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UIS at a Glance

Welcome to the University of Illinois at Springfield
UIS celebrates its diversity with a campus comprised of students and faculty of various ages, backgrounds, and ethnicity.

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Facts About UIS:

  • Enrollment: About 4,900, including about 2,000 Graduate Students

  • Colleges: Business and Management, Education and Human Services, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Public Affairs and Administration

  • Degree Programs: 21 bachelor's degree programs and 25 minors, 20 master's degree programs, and one doctoral degree

  • Research Funding: Approximately $7 million annually

  • Faculty: Approximately 170 full-time faculty. The faculty to full-time equivalent student ratio is 12:1

  • Calendar: Semester

  • Average Class Size: 15

  • History: Established in 1969 as Sangamon State University by the Illinois General Assembly. On July 1, 1995, became a campus of the University of Illinois, thereafter known as the University of Illinois at Springfield.

  • Location: Southeast side of Springfield, Illinois, near Lake Springfield. Approximately 200 miles southwest of Chicago and 100 miles northeast of St. Louis.

  • Campus: 746 acres