Located in east central Illinois in the twin cities of Urbana and Champaign, it is the state's flagship public university.
 

Academic Profile
		The University library is the largest public university collection in the world housing 21 million items. Nearly 28,000 undergraduate students are enrolled in nine undergraduate divisions, which together offer 4,000 courses in more than 150 fields of study. The University enrolls over 9,000 graduate and professional student in more than 100 disciplines and is among the top 5 in number of doctorate awarded annually in the US. Thirteen alumini are Nobel laureates and another 18 have won Pultizer Prizes.

Golf profile
Men and women's golf teams - NCAA Division I Short game outdoor teaching centre with two 7,000 sq ft greens The University golf programme's home course is stone Creek Golf Club - par 72 course The University's Division of Intercollegiate Athletics will soon be constructing what head coach Mike Small refers to as "the best indoor golf facility in college golf".  The multi level all inclusive indoor golf teaching centre will span 13,800 sq ft and feature 7,700 sq ft putting, chipping an pitching area, 1,500 sq ft putting green on mezzanine level, six heated hitting bays onto an outdoor driving range with two having video analysis equipment, full locker facilities, golf club repair room, 1,500 sq ft team lounge, study area with PCs Illinois golf is one of the nation's top 25 programmes and a perennial Big Ten title contender. Head coach Mike Small took up the position after a decade of professional golf, including five years on the PGA, Nike and Buy.com tours.  He has since led the golf team to two of its most successful seasons in school history.
For more information on the University of Illinios golf programme check out their website at www.fightingillini.com