Template:Infobox university

Template documentation

{{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
Seal of University of Illyria
Template:Lang-la
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
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 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 head_label to specify another officer title; use 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 country and to the exclusion of province. Wikilink if possible.

province

For all other administrative subdivisions; use as an alternative to state in conjunction with country.

country

Country in which the university is located, based or registered. Use in conjunction with city and, optionally, state or 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 type:edu and 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 free_label to display any specialty field title. Use 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 image, use only the image name, without a File: or Image: prefix.

footnotes

Footnotes for the infobox. Useful for including references for data.