Template:Infobox university

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{{{name}}}
{{{native_name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{image_alt}}}|upright=1]] {{{caption}}}
Latin: {{{latin_name}}}
Other name	{{{other_name}}} or {{{other_names}}}
Former name	{{{former_name}}} or {{{former_names}}}
Motto	{{{motto}}}
Motto in English	{{{mottoeng}}}
Active	{{{established}}}–{{{closed}}}
Type	{{{type}}}
Parent institution	{{{parent}}}
Religious affiliation	{{{religious_affiliation}}}
Academic affiliation	{{{academic_affiliation}}}
Endowment	{{{endowment}}}
Budget	{{{budget}}}
Officer in charge	{{{officer_in_charge}}}
Chairman	{{{chairman}}}
Chairperson	{{{chairperson}}}
Chancellor	{{{chancellor}}}
President	{{{president}}}
Superintendent	{{{superintendent}}}
Provost	{{{provost}}}
Vice-Chancellor	{{{vice_chancellor}}}
Rector	{{{rector}}}
Principal	{{{principal}}}
Dean	{{{dean}}}
Director	{{{director}}}
{{{head_label}}}	{{{head}}}
Academic staff	{{{academic_staff}}}
Students	{{{students}}} {{{enrollment}}}
Undergraduates	{{{undergrad}}}
Postgraduates	{{{postgrad}}}
Doctoral students	{{{doctoral}}}
Location	{{{location}}} or {{{address}}} (optional) {{{city}}}, {{{state}}}, {{{province}}}, {{{postalcode}}} or {{{zipcode}}} (optional) {{{country}}}
Language	{{{language}}}
{{{free_label}}}	{{{free}}}
Colors	{{{colors}}} or {{{colours}}}
Mascot	{{{mascot}}} or {{{mascots}}}
Website	{{{website}}}
{{{logo}}}
{{{nrhp}}} or {{{embedded}}}
{{{pushpin_map}}} {{{footnotes}}}

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

Blank syntax

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.

{{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 = 
| chairman          = 
| chairperson       = 
| 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          = 
| alumni            =
| 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          = 
| 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          = 
| footnotes         = 
| embedded          = <!-- or |nrhp= or |module= -->
}}

Example

University of Illyria
Universiti von Illyria
Error creating thumbnail: 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"
Active	1666 (1666)–1850 (1850)
Type	Public
Religious affiliation	Church of Illyria
Endowment	US$ 123,456,789
Chancellor	Jane Doe
Vice-Chancellor	John Doe
Rector	John Doe
Visitor	John Doe
Academic staff	300
Students	10,000
Undergraduates	5,000
Postgraduates	1,000
Doctoral students	100
Location	Illyria, Illyria, Utopia
Colours	Red and blue
Mascot	Nobby the Nematode
Website	www.illyria.edu
EUSP logo lowres.jpg
a Further education. 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$ 123,456,789
| chancellor = [[Jane Doe]]
| vice_chancellor = John Doe
| rector = Fr. 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.
}}

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.

Parameter descriptions

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TemplateData for Infobox university

An infobox for articles about universities and colleges.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name (in English)	name	Official name in English.	Line	suggested
Native name	native_name	Name in institution's native language.	Line	optional
Native name language	native_name_lang	ISO 639-2 code, e.g. 'fr' for French.	String	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
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 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	Number	optional
Image size	image_size	Use in conjunction with Image. Allows editors to specify an image width rather than use the default. Example 120px	String	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.	Line	optional
Motto	motto	University's motto; usually in Latin.	String	optional
Motto language	motto_lang	If the motto is not in English, the ISO 639-2 code for its language (e.g. "la" for Latin). If more than one, use {{tl|lang}} instead.	String	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
Date established	established	Date of establishment/founding. Give year if no exact date is available. Use the template {{tl|Start date}}.	Line	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
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]]	Line	suggested
Parent institution	parent	Name of any parent institution (e.g. for some colleges, a university).	Line	optional
Accreditation	accreditation	Institution-wide 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 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 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
Rector	rector	Rector of the institution.	Line	optional
Officer in Charge	officer_in_charge	Officer in Charge of the institution.	Line	optional
Chairman	chairman	Chairman of the institution. Per MOS:GNL, use only if the title is official; otherwise use Chairperson field.	Line	optional
Chairperson	chairperson	Chairperson of the institution.	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.	Line	optional
Superintendent	superintendent	Superintendent of the institution.	Line	optional
Vice Chancellor	vice_chancellor	Vice Chancellor of the institution.	Line	optional
Provost	provost	Provost of the institution.	Line	optional
Principal	principal	Principal of the institution.	Line	optional
Dean	dean	Dean of the institution.	Line	optional
Director	director	Director of the institution.	Line	optional
Head label	head_label	Another officer title of someone essential to understanding the institution. Use with the Head Name field.	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 members. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890) If giving 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 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 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
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. Provide wikilink if possible.	Line	optional
Province	province	For all other administrative subdivisions; use as an alternative to the State field in conjunction with the Country field.	Line	optional
Postal code	postalcode postcode zipcode	Postal code for the institution. Use is optional. May not be applicable for institutions with multiple campuses.	String	optional
Country	country	Country in which the institution is based. Use in conjunction with city and, optionally, state or province. 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 the template {{tl|Coord}} with type:edu and display=inline,title.	Line	suggested
Campus type	campus_type campus	Type/nature of the institution's campus (e.g. urban, rural, multiple sites).	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]]	Line	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.	Line	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	colours colors	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 Blue and white<br/>{{color box|#20438F}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFFFFF}}	String	optional
Sports	sports athletics	List of primary university sports	String	deprecated Do not use for original purpose, and replace with |sporting_affiliations= or |sports_nickname= if misused.
Athletic nickname	nickname athletics_nicknames sports_nicknames sports_nickname athletics_nickname	Institution's athletic nickname or moniker.	String	optional
Mascot	mascot mascots	Institution's athletic mascot.	String	optional
Sporting affiliations	sporting_affiliations athletics_affiliations	List of sporting affiliations and memberships. Provide wikilink if possible; (use {{tl|plainlist}} or {{tl|ublist}}). Example [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]]&nbsp;– [[Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|SCIAC]]	String	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
Website	website	Official website of the institution. Use the template {{tl|URL}}.	Line	suggested
Logo	logo	Use for an athletics logo, corporate emblem, or similar graphic. Omit "File:"	File	optional
Footnotes	footnotes	Footnotes for the infobox. Useful for including references for data.	String	optional
pushpin_map	pushpin_map	See Template:Location map documentation	Unknown	optional
logo_size	logo_size		String	optional
logo_upright	logo_upright		Number	optional
logo_alt	logo_alt		String	optional
Alumni	alumni	Number of alumni of the institution	Number	deprecated Deprecated January 2021; note the number of alumni in the article body.
pushpin_map_caption	pushpin_map_caption	See Template:Location map documentation	Unknown	optional
map_size	map_size	See Template:Location map documentation	Unknown	optional
pushpin_label_position	pushpin_label_position	See Template:Location map documentation	Unknown	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 }}	String	optional

Format: block

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= " to show only the data portion, with hidden label.

Tracking categories

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