University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Founded in 1867, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has earned a well-deserved reputation as a world-class leader in research, teaching, and public engagement. The university’s students, scholars, and alumni are a community with the power to change the world. The land-grant university pioneers innovative research that addresses global problems and expands the human experience. Academic resources on offer at the university are among the finest in the world. The most significant resource at the university is its talented and highly respected faculty. Members of the faculty are recognized for exceptional scholarship and for being members in such organizations as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering. The research Park in the university is a hub of entrepreneurship and houses everything from Fortune 500 companies to student-founded startups.