Template:Infobox university

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{{{name}}}

{{{native_name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{image_alt}}}|upright={{{image_upright}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Latin: {{{latin_name}}}
Other name	{{{other_name}}} or {{{other_names}}}
Former name	{{{former_name}}} or {{{former_names}}}
Motto	{{{motto}}}
Motto in English	{{{mottoeng}}}
{{{top_free_label}}}	{{{top_free}}}
Type	{{{type}}}
Active	{{{established}}}–{{{closed}}}
Founder	{{{founder}}} or {{{founders}}}
Parent institution	{{{parent}}}
Accreditation	{{{accreditation}}}
Affiliation	{{{affiliation}}}
Religious affiliation	{{{religious_affiliation}}}
Academic affiliation	{{{academic_affiliation}}}
Endowment	{{{endowment}}}
Budget	{{{budget}}}
Officer in charge	{{{officer_in_charge}}}
Chair	{{{chair}}}
Chairman	{{{chairman}}}
Chairperson	{{{chairperson}}}
Visitor	{{{visitor}}}
Chancellor	{{{chancellor}}}
President	{{{president}}}
Vice-president	{{{vice_president}}}
Superintendent	{{{superintendent}}}
Vice-Chancellor	{{{vice_chancellor}}}
Provost	{{{provost}}}
Rector	{{{rector}}}
Principal	{{{principal}}}
Dean	{{{dean}}}
Director	{{{director}}}
{{{head_label}}}	{{{head}}}
Academic staff	{{{academic_staff}}}
Total staff	{{{total_staff}}}
Students	{{{students}}} {{{enrollment}}}
Undergraduates	{{{undergrad}}}
Postgraduates	{{{postgrad}}}
Doctoral students	{{{doctoral}}}
Other students	{{{other_students}}}
Location	{{{location}}} or {{{address}}} (optional) {{{city}}}, {{{state}}}, {{{province}}}, {{{postalcode}}} or {{{zipcode}}} (optional) {{{country}}} {{{coordinates}}}
Campus	{{{campus_type}}}, {{{campus_size}}}
Language	{{{language}}}
{{{free_label}}}	{{{free}}}
Colors	{{{colors}}} or {{{colours}}}
Nickname	{{{sports_nickname}}}
Sporting affiliations	{{{sporting_affiliations}}}
Mascot	{{{mascot}}} or {{{mascots}}}
{{{sports_free_label}}}	{{{sports_free}}}
Website	{{{website}}}
[[File:{{{logo}}}|{{{logo_size}}}|alt={{{logo_alt}}}|upright={{{logo_upright}}}]]
{{{nrhp}}} or {{{embedded}}}
{{{pushpin_map}}} {{{footnotes}}}

{{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

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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

• Use {{Start date}} for the date on which an organisation was "established", "founded", "opened" or otherwise started, unless that date is before 1583 CE.
• Use {{URL}} for an organisation's URL.

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
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"
Type	Public
Active	1666 (1666)–1850 (1850)
Accreditation	Southwest Illyrian Accreditation Commission
Religious affiliation	Church of Illyria
Endowment	US$ 123,456,789
Visitor	John Doe
Chancellor	Jane Doe
Vice-Chancellor	John Doe
Rector	John Doe
Rectrix Magnifica	Jane Doe
Academic staff	300
Total staff	900
Students	10,000
Undergraduates	5,000
Postgraduates	1,000
Doctoral students	100
Other students	1,200a
Location	Illyria , Illyria , Utopia 12.34°N 98.76°W / 12.34; -98.76
Campus	Rural, 47 acres (19 ha)
Colours	Red and blue
Nickname	The Nematodes
Sporting affiliations	Utopian Athletic League
Mascot	Nobby the Nematode
Website	www.illyria.edu
a Further education. Note: This university is completely fictional.

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University of Illyria

Universiti von Illyria
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"
Type	Public
Active	1666 (1666)–1850 (1850)
Religious affiliation	Church of Illyria
Endowment	US$ 123,456,789
Chancellor	Jane Doe
Vice-Chancellor	John Doe
Rector	Doe
Visitor	Archbishop Doe
Academic staff	300
Total staff	900
Students	10,000
Undergraduates	5,000
Postgraduates	1,000
Doctoral students	100
Other students	1,200a
Location	Illyria , Illyria , Utopia 12.34°N 98.76°W / 12.34; -98.76
Campus	Rural, 47 acres (19 ha)
Colours	Red and blue
Nickname	The Nematodes
Sporting affiliations	Utopian Athletic League
Mascot	Nobby the Nematode
Website	www.illyria.edu
a Further education. Note: This university is completely fictional.

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TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox university

An infobox for articles about universities and colleges.

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name (in English)	name	Official name in English.	String	suggested
Native name	native_name	Name in institution's native language.	String	optional
Native name language	native_name_lang	[[List of ISO 639-2 codes|ISO 639-2 code]], e.g. 'fr' for French.	String	optional
Image name	image 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.	File	suggested
Image size	image_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	Line	optional
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	Line	optional
Alternative text for image	image_alt	Alt text for image, for visually impaired readers. This should not contain wiki syntax, and should not duplicate the caption. See [[WP:ALT]].	String	optional
Caption	caption	Caption text for the infobox image. May include wiki syntax.	Content	optional
Latin name	latin_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]].	Line	optional
Current alternative names	other_name other_names	For any alternative ''current'' names by which the university is known, such as acronyms and abbreviations.	Line	optional
Former names	former_name former_names	Former name(s) of the institution.	Line	optional
Motto	motto	University's motto; usually in Latin.	String	optional
Motto language	motto_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.	Line	optional
Motto (in English)	mottoeng	University's motto in English if another language is used above.	String	optional
Top free label	top_free_label	First custom special label of upper infobox. The data for this field goes in parameter top_free.	Line	optional
Top free	top_free	First custom data field of upper infobox. The name of this field goes in parameter top_free_label.	String	optional
Top free label1	top_free_label1	Next custom special label1 of upper infobox. The data for this field goes in parameter top_free1.	Line	optional
Top free1 data	top_free1	Next custom data1 field of upper infobox. The name of this field goes in parameter top_free_label1.	String	optional
Top free label2	top_free_label2	Next custom label2 of upper infobox. The data for this field goes in parameter top_free2.	Line	optional
Top free2 data	top_free2	Next custom data2 field of upper infobox. The name of this field goes in parameter top_free_label2.	String	optional
Type	type	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]]	Content	suggested
Date established	established	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}}	Content	suggested
Date closed	closed	For former institutions, provide the date of closure. Give year if no exact date is available. Use the template {{tl|End date}}.	Line	optional
Founder	founder founders	Name of the person(s) who founded the institution, if commonly mentioned.	Line	optional
Parent institution	parent	Name of any parent institution (e.g. for some colleges, a university).	Line	optional
Accreditation	accreditation	Institution-wide [[Higher education accreditation|accreditor(s)]]. Can alternatively be placed in the external links section, but mandatory for infobox if unaccredited.	Line	optional
Affiliation	affiliation 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.	Line	optional
Religious affiliation	religious_affiliation	Use if the institution has an official or strong de facto religious affiliation.	Line	optional
Academic affiliation	academic_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.).	Line	optional
Endowment	endowment	[[Financial endowment]] value.	Line	optional
Budget	budget	Total annual budget / expenditures.	Line	optional
Officer in Charge	officer_in_charge	Officer in Charge of the institution.	Line	optional
Chair	chair	Chair of the institution.	Line	optional
Chairman	chairman	Chairman of the institution. Per [[MOS:GNL]], use only if the title is official; otherwise use chairperson or chair fields.	Line	optional
Chairperson	chairperson	Chairperson of the institution.	Line	optional
Visitor	visitor	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.	Line	optional
Chancellor	chancellor	Chancellor of the institution.	Line	optional
President	president	President of the institution.	Line	optional
Vice President	vice_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.	Line	optional
Superintendent	superintendent	Superintendent of the institution.	Line	optional
Vice Chancellor	vice_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.	Line	optional
Provost	provost	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.	Line	optional
Rector	rector	Rector of the institution.	Line	optional
Principal	principal	Principal of the institution.	Line	optional
Director	director	Director of the institution.	Line	optional
Dean	dean	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.	Line	optional
Head label	head_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.	Line	optional
Head name	head	The name of the officer serving in the role defined by the Head label field.	Line	optional
# of academic staff	academic_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.	Line	optional
# of administrative staff	administrative_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.	Line	optional
# of total staff	total_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.	Line	optional
# of students	students enrollment	Total student count. Use undergrad, postgrad, doctoral and other for additional detail. (format amount, as 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)	Line	optional
# of undergrads	undergrad	Total [[undergraduate]] enrollment. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)	Line	optional
# of postgrads	postgrad	Total [[postgraduate]] enrollment. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)	Line	optional
# of doctorals	doctoral	Total [[doctoral student]] enrollment. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)	Line	optional
Alumni	alumni	Number of alumni of the institution.	Number	deprecated
Other enrollment	other 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)	String	optional
Address	address	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.	Line	optional
City	city	City in which the institution is located. Provide wikilink if possible.	Line	suggested
State	state 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.	Line	optional
Province	province	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	Line	optional
Postal code	postalcode postcode zipcode	Postal code for the institution. Use is optional. May not be applicable for institutions with multiple campuses.	Line	optional
Country	country	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.	Line	suggested
Location	location	Location of the institution. Overrides the more specific fields (Address, City, etc.); use only if not possible to give the location through those.	String	optional
Coordinates	coordinates coor	Displays coordinates, in parentheses, after the location fields. Use Template:Coord with |type:edu and |display=inline,title.	Content	suggested
Campus type	campus_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]]	Line	suggested
Campus size	campus_size	Area owned by the institution, typically in acres. Use {{convert}}. Example {{Convert|47|acre}}	Content	suggested
Instruction language	language	Language commonly used for instruction; use only if not obvious from location Example [[English language|English]]	Content	optional
Free label	free_label	A special field title; use with the Free data field.	Line	optional
Free data	free	Related data that goes with the Free label field.	String	optional
Free label1	free_label1	Next middle custom specialty field label; labels the free data 1 field.	Line	optional
Free data1	free1	Data by Free label 1 field.	String	optional
Free label2	free_label2	Next middle custom specialty field label.	Line	optional
Free data2	free2	Data by Free Label2 field.	String	optional
Official colo(u)rs	colors 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	Content	optional
Sports	sports athletics	List of primary university sports	String	deprecated
Sporting affiliations	sporting_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]] – [[Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|SCIAC]]	Content	optional
Athletic nickname	sports_nickname athletics_nicknames sports_nicknames athletics_nickname nickname	Institution's athletic nickname or moniker. The 'nickname' alias is deprecated and should be replaced.	Line	optional
Mascot	mascot mascots	Institution's athletic mascot.	Line	optional
Sports free label	sports_free_label	First custom field label title near bottom of infobox; use with Sports-Free field.	Line	optional
Sports free data	sports_free	First bottom custom data field; use with Sports Free label field.	String	optional
Sports free1 label	sports_free_label1	Next bottom custom label; use with Sports-Free1 field.	Line	optional
Sports free1 data	sports_free1	Next bottom custom data field; use with Sports Free1 label.	String	optional
Sports free2 label	sports_free_label2	Next bottom custom label; use with Sports-Free2 field.	Line	optional
Sports free2 data	sports_free2	Next custom data field; use with Sports Free2 label.	String	optional
Sports free3 label	sports_free_label3	Next bottom custom label; use with Sports-Free3 field.	Line	optional
Sports free3 data	sports_free3	Next custom data field; use with Sports Free3 label.	String	optional
Logo	logo	Use for an athletics logo, corporate emblem, or similar graphic. Omit "File:"	File	optional
logo_upright	logo_upright	no description	Line	optional
logo_alt	logo_alt	no description	String	optional
logo_size	logo_size	no description	String	optional
Website URL	website	URL of the official website of the institution, formatted as the sole unnamed parameter to the URL template. Example {{URL|https://oregonstate.edu/}}	Content	suggested
Footnotes	footnotes	Footnotes for the infobox. Useful for including references for data.	Content	optional
NRHP or module	module 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 }}	Content	optional
pushpin_map	pushpin_map	See Template:Location map documentation.	Unknown	optional
Map caption	pushpin_map_caption	Contextual information to display beneath the map, defaults to "Location in <map name>"	String	optional
Map width	map_size	Map width in pixels; do not include unit suffix (px). Example 285	Number	optional
Map pin label position	pushpin_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	Line	optional

Tracking categories

• Category:Articles using infobox university (12,965)
• Category:Pages using infobox university with the affiliations parameter (2,801)
• Category:Pages using infobox university with the image name parameter (2,543)
• Category:Pages using infobox university with the superintendent parameter (52)
• Category:Pages using infobox university with the nickname alias (1,000)
• Category:Pages using infobox university with unknown parameters (73)
• Category:Pages using infobox university with conflicting parameters (6)

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