University of Illinois Springfield

University of Illinois Springfield

Former name	Sangamon State University (1969-1995)
Motto	Leadership Lived
Type	Public university
Established	1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Accreditation	HLC
Endowment	$20.4 million[1]
Chancellor	Janet L. Gooch
President	Timothy L. Killeen
Academic staff	740[2]
Students	3,944 (Fall 2021)[3]
Undergraduates	2,503 (Fall 2021)[3]
Postgraduates	1,441 (Fall 2021)[3]
Location	Springfield , Illinois , United States
Campus	Rural
Colors	Deep Navy and White
Nickname	Prairie Stars
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division II – Great Lakes Valley Conference
Website	www.uis.edu

The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) is a public university in Springfield, Illinois. The university was established by the Illinois General Assembly in 1969 as Sangamon State University with a focus on post-graduate education. It became the third member of the University of Illinois system on July 1, 1995. The university now also includes a liberal arts college and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. UIS is also a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the American Council on Education. The campus' main repository, Brookens Library, holds a collection of nearly 800,000 books and serials in addition to accessible resources at the University of Illinois Chicago and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campuses.

The University of Illinois Springfield serves 4,198 students (Fall 2022) with 56 bachelor's degrees, 39 minors, 44 master's degrees, 1 doctorate degree, 37 graduate certificates and coursework that leads to 6 ISBE endorsements.^[4]