Template:Infobox university

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	1666–1850
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
Other students	1,200a
Location	Illyria, Illyria, Utopia
Colours	Red and blue
Nickname	The Nematodes
Mascot	Nobby the Nematode
Sporting affiliations	Utopian Athletic League
Website	www.illyria.edu
	a Further education.; Note: This university is completely fictional.

{{{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}}}
Type	{{{type}}}
Active	{{{established}}}–{{{closed}}}
Founder	{{{founder}}} or {{{founders}}}
Parent institution	{{{parent}}}
Affiliation	{{{affiliation}}}
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}}}
Other students	{{{other_students}}}
Location	{{{location}}}; or {{{address}}} (optional); {{{city}}}, {{{state}}},; {{{province}}},; {{{postalcode}}} or; {{{zipcode}}} (optional); {{{country}}}
Language	{{{language}}}
{{{free_label}}}	{{{free}}}
Colors	{{{colors}}} or {{{colours}}}
Nickname	{{{sports_nickname}}}
Mascot	{{{mascot}}} or {{{mascots}}}
Sporting affiliations	{{{sporting_affiliations}}}
Website	{{{website}}}
	[[File:{{{logo}}}\|{{{logo_size}}}\|alt={{{logo_alt}}}]]
{{{nrhp}}} or {{{embedded}}}
	{{{pushpin_map}}}; {{{footnotes}}}

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{{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  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

{{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 = 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

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.

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}} {{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]] – [[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

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

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Infobox university/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.

v t e Wikipedia templates: organization infoboxes
Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Infoboxes
General	{{Infobox organization}} {{Infobox official post}} {{Infobox criminal organization}} {{Infobox fictional organisation}}
Government and politics	{{Infobox government}} {{Infobox government agency}} {{Infobox legislature}} {{Infobox political party}} {{Infobox court}} {{Infobox detention facility}} {{Infobox fire department}} {{Infobox law enforcement agency}} {{Infobox space agency}}
Military	{{Infobox national military}} {{Infobox military unit}} {{Infobox military rank}} {{Infobox military gear}} {{Infobox militant organization}}
Religion	{{Infobox religious group}} {{Infobox religion}} {{Infobox diocese}} {{Infobox church}} {{Infobox monastery}}
People	{{Infobox ethnic group}} {{Infobox caste}} {{Infobox clan}} {{Infobox family}} {{Infobox iwi}} {{Infobox hereditary title}} {{Infobox monarchy}} {{Infobox officeholder}} {{Infobox tribe}}
Typically non-profit	{{Infobox hospital}} {{Infobox institute}} {{Infobox laboratory}}¹ {{Infobox museum}} {{Infobox observatory}} {{Infobox school}} {{Infobox school district}} {{Infobox university}}²
Publications	{{Infobox journal}} {{Infobox magazine}} {{Infobox newspaper}} {{Infobox publisher}}
Business	{{Infobox company}} {{Infobox brewery}} {{Infobox law firm}} {{Infobox restaurant}} {{Infobox website}} – type of business or publication
Distinctions	{{Infobox order}} {{Infobox fraternity}} {{Infobox Grand Lodge}}
Subtemplates	Coordinates {{coord}} Dates {{start date}}}—for `\|established=`, `\|founded=`, `\|opened=` etc. {{end date}}}—for `\|dissolved=`, `\|defunct=` Lists {{plainlist}} {{flatlist}} {{unbulleted list}} Non-English text {{lang}} Website {{URL}} {{Official URL}} {{Official website}} Documentation {{mf-adr}}}—Address {{UF-hcard-org}}—Microformat/metadata
¹ or research institution ² or college Category Help List of infoboxes