus in late spring 2014 following a 20-month restoration that included replacing more than 1,000 bolts, cleaning the exterior surfaces using a laser, and returning the original bronze finish. The sculpture, unveiled in 1929, was created by alumnus Lorado Taft. Originally located south of Foellinger Auditorium, the Alma Mater was relocated to the Wright and Green Streets location in 1962. An ongoing maintenance program that includes the application of a wax compound every two years is expected to allow the Alma Mater to welcome students and visitors to campus for decades to come.

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illinois.edu

Total Enrollment (fall 2014) 45,140full-time equivalent employees faculty 3,071 administrative and professional 3,957 Support Staff 4,270Graduate assistant (headcount) 5,892Degrees awarded 12,204 (2013–2014)Operating budget* $2.04 billion (2014–2015)Separately funded research $468.1 million (2014–2015)* Operating budget excludes payments on behalf and the academic facilities Maintenance fund

assessment (afMfa).

enrollment Headcount PercentTotal (fall 2014) 45,140Undergraduate 32,959 73.0% Male 18,568 56.3% female 14,391 43.7% Black 1,752 5.3% Hispanic 2,839 8.6% am Indian/alaskan Native 19 0.1% asian 5,319 16.1% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 37 0.1% Two or More Races 870 2.6%Graduate 11,169 24.7%Professional 1,012 2.2%Illinois residents* 28,404 62.9%Out-of-state residents* 6,775 15.0%International 9,961 22.1%* based on permanent home address

Transforming undergraduate education Jeffrey Moore was named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute professor, a distinction that honors researchers who are transforming education within their fields by making science more engaging for undergraduates. Moore’s teaching philosophy hinges on student autonomy and curiosity-driven learning in large-enrollment courses. He has been instrumental in course design for organic chemistry, using online resources and webcasts rather than traditional lectures or textbooks as well as web-based conferencing technology.

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Marching Illini to showcase moves in NYC 2015The Marching Illini band will spent Thanksgiving 2015 in New York City as one of ten bands chosen to participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Besting more than 175 applicants from around the country, the Marching Illini are only the second Big Ten university to march in the parade, which is watched by more than 3.5 million live spectators and an estimated 50 million television viewers. The Marching Illini’s repertoire will be decided when the band’s placement in the parade is determined, and the musicians will stop in Herald Square to perform a special routine. The trip coincides with the 100th anniversary of the campus’ college band program, first directed by A. A. Harding.

academic Units (with Fall 2014 all student enrollment)

College of agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences 3,439College of applied Health Sciences 2,309Institute of aviation 3College of Business 4,191College of Education 1,353College of Engineering 10,536College of fine and applied arts 2,290Division of General Studies 2,649Graduate College 71School of labor and Employment Relations 208College of law 582College of liberal arts and Sciences 14,108Graduate School of library and Information Science 568College of Media 1,154School of Social Work 481College of Veterinary Medicine 553Center for Innovation in Teaching and learning Undergraduate 373 Graduate 272

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camPUs inFormation

AdmissionsUrbana-ChampaignOffice of Admissions and Records, MC-061901 West Illinois St., Urbana, IL 61801217-333-0302www.admissions.illinois.edu

ChicagoOffice of Admissions and Records, MC-018P.O. Box 5220, Chicago, IL 60680-5220312-996-4350www.uic.edu/depts/oar

SpringfieldOffice of Admissions and Records, MS UHB 1080One University Plaza, Springfield, IL 627031-888-977-4847 or 217-206-4847www.uis.edu/admissions

AthleticsUrbana-ChampaignA charter member of the Big Ten Conference, Urbana competes in Division I of the NCAA.

ChicagoUIC is part of the Horizon League and competes in Division I of the NCAA.

SpringfieldUIS is part of the Great Lakes Valley Conference and competes in Division II of the NCAA.

LibrariesUniversity Library at Urbana-Champaignlibrary.illinois.edu/

University Library at UIClibrary.uic.edu/

Brookens Library at UISlibrary.uis.edu/

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chicago

The University of Illinois at Chicago is the city’s largest university and a research institution of growing national and international prominence. With the nation’s largest college of medicine and colleges of dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, social work, and applied health sciences, UIC is the state’s principal educator of health professionals. In every college, UIC faculty, students, and staff work with neighborhood, foundation, and government partners on a wide range of projects to improve the quality of life in metropolitan areas around the world. By emphasizing practical research along with a commitment to students who reflect the diversity of the United States, UIC sets a high standard for the dynamic, vibrant,and engaged 21st century urban university.

Hull-House Museum explores the right to play

UIC’s Jane Addams Hull-House Museum is hosting a year-long, multimedia exhibit on the sociopolitical aspects of play. “Unfinished Business: The Right to Play” explores the social movements that led to public playgrounds, the eight-hour workday, and the principle that time off from work enables a more compassionate,

creative, and peaceful world. The exhibition features labor songs re-interpreted by diverse Chicago musicians, an animation about freedom and time created by incarcerated artists, and an interactive swing and hopscotch court. The museum is located a few blocks from both Haymarket Square and Chicago’s first public playground that opened in 1895. Admission to the exhibit, which closes in May 2015, is free.

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uic.edu

Total Enrollment (fall 2014) 27,969full-time equivalent employees faculty 2,636 administrative and professional 2,817 Support staff 6,048Graduate assistant (headcount) 3,321Degrees awarded 7,069 (2013–2014)Operating budget* $2.10 billion (2014–2015)Separately funded research $258.1 million (2014-2015)* Operating budget excludes payments on behalf and the academic facilities Maintenance fund

assessment (afMfa).

enrollment Headcount PercentTotal (fall 2014) 27,969Undergraduate 16,718 59.8% Male 8,328 49.8% female 8,390 50.2% Black 1,317 7.9% Hispanic 4,411 26.4% am Indian/alaskan Native 18 0.1% asian 3,800 22.7% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 45 0.3% Two or More Races 417 2.5%Graduate 8,377 30.0%Professional 2,874 10.3%Illinois residents* 23,286 83.3%Out-of-state residents* 2,087 7.5%International 2,596 9.3%* based on permanent home address

Do you look your age?A new website co-developed by UIC professor of epidemiology S. Jay Olshansky and University of North Carolina Wilmington collaborator Karl Ricanek tells users how old their faces look relative to other people their age. The “facial analytics” found in FaceMyAge™ eliminates personal judgment, automates the process of facial comparison for age, and establishes the scientifically verified “age” of a face. A large database of images was needed for the website. When the Olshansky and Ricanek project was featured in a July 2014 edition of the Washington Post, they received more than 200,000 images in two weeks, ten times their goal.

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academic Units (with Fall 2014 all student enrollment)

College of applied Health Sciences 1,804College of architecture, Design, and the arts 1,145College of Business administration 3,162College of Dentistry 395College of Education 1,008College of Engineering 3,956Graduate College 274College of liberal arts and Sciences 10,351College of Medicine at Chicago 952 at Peoria 171 at Rockford 197 at Urbana-Champaign 274College of Nursing 1,401College of Pharmacy 934School of Public Health 875Jane addams College of Social Work 496College of Urban Planning and Public affairs 443School of Continuing Studies Undergraduate 11 Graduate 120

Lifting the “fog of complexity”Physicists have identified the “quantum glue” that underlies a promising type of superconductivity, a crucial step towards the creation of energy superhighways that could conduct electricity without current loss. Newer unconventional superconductors function at slightly elevated temperatures

and seemed to work differently from earlier materials operating near absolute zero. UIC theoretical physicist Dirk Morr, who collaborated with researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Cornell University, believes the team now has an excellent starting

point to explore how superconductivity works in other complex material, and a chance to investigate how the system might need to be tweaked to raise the critical temperature, ideally all the way up to ambient temperature.

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camPUs inFormation

Campus Urbana 217-333-1000Chicago 312-996-7000Springfield 217-206-6600

News Media ContactsUniversity Administration 217-333-6400Urbana 217-333-1085Chicago 312-996-3456Springfield 217-206-6716

Alumni Associationwww.uiaa.org800-355-2586

Foundation/Campus Developmentwww.uif.uillinois.edu217-333-0810

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Total Enrollment (fall 2014) 5,431full-time equivalent employees faculty 266 administrative and professional 214 Support staff 299Graduate assistant (headcount) 276Degrees awarded 1,249 (2013–2014)Operating budget* $88.8 million (2014–2015)Separately funded research $1.52 million (2014–2015)* Operating budget excludes payments on behalf and the academic facilities Maintenance fund

assessment (afMfa).

sPringField

The University of Illinois at Springfield emphasizes a strong liberal arts core and a broad engagement in public affairs issues of the day. Students and faculty conduct research and public service projects in the living laboratory that is the Illinois state capital to improve regional, state, national, and global communities. The diverse student body, comprised of traditional, non-traditional, and international students, thrives in a friendly learning environment that offers substantial student-faculty interaction. The campus offers more than 40 degree-granting programs and is a recognized leader in online education. Students may also attend classes at UIS’ Peoria Center.

Girl Tech = Girl empowermentSpringfield area girls spent two days exploring technology during the 2104 Summer Technology Camp held on the UIS campus. The students planned, programmed, and personalized a robot, which each took home at the end of

the camp. They also used green-screen technology and iPads to visit distant lands, developed a computer game, and created a custom t-shirt using image manipulation software. Girl Tech is designed to teach middle school students about technology and to encourage studies in computer science.

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uis.edu

enrollment Headcount PercentTotal (fall 2014) 5,431Undergraduate 3,038 55.9% Male 1,486 48.9% female 1,552 51.1% Black 442 14.5% Hispanic 187 6.2% am Indian/alaskan Native 4 0.1% asian 107 3.5% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3 0.1% Two or More Races 82 2.7%Graduate 2,393 44.1%Illinois residents* 3,845 70.8%Out-of-state residents* 759 14.0%International 827 15.2%* based on permanent home address

academic Units (with Fall 2014 all student enrollment)

College of Business and Management 1,350College of Education and Human Services 414College of liberal arts and Sciences 2,522College of Public affairs and administration 854Non-degree seeking and undecided 291

Celebrating online graduatesUIS’ pre-graduation brunch and celebration for online students each May brings online students from around the country to campus, often for the first time. In 2014, 40 online students from nine states attended the annual event that celebrates graduates and their families. UIS is recognized as a national leader in online education, having received multiple awards for online excellence and achievement. In spring 2014, 1,900 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia; 72 counties in Illinois; and 13 foreign countries were enrolled exclusively online at UIS. Approximately two-thirds of all UIS students take at least one class online.

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academic year costs

2014–15, two semesters Urbana UIC UISUndergraduate in-state base tuition1,2 $12,036 $10,584 $9,405Graduate in-state base tuition1,2,3 $11,824 $11,254 $7,662Mandatory fees4 $ 3,566 $ 3,992 $2,782On-campus housing5 $10,180 $10,518 $9,6001 Undergraduate figures are the four-year guaranteed base rate for entering students. Graduate

rates reflect the general base rate. UIS students enrolled in the Capital Scholars Honors Program are assessed an additional $500.

2 Out-of-state and international students are charged higher rates than in-state students.3 The following are professional in-state tuition rates: audiology $11,824; Dentistry $46,269 (3

terms); law entering Summer 2013 and after $38,250; law entering fall 2012 $37,100; law entering fall 2011 $36,400; Medicine $35,442; Nursing Practice $21,704; Pharmacy $24,454; Physical Therapy $15,770; and Veterinary Medicine $26,240.

4 Mandatory fees exclude refundable fees. Chicago Medicine students are charged $4,046; Springfield graduate students are charged $3,062; Urbana-Champaign graduate students are charged $3,736; Urbana-Champaign Veterinary Medicine students are charged $4,488; and Urbana-Champaign law students are charged $3,821.

5 Rates vary based on room capacity and meal plans.

Student Financial AidFinancial aid of more than $1.37 billion assisted U of I students in 2012–13, the latest year for which numbers are available. A total of 170,240 awards were made to 61,566 students in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield. “Gift” aid, including scholarships, grants, fellowships and tuition and fee waivers, accounted for 47.5 percent of the total. Employment and loans covered 52.5 percent. Students earned more than $183.8 million from university-related jobs in 2012–13.

Voluntary SupportFiscal Year 2014: $259.5 millionIn FY14, 151,200 separate gifts were made to the University of Illinois. During the five years ending in June 2014, the University and University of Illinois Foundation received more than $1.13 billion in gift income.

The Access Illinois: Presidential Scholarship Initiative, announced in June 2011, has new gifts, grants, pledges, and deferred gift commitments of $133 million as of June 30, 2014. Access Illinois is a three-year effort to raise at least $100 million expressly for scholarships, fellowships and other forms of student support for all three University of Illinois campuses.

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Where does the money come from?

University Financials

The total operating budget* for the University of Illinois is $5.64 billion* Includes $1.12 billion in payments made on behalf of the University for employee benefits and

$36.9 million for the academic facilities Maintenance fund assessment (afMfa).

How is the money spent?

Student Tuition and fees 20.1%State Payments on Behalf 19.9%

State Revenues 11.9%Earnings, misc. (e.g., hospital

and medical services plans) 13.5%

US Grants and Contracts/federal appropriations

13.3%

auxiliary and Departmental Operations

(e.g., bookstores, housing) 12.6%

Institutional funds 5.9%Private Gifts 2.8%

Instructional and Departmental Research 19.9%

Separately Budgeted Research 16.7%Hospital Operations 12.6%

academic Support 10.3%auxiliary and

Independent Enterprises 9.8%

Extension and Public Service 9.6%administration and General 6.8%

Physical Plant 6.0%Student aid 5.6%

Student Services 2.7%

Pocket facts is produced by the Office for University Relations. Data are provided by the Office for Planning and Budgeting. Both offices are

units of University administration. Photos courtesy of each campus.

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