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  • Board approves University of Illinois System appropriations request for FY27

    Nov 13, 2025 2:00 pm1 views

    The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois today approved the University of Illinois System administration’s request to the Illinois Board of Higher Education for a 10.9% increase in operating and capital appropriations from the state General Assembly in the fiscal year that begins July 1. 

  • U of I System leaders hit the road to build, strengthen partnerships: driving economic impact across Illinois

    Oct 6, 2025 9:15 am1 views

    Fresh off of announcing a study showing the University of Illinois System generates $24.9 billion annually for the state’s economy, system leaders will crisscross Illinois to meet with communities and community leaders, legislators and businesses to explore new and strengthen existing partnerships centered around critical topics including student pathways to higher education, workforce and economic development, rural health care and farmland conservation. 

  • U of I System delivers $24.9B impact on state economy, study reports

    Oct 3, 2025 12:00 pm1 views

    The University of Illinois System generates $24.9 billion a year for the state’s economy and supports more than 225,000 jobs, one of every 37 jobs in the state, according to the findings of a system-commissioned study announced today.

  • UIS in-state tuition rates extended to six additional counties in Indiana, Iowa, Missouri

    Apr 1, 2025 12:00 pm12 views

    The University of Illinois Board of Trustees today approved the expansion of a pilot program that allows the University of Illinois Springfield to offer in-state tuition to select out-of-state residents in counties adjacent to Illinois.

  • Trustees approve modest tuition increases for incoming freshmen

    Jan 23, 2025 12:30 pm18 views

    The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois voted Thursday to increase the base tuition rate for Illinois-resident undergraduates enrolling in fall 2025 by 2.2% at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and University of Illinois Chicago and 2% at the University of Illinois Springfield.