Template:Infobox university

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{{Infobox university}} is an infobox for articles about universities and colleges.

Blank syntax

All fields other than name, established and city are optional. Their names, as below, must be in lower case.

{{Infobox university
| name                  = 
| native_name           = 
| native_name_lang      = 
| image                 = 
| image_size            = 
| image_alt             = 
| caption               = 
| latin_name            = 
| other_name            = <!-- or: | other_names = -->
| former_name           = <!-- or: | former_names = -->
| motto                 = 
| motto_lang            = 
| mottoeng              = 
| type                  = 
| established           = <!-- {{start date|YYYY}} -->
| closed                = <!-- {{end date|YYYY}} -->
| founder               = 
| parent                = 
| affiliation           = 
| religious_affiliation = 
| academic_affiliation  = 
| endowment             = 
| budget                = 
| officer_in_charge     = 
| chairman              = 
| chairperson           = 
| chancellor            = 
| president             = 
| vice-president        = 
| superintendent        = 
| provost               = 
| vice_chancellor       = 
| rector                = 
| principal             = 
| dean                  = 
| director              = 
| head_label            = 
| head                  = 
| academic_staff        = 
| administrative_staff  = 
| students              = 
| undergrad             = 
| postgrad              = 
| doctoral              = 
| other                 = 
| address               = <!-- Please discuss before using -->
| city                  = 
| state                 = 
| province              = 
| country               = 
| postcode              = <!-- or: | postalcode = --><!-- or: | zipcode = -->
| coordinates           = 
| campus                = 
| language              = 
| free_label            = 
| free                  = 
| colors                = 
| athletics             = 
| sports                = 
| athletics_nickname    = <!-- or: | athletics_nicknames = --><!-- or: | sports_nickname = --><!-- or: | sports_nicknames = -->
| mascot                = <!-- or: | mascots = -->
| sporting_affiliations = 
| website               = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| linkedin              = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| logo                  = 
| logo_size             = 
| logo_alt              = 
| footnotes             = 
}}

Example

University of Illyria
Universiti von Illyria
scroll atop shield outline
Seal of University of Illyria
Other name
UI
Former name
Utopian University
Motto in English
"Better a witty fool than a foolish wit"
Type Public
Active 1666 (1666)–1850 (1850)
Affiliation Church of Illyria
Endowment US$ 123,456,789
Chancellor Jane Doe
Visitor Archbishop Doe
Academic staff
300
Administrative staff
600
Students 10,000
Undergraduates 5,000
Postgraduates 1,000
Doctoral students
100
Other students
1,200
Location Illyria, Illyria, Utopia
Campus Rural
Colors Red and Blue
Sports Track, water polo
Nickname The Nematodes
Mascot Nobby the Nematode
Sporting affiliations
Utopian Athletic League
Website illyria.edu
LinkedIn LinkedIn URL
Spiral on stripes

Note: This university is completely fictional.
{{Infobox university
| name = University of Illyria
| native_name = Universiti von Illyria
| native_name_lang = 
| other_name = UI
| image = Dabney-minimalist-vector.svg
| image_size = 150px
| 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 =
| mottoeng = "Better a witty fool than a foolish wit"
| established = {{start date|1666}}
| closed = {{end date|1850}}
| type = Public
| affiliation = Church of Illyria
| endowment = US$ 123,456,789
| officer_in_charge = | chairman = 
| chancellor = Jane Doe
| president = | vice-president = | superintendent = | provost = 
| vice_chancellor = | rector = | principal = | dean = | director = 
| head_label = Visitor
| head = Archbishop Doe
| academic_staff = 300
| administrative_staff = 600
| students = 10,000
| undergrad = 5,000
| postgrad = 1,000
| doctoral = 100
| other_students = 1,200
| city = Illyria
| state = Illyria
| province = 
| country = Utopia
| coordinates = 
| campus = Rural
| language = 
| colors = Red and Blue
| athletics = 
| sports = Track, water polo
| sports_nickname = The Nematodes
| mascot = Nobby the Nematode
| sporting_affiliations = Utopian Athletic League
| website = {{URL|www.illyria.edu}}
| linkedin = LinkedIn URL
| logo = EUSP logo lowres.jpg
| logo_size = 50px
| logo_alt = Spiral on stripes
| footnotes = <hr/>
Note: This university is completely fictional.
}}

Parameter descriptions

Parameters whose names are italicized and underlined are required. Any examples are not intended to represent or reflect actual information or statistics.

name
The institution's official name in English.
native_name
The institution's official name in its local language or languages (if more than one, separate using {{plainlist}} or {{ublist}}).
native_name_lang
ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead.
other_name
(or other_names)  For any alternative and current names by which the university is known, such as acronyms and abbreviations.
former_name
(or former_names)  Any former name or names of the institution.
image
University-related graphic, preferably the university's official seal or logo. Sizes the image to the user's preference by default (200px for readers who aren't logged in). This parameter can also be specified as image_name.
image_size
Use in conjunction with Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").image. Allows editors to specify an image width rather than use the default. This defaults to the user's thumbnail size, or the image size if smaller.
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).
caption
Caption text for the infobox image. May include wiki syntax.
latin_name
University name in Latin.
motto
University's motto (usually Latin).
motto_lang
If the motto is not in English, the ISO 639-2 code for its language (e.g. "fr" for French). If more than one, use {{lang}} instead.
mottoeng
University's motto in English if another language is used above.
established
Date of establishment/founding. Use the template {{start date}} and give year if no more exact date available.
closed
For former universities, provide the date of closure. Use the template {{end date}} and give year if no more exact date available.
type
e.g. public, private, four year, undergraduate, graduate, etc.
parent
Name of any parent institution (e.g. for some colleges, a university).
affiliation
The institute's affiliation (if not specifically religious or academic).
religious_affiliation
Use if the institution has a religious affiliation.
academic_affiliation
(or academic_affiliations) Use if the institution has an academic affiliation.
endowment
Financial endowment value.
budget
Total budget / income.
rector, officer_in_charge, chairman, chancellor, president, vice-president, superintendent, provost, vice_chancellor, principal, dean, director
Names of university officers. Use all that apply and wikilink where possible.
head_label, head
Use Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").head_label to specify another officer title; use Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").head for the officer's name.
academic_staff
Number of faculty / academic staff members.
administrative_staff
Number of administrative and support staff.
students
Total number of students of any/all types.
undergrad
Total undergraduate enrollment.
postgrad
Total postgraduate enrollment.
doctoral
Total doctoral enrollment.
other
Other student enrollment. Specify a type or types if possible.
address
The street address of the university. Note: consider a discussion on the talk page before using this field. In many instances, public institutions have more than one campus, and an address field is not representative.
city
City where the institution is located (wikilink if possible).
state
State or similar administrative subdivision. Use in conjunction with Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").country and to the exclusion of Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").province. Wikilink if possible.
province
For all other administrative subdivisions; use as an alternative to Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").state in conjunction with Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").country.
country
Country in which the university is located, based or registered. Use in conjunction with Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").city and, optionally, Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").state or Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").province. Wikilink if possible.
postcode / postalcode / zipcode
Postal code or zip code.
coordinates
Displays coordinates, in parentheses, after the location fields. Use the {{coord}} with Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").type:edu and Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").display=inline,title.
campus
Type/nature of the institution's campus (e.g. urban, rural, multiple sites).
language
Language commonly used used for instruction at the institution.
free_label, free
Use Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").free_label to display any specialty field title. Use Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").free to display the related data.
colors
Institution's official colors.
athletics / sports
Institution's primary or major athletics or other sporting activities.
athletics_nickname / sports_nickname
(or athletics_nicknames / sports_nicknames)  Institution's athletics or other sports' nickname/s and/or moniker/s.
mascot
(or mascots)  Institution's (athletics) mascot or mascots.
sporting_affiliations
List of institution's sporting affiliations and/or memberships (use {{plainlist}} or {{ublist}}).
website
Institution's official website (homepage). Specify using {{URL}}.
logo
For a (closely-)related athletics/sports logo, corporate emblem or similar graphic. As with Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").image, use only the image name, without a Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").File: or Page Template:Mono/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "wikitext").Image: prefix.
footnotes
Footnotes for the infobox. Useful for including references for data.