The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is a top ranking public research university located in the state of Illinois, USA. It is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Illinois system.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Awards and Rankings:

- 47th among top tier National Universities (USNWR 2011).

- According to the 2010 U.S.News & World Report, UIUC is ranked 39th among Top Tier National Universities. The College of Engineering is ranked 5th in undergraduate and 5th in graduate programs nationally. The College of Education is ranked 24th in graduate programs nationally. The College of Business is ranked 13th in undergraduate programs nationally. The Graduate School of Library and Information Science's program is tied for 1st in the nation. The Master of Fine Arts is ranked 21st in graduate programs nationally. The Ph.D. Computer Science program is ranked 5th nationally. The Ph.D. Mathematics program is ranked 18th nationally.

- 63rd in THE - QS World University Rankings 2009.

- 12th globally for Computer Science (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009).

- 16th in the Princeton Review list of Top 20 Party Schools (2009).

- Open Doors ranked Illinois 9th in the nation's "top 20 Doctoral/Research Institution" for total number of study abroad students and 4th (1st among publics) in international students for 2009.

- The 2009 Washington Monthly College National Rankings rated Illinois at 24th in the nation.

- NAFSA: Association of International Educators listed the University of Illinois as one of five recipients of the 2008 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization.

- Named the No. 1 most wired campus in the US by PC Magazine 2008.

- Rated as the 26th best university in the world and the 19th best university in America (ARWU 2007).

- 17th in the Peace Corp's 2007 Top Universities and Colleges (large university category).

- Diverse magazine ranked Illinois in its 2007 Top 100 Baccalaureate Degree Producers. It is placed 31st in total minority Baccalaureate degrees in all disciplines.

- The Undergraduate and Graduate Industrial Design programs ranked 8th and Graduate Architecture programs ranked 10th in the nation (Design Intelligence magazine's "America's Best Architecture and Design Schools 2006").

- PC Magazine ranked Illinois 6th "Most Connected, Plugged-in, and High-Tech Campus in the Country" (Dec 2006).

- Of the 416 institutions in the U.S. and Puerto Rico who award Ph.Ds, it is ranked 8th in the total number of Ph.Ds awarded in 2006 (Inside Higher Ed).

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