The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (al...

The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (also known as U of I, Illinois, or colloquially as the University of Illinois or UIUC)is a public research university in Illinois and the flagship institution of the University of Illinois system. Founded in 1867 as a land-grant institution, its campus is located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana.
The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified as a R1 Doctoral Research University under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, which denotes the highest research activity.In fiscal year 2017, research expenditures at Illinois totaled $642 million.The campus library system possesses the second-largest university library in the United States by holdings after Harvard University.The university also hosts the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and is home to the fastest supercomputer on a university campus.