The University of Illinois at Springfield provides an intellectually rich, collaborative, and intimate learning environment for students, faculty, and staff, while serving local, regional, state, national, and international communities.
* UIS serves its students by building a faculty whose members have a passion for teaching and by creating an environment that nurtures learning. Our faculty members engage students in small classes and experiential learning settings. At UIS, the undergraduate and graduate curricula and the professional programs emphasize liberal arts, interdisciplinary approaches, lifelong learning, and engaged citizenship.
* UIS provides its students with the knowledge, skills, and experience that lead to productive careers in the private and public sectors.
* UIS serves the pursuit of knowledge by encouraging and valuing excellence in scholarship. Scholarship at UIS is broadly defined. Faculty members are engaged in the scholarship of discovery, integration, application, and teaching. Excellence in teaching and meaningful service depend on a foundation of excellence in scholarship.
* One vital area in which UIS extends its scholarship, teaching, learning, and expertise beyond the campus is in the broad area of public affairs. From its location in the state capital, UIS shapes and informs public policy, trains tomorrow’s leaders, and enriches its learning environment through a wide range of public affairs activities, programs, and organizations.
* UIS empowers its students, faculty, and staff by being a leader in online education and classroom technology. UIS uses technology to enhance its distinctive learning environment and extend that environment beyond the boundaries of the campus.
The University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) is a small, liberal arts university located in Springfield. The school is one of three campuses of the University of Illinois. UIS was established in 1969 as Sangamon State University by the Illinois General Assembly and became a part of the University of Illinois on July 1, 1995.
UIS serves almost 5,000 students in 20 master's degree, 20 undergraduate programs, and a doctorate in Public Administration. The academic curriculum of the campus emphasizes a strong liberal arts core, an array of professional programs, extensive opportunities in experiential education, and a broad engagement in public affairs issues in its academic and community service pursuits.
UIS was once one of the two upper-division and graduate universities in Illinois. In 2001, UIS switched to a full four-year undergraduate program, and now enrolls approximately 275 freshmen, including 125 honors students each year to the Capital Scholars Honors Program. Ongoing projects include a new residence hall on Eliza Farnham Drive (opening Fall 2008), and more suite- and townhouse-style residences. Renovations of existing buildings, especially those constructed in the 1970s, are in the works. These buildings lie mostly on the east quad of the UIS campus.
The campus offers internship and fellowship opportunities in state government and business, and an evolving technology-enhanced learning environment. UIS is also nationally known for its on-line programs, which offer dozens of courses each semester and offers seven degree completion programs entirely over the Internet.
The UIS Journal is the weekly student newspaper of the University. Its circulation is 2,000 per week.
Most buildings are given a three-letter acronym based on the name.
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| Percent of Students International: | 4% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 27% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 6,257 | $ 15,407 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 4,575 | $ 13,725 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,382 | $ 1,382 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,293 | 20% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,684 | 40% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 3,248 | 100% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,532 | 63% | |
Any Aid: |
100% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 63% (Selective) |
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| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 100% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 22, Verbal: 22, Math: 21 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 27, Verbal: 28, Math: 27 |
| Application Fee: | $ 40.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
