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The University of Illinois System is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Illinois, consisting of three campuses located in Chicago, Springfield, and Urbana-Champaign. Across all campuses, the University of Illinois System enrolls more than 101,000 students. It had an operating budget of $7.18 billion in 2021.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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The University of Illinois System is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Illinois, consisting of three campuses located in Chicago, Springfield, and Urbana-Champaign. Across all campuses, the University of Illinois System enrolls more than 101,000 students. It had an operating budget of $7.18 billion in 2021. Its oldest university, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, was established as the state's land grant university in 1867.2
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What University of Illinois System reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
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The University of Illinois Foundation is the official fundraising and gift agency of the University of Illinois System. It operates on behalf of the three institutions within the U of I system including the hospital in Chicago. Most of the $3.82 billion endowment is assigned to support the Urbana campus, which is the oldest and largest part of the system.
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