University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
"University of Illinois" redirects here. For the university system, see University of Illinois system. Not to be confused with Urbana University. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Former names Illinois Industrial University (1867–1885) University of Illinois (1885–1982) Motto Learning and Labor Type Public flagship Land-grant Sea-grant Space-grant Established 1867 Academic affiliations University of Illinois system AAU BTAA APLU URA Endowment $3.46 billion [1] Chancellor Robert J. Jones [2] Provost Andreas C. Cangellaris [3] Academic staff 2,548 Administrative staff 7,801 Students 45,813 [4] Undergraduates 31,859 [4] Postgraduates 12,979 [4] Location Urbana and Champaign , Illinois , U.S. Campus Urban, 6,370 acres (2,578 ha) [5] Colors Orange and Blue [6] Nickname Fighting Illini Sporting affiliations NCAA Division I FBS – Big Ten Website www.illinois.edu The University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (also known as U of I , Illinois , or colloquially as t