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Template:Infobox University

{{Infobox university}} is an infobox for articles about universities and colleges; see Wikipedia:College and university article guideline.

Parameters

All fields are optional. Remove hidden notes (including both the <!-- and --> characters) that surround certain entries, in order for the data you enter to appear in the published article. All parameter names must be lowercase.

Full syntax

{{Infobox university
| name                   = 
| native_name            = 
| native_name_lang       = 
| image                  = 
| image_upright          = 
| image_alt              = 
| caption                = 
| latin_name             = 
| other_name             = <!-- or |other_names= -->
| former_name            = <!-- or |former_names= -->
| motto                  = 
| motto_lang             = 
| mottoeng               = 
| top_free_label         = <!-- up to |top_free_label2= -->
| top_free               = <!-- up to |top_free2= -->
| type                   = 
| established            = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| closed                 = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| founder                = <!-- or |founders= -->
| parent                 = 
| accreditation          = 
| affiliation            = 
| religious_affiliation  = 
| academic_affiliation   = <!-- or |academic_affiliations= -->
| endowment              = 
| budget                 = 
| officer_in_charge      = 
| chair                  = 
| chairman               = 
| chairperson            = 
| visitor                =
| chancellor             = 
| president              = 
| vice_president         = 
| superintendent         = 
| vice_chancellor        = 
| provost                = 
| rector                 = 
| principal              = 
| director               = 
| dean                   = 
| head_label             = 
| head                   = 
| academic_staff         = 
| total_staff            = 
| students               = <!-- or |enrollment= -->
| undergrad              = 
| postgrad               = 
| doctoral               = 
| other_students         = <!-- or |other= -->
| address                = <!-- Please discuss before using -->
| city                   = 
| state                  = 
| province               = 
| country                = 
| postalcode             = <!-- or |zipcode= or |postcode= -->
| coordinates            = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LON|type:edu|display=inline,title}} -->
| campus_type            = 
| campus_size            = <!-- use {{Convert}} -->
| language               = <!-- Principal language(s) of instruction used in the institution -->
| free_label             = <!-- up to |free_label2= -->
| free                   = <!-- up to |free2= -->
| colors                 = <!--or |colours= -->
| sports_nickname        = <!--or |athletics_nickname= -->
| sporting_affiliations  = 
| mascot                 = <!--or |mascots= -->
| sports_free_label      = <!-- up to |sports_free_label3= -->
| sports_free            = <!-- up to |sports_free3= -->
| website                = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| logo                   = 
| logo_size              = 
| logo_upright           = 
| logo_alt               = 
| embedded               = <!-- or |nrhp= or |module= -->
| pushpin_map            = 
| pushpin_label_position = 
| map_size               = 
| pushpin_map_caption    = 
| footnotes              = 
}}

Custom blank/free parameters

Note how the 10 customized free-data parameters (or blank label/data pairs) are shown in 3 parts of the infobox as upper/middle/bottom: upper (as "top_free_label=" with "top_free=" to "top_free2"), or middle (as "free_label=" with "free=" to "free2") or bottom (as "sports_free_label=" with "sports_free=" to "sports_free3"). Those 10 custom parameters allow speciality field labels and data values for 10 extra parameter label/data pairs. Also any of those 10 custom fields could be mere note labels, with text, to briefly explain nearby parameters, or link footnotes, without cluttering the other label/data pairs. A custom label can be set blank to hide as with "free_label=&nbsp;" to show only the data portion, with hidden label.

Microformat

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat that makes an organization's details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.
Subtemplates

Please do not remove instances of these subtemplates.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

  • adr
  • agent
  • category
  • country-name
  • extended-address
  • fn
  • geo
  • label
  • latitude
  • locality
  • longitude
  • nickname
  • note
  • org
  • region
  • street-address
  • url
  • vcard
Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Example

University of Illyria
Universiti von Illyria
scroll atop shield outline
Seal of University of Illyria
Latin: Universitas Illyriensis
Other name
UI
Former name
Utopian University
Motto
Melior a lepidus fossor quam a stultus lepor lepos
Motto in English
"Better a witty fool than a foolish wit"
TypePublic
Active1666 (1666)–1850 (1850)
AccreditationSouthwest Illyrian Accreditation Commission
Religious affiliation
Church of Illyria
EndowmentUS$ 123,456,789
VisitorJohn Doe
ChancellorJane Doe
Vice-ChancellorJohn Doe
RectorJohn Doe
Rectrix MagnificaJane Doe
Academic staff
300
Total staff
900
Students10,000
Undergraduates5,000
Postgraduates1,000
100
Other students
1,200
Location,
Illyria
,
Utopia

12°20′N 98°46′W / 12.34°N 98.76°W / 12.34; -98.76
CampusRural, 47 acres (19 ha)
Colours   Red and blue
NicknameThe Nematodes
Sporting affiliations
Utopian Athletic League
MascotNobby the Nematode
Websitewww.illyria.edu
Spiral on stripes

Note: This university is completely fictional.
{{Infobox university
| name = University of Illyria
| native_name = Universiti von Illyria
| native_name_lang = de
| other_name = UI
| image = Dabney-minimalist-vector.svg
| image_upright = 0.7
| image_alt = scroll atop shield outline
| caption = Seal of University of Illyria
| latin_name = Universitas Illyriensis
| former_name = Utopian University
| motto = ''Melior a lepidus fossor quam a stultus lepor lepos''
| motto_lang = la
| mottoeng = "Better a witty fool than a foolish wit"
| established = {{Start date|1666}}
| closed = {{End date|1850}}
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| religious_affiliation = Church of Illyria
| endowment = US$&nbsp;123,456,789
| chancellor = [[Jane Doe]]
| vice_chancellor = John Doe
| rector = Doe
| head_label = [[Visitor]]
| head = [[John Doe|Archbishop Doe]]
| academic_staff = 300
| total_staff = 900
| students = 10,000
| undergrad = 5,000
| postgrad = 1,000
| doctoral = 100
| other_students = 1,200{{Sup|a}}
| city = [[Illyria]]
| state = Illyria
| country = Utopia
| coordinates = {{Coord|12.34|-98.76|type:edu|display=inline}}
| campus_type = Rural
| campus_size = {{Convert|47|acre}}
| colours = {{Color box|red}}{{Color box|blue}} Red and blue
| sports_nickname = The Nematodes
| mascot = Nobby the Nematode
| sporting_affiliations = [[Utopian Athletic League]]
| website = {{URL|www.illyria.edu}}
| logo = EUSP logo lowres.jpg
| logo_size = 50px
| logo_alt = Spiral on stripes
| footnotes = <hr />
<div style="text-align: left;">
{{Sup|a}} [[Further education]].<br />
</div>
Note: This university is completely fictional.
}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox university in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox university

An infobox for articles about universities and colleges.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Name (in English)name

Official name in English.

Stringsuggested
Native namenative_name

Name in institution's native language.

Stringoptional
Native name languagenative_name_lang

[[List of ISO 639-2 codes|ISO 639-2 code]], e.g. 'fr' for French.

Stringoptional
Image nameimage image_name

Institution-related graphic, preferably the official seal or logo. Use the image filename without File: namespace prefix. Sizes the image to the user's preference by default.

Filesuggested
Image sizeimage_size

Use in conjunction with Image. Allows editors to specify an image width rather than use the default. Should not be used except for very good reason; see [[MOS:IMGSIZE]].

Example
120px
Lineoptional
Image scaling ("upright")image_upright

Scaling factor for the image, such as 0.7. The actual size is the scaling factor multiplied by the user's thumbnail size.

Example
0.7
Lineoptional
Alternative text for imageimage_alt

Alt text for image, for visually impaired readers. This should not contain wiki syntax, and should not duplicate the caption. See [[WP:ALT]].

Stringoptional
Captioncaption

Caption text for the infobox image. May include wiki syntax.

Contentoptional
Latin namelatin_name

University name in Latin, if commonly referenced. This should not simply be a translation of the English name but should have a [[WP:RELIABLE|reliable]] [[WP:INDEPENDENT|independent]] reference showing use (possibly in abbreviated form) as the Latin name. Use only seen in self-published, primary sources, such as the institution's seal or degrees, is likely to be [[WP:UNDUE]] in the infobox. The name should be given in the [[Nominative]].

Lineoptional
Current alternative namesother_name other_names

For any alternative ''current'' names by which the university is known, such as acronyms and abbreviations.

Lineoptional
Former namesformer_name former_names

Former name(s) of the institution.

Lineoptional
Mottomotto

University's motto; usually in Latin.

Stringoptional
Motto languagemotto_lang

If the motto is not in English, the [[List of ISO 639-2 codes|ISO 639-2 code]] for its language (e.g. "la" for Latin). If more than one, use Template:Lang instead.

Lineoptional
Motto (in English)mottoeng

University's motto in English if another language is used above.

Stringoptional
Top free labeltop_free_label

First custom special label of upper infobox. The data for this field goes in parameter top_free.

Lineoptional
Top freetop_free

First custom data field of upper infobox. The name of this field goes in parameter top_free_label.

Stringoptional
Top free label1top_free_label1

Next custom special label1 of upper infobox. The data for this field goes in parameter top_free1.

Lineoptional
Top free1 datatop_free1

Next custom data1 field of upper infobox. The name of this field goes in parameter top_free_label1.

Stringoptional
Top free label2top_free_label2

Next custom label2 of upper infobox. The data for this field goes in parameter top_free2.

Lineoptional
Top free2 datatop_free2

Next custom data2 field of upper infobox. The name of this field goes in parameter top_free_label2.

Stringoptional
Typetype

General type of the institution. Include public vs. private, single-gender, for-profit status (assumed non-profit if omitted), undergraduate vs. graduate, vocational focus (e.g. business school), etc.

Example
[[Private university|Private]] [[women's college|women's]] [[liberal arts college]]; [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]]; [[Private university|Private]] [[Proprietary education|for-profit]] [[law school]]
Contentsuggested
Date establishedestablished

Date of establishment/founding formatted as parameters to Template:Start date; give year if no exact date is available.

Example
{{Start date|1859|02|14}}
Contentsuggested
Date closedclosed

For former institutions, provide the date of closure. Give year if no exact date is available. Use the template {{tl|End date}}.

Lineoptional
Founderfounder founders

Name of the person(s) who founded the institution, if commonly mentioned.

Lineoptional
Parent institutionparent

Name of any parent institution (e.g. for some colleges, a university).

Lineoptional
Accreditationaccreditation

Institution-wide [[Higher education accreditation|accreditor(s)]]. Can alternatively be placed in the external links section, but mandatory for infobox if unaccredited.

Lineoptional
Affiliationaffiliation affiliations

Organizations of which the institution is a member and provide [[Wikipedia:Defining|essential definition]] of the institution's core mission and values. Academic and religious affiliations should be placed in those parameters.

Lineoptional
Religious affiliationreligious_affiliation

Use if the institution has an official or strong de facto religious affiliation.

Lineoptional
Academic affiliationacademic_affiliation academic_affiliations

Academic organizations of which the institution is a member and provide [[Wikipedia:Defining|essential definition]] of the institution (mission, values, activities, etc.).

Lineoptional
Endowmentendowment

[[Financial endowment]] value.

Lineoptional
Budgetbudget

Total annual budget / expenditures.

Lineoptional
Officer in Chargeofficer_in_charge

Officer in Charge of the institution.

Lineoptional
Chairchair

Chair of the institution.

Lineoptional
Chairmanchairman

Chairman of the institution. Per [[MOS:GNL]], use only if the title is official; otherwise use chairperson or chair fields.

Lineoptional
Chairpersonchairperson

Chairperson of the institution.

Lineoptional
Visitorvisitor

Visitor of the institution. This refers to the position of [[visitor]] under charities law in common law countries. It should only be used if this is a position with actual authority.

Lineoptional
Chancellorchancellor

Chancellor of the institution.

Lineoptional
Presidentpresident

President of the institution.

Lineoptional
Vice Presidentvice_president

Vice President of the institution. Should only be used where this is the chief executive officer of the institution (i.e. the president is a ceremonial role), not where the vice president is a deputy.

Lineoptional
Superintendentsuperintendent

Superintendent of the institution.

Lineoptional
Vice Chancellorvice_chancellor

Vice Chancellor of the institution. Should only be used where this is the chief executive officer of the institution (i.e. the chancellor is a ceremonial role), not where the vice chancellor is a deputy.

Lineoptional
Provostprovost

Provost of the institution. Should only be used where this is the chief executive officer of the institution, not where the provost is a deputy.

Lineoptional
Rectorrector

Rector of the institution.

Lineoptional
Principalprincipal

Principal of the institution.

Lineoptional
Directordirector

Director of the institution.

Lineoptional
Deandean

Dean of the institution. Should only be used where this is the chief executive officer of the institution, not where the dean is a deputy.

Lineoptional
Head labelhead_label

Another officer title of someone essential to understanding the institution. Use with the Head Name field. For compound titles (e.g. Vice Chancellor and President), use either this field or the field corresponding to whichever individual title in the compound is most appropriate.

Lineoptional
Head namehead

The name of the officer serving in the role defined by the Head label field.

Lineoptional
# of academic staffacademic_staff faculty

Number of [[Faculty (academic staff)|faculty]] / academic staff members. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890) If giving [[Full-time equivalent|FTE]], label as such.

Lineoptional
# of administrative staffadministrative_staff

Number of administrative / support staff. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890) Discouraged unless it is precisely defined in the reference; use total_staff instead. If giving [[Full-time equivalent|FTE]], label as such.

Lineoptional
# of total stafftotal_staff

Total number of employees of the institution, including academic staff (faculty), administrative staff, and others. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890) If giving [[Full-time equivalent|FTE]], label as such.

Lineoptional
# of studentsstudents enrollment

Total student count. Use undergrad, postgrad, doctoral and other for additional detail. (format amount, as 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)

Lineoptional
# of undergradsundergrad

Total [[undergraduate]] enrollment. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)

Lineoptional
# of postgradspostgrad

Total [[postgraduate]] enrollment. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)

Lineoptional
# of doctoralsdoctoral

Total [[doctoral student]] enrollment. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)

Lineoptional
Alumnialumni

Number of alumni of the institution.

Numberdeprecated
Other enrollmentother other_students

Number of students enrolled in another capacity. Specify a category if possible. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)

Stringoptional
Addressaddress

Street address at which the institution is located, if applicable. Use only for institutions with a single campus which has a discreet address; omit otherwise.

Lineoptional
Citycity

City in which the institution is located. Provide wikilink if possible.

Linesuggested
Statestate canton prefecture region

U.S. state or similar administrative subdivision in which the institution is located. Use in conjunction with the Country field, and do not use with the Province field. Do not wikilink if City is linked.

Lineoptional
Provinceprovince

For all other administrative subdivisions; use as an alternative to the State field in conjunction with the Country field. Do not wikilink if City is linked

Lineoptional
Postal codepostalcode postcode zipcode

Postal code for the institution. Use is optional. May not be applicable for institutions with multiple campuses.

Lineoptional
Countrycountry

Country in which the institution is based. Use in conjunction with city and, optionally, state or province. [[MOS:OVERLINK|Do ''not'' wikilink]] for major countries.

Linesuggested
Locationlocation

Location of the institution. Overrides the more specific fields (Address, City, etc.); use only if not possible to give the location through those.

Stringoptional
Coordinatescoordinates coor

Displays coordinates, in parentheses, after the location fields. Use Template:Coord with |type:edu and |display=inline,title.

Contentsuggested
Campus typecampus_type campus

Type/nature of the institution's campus (e.g. urban, rural, multiple sites). Move campus size information to the campus_size parameter.

Suggested values
[[Urban]] [[Suburban]] [[Rural]]
Linesuggested
Campus sizecampus_size

Area owned by the institution, typically in acres. Use {{convert}}.

Example
{{Convert|47|acre}}
Contentsuggested
Instruction languagelanguage

Language commonly used for instruction; use only if not obvious from location

Example
[[English language|English]]
Contentoptional
Free labelfree_label

A special field title; use with the Free data field.

Lineoptional
Free datafree

Related data that goes with the Free label field.

Stringoptional
Free label1free_label1

Next middle custom specialty field label; labels the free data 1 field.

Lineoptional
Free data1free1

Data by Free label 1 field.

Stringoptional
Free label2free_label2

Next middle custom specialty field label.

Lineoptional
Free data2free2

Data by Free Label2 field.

Stringoptional
Official colo(u)rscolors colours

Official colors of the institution. Your choice of parameter name (color or colour) will appear in the table; use the one appropriate to the institution's location.

Example
{{Color box|#20438f}}{{Color box|#fff}} Blue and white
Contentoptional
Sportssports athletics

List of primary university sports

Stringdeprecated
Sporting affiliationssporting_affiliations athletics_affiliations

List of sporting affiliations and memberships. Provide wikilink if possible; (use the Plainlist or Ublist templates).

Example
[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]]&nbsp;– [[Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|SCIAC]]
Contentoptional
Athletic nicknamesports_nickname athletics_nicknames sports_nicknames athletics_nickname nickname

Institution's athletic nickname or moniker. The 'nickname' alias is deprecated and should be replaced.

Lineoptional
Mascotmascot mascots

Institution's athletic mascot.

Lineoptional
Sports free labelsports_free_label

First custom field label title near bottom of infobox; use with Sports-Free field.

Lineoptional
Sports free datasports_free

First bottom custom data field; use with Sports Free label field.

Stringoptional
Sports free1 labelsports_free_label1

Next bottom custom label; use with Sports-Free1 field.

Lineoptional
Sports free1 datasports_free1

Next bottom custom data field; use with Sports Free1 label.

Stringoptional
Sports free2 labelsports_free_label2

Next bottom custom label; use with Sports-Free2 field.

Lineoptional
Sports free2 datasports_free2

Next custom data field; use with Sports Free2 label.

Stringoptional
Sports free3 labelsports_free_label3

Next bottom custom label; use with Sports-Free3 field.

Lineoptional
Sports free3 datasports_free3

Next custom data field; use with Sports Free3 label.

Stringoptional
Logologo

Use for an athletics logo, corporate emblem, or similar graphic. Omit "File:"

Fileoptional
logo_uprightlogo_upright

no description

Lineoptional
logo_altlogo_alt

no description

Stringoptional
logo_sizelogo_size

no description

Stringoptional
Website URLwebsite

URL of the official website of the institution, formatted as the sole unnamed parameter to the URL template.

Example
{{URL|https://oregonstate.edu/}}
Contentsuggested
Footnotesfootnotes

Footnotes for the infobox. Useful for including references for data.

Contentoptional
NRHP or modulemodule embedded nrhp

Module embedded in the infobox, such as [[Template:Infobox NRHP]]. Add only information not already covered elsewhere in the infobox, and consider placing NRHP infobox in campus section.

Example
{{Infobox NRHP
 | embed = yes
 | nrhp_type = hd
 | architect = [[Gordon B. Kaufman]]
 | architecture = [[Spanish Colonial Revival]], [[Mediterranean Revival]]
 | added = September 20, 1984
 | area = {{convert|17.5|acre}}
 | refnum = 84000887
}}
Contentoptional
pushpin_mappushpin_map

See Template:Location map documentation.

Unknownoptional
Map captionpushpin_map_caption

Contextual information to display beneath the map, defaults to "Location in <map name>"

Stringoptional
Map widthmap_size

Map width in pixels; do not include unit suffix (px).

Example
285
Numberoptional
Map pin label positionpushpin_label_position

Determines position of displayed name relative to map pushpin, defaults to left or right, whichever is opposite the half the pin is in.

Suggested values
left right top bottom none
Example
top
Lineoptional

Tracking categories