Template:Infobox university

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Purpose

{{Infobox university}} – An infobox for articles about universities and colleges. See Wikipedia:College and university article guidelines.

Usage

Copy a blank version to use. All fields must be lower case, and all are optional except for name, established and city.

{{Infobox university
| name           = 
| native_name    = 
| native_name_lang = 
| other_name     = 
| former_name    = 
| image          = 
| image_size     = 
| image_alt      = 
| caption        = 
| latin_name     = 
| motto          = 
| motto_lang     = 
| mottoeng       = 
| established    = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY}} -->
| closed         = <!-- {{End date|YYYY}} -->
| type           = 
| parent         = 
| affiliation    = 
| endowment      = 
| budget         = 
| officer_in_charge = 
| chairman       = 
| chancellor     = 
| president      = 
| vice-president = 
| superintendent = 
| provost        = 
| vice_chancellor= 
| rector         = 
| principal      = 
| dean           = 
| director       = 
| head_label     = 
| head           = 
| academic_staff = 
| administrative_staff = 
| students       = 
| undergrad      = 
| postgrad       = 
| doctoral       = 
| other          = 
| city           = 
| state          = 
| province       = 
| country        = 
| coor           = 
| campus         = 
| former_names   = 
| language       = 
| free_label     = 
| free           = 
| colors         = 
| colours        = 
| athletics      = 
| sports         = 
| nickname       = 
| mascot         = 
| affiliations   = 
| website        = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| logo           = 
| footnotes      = 
}}

Example

University of Illyria
Universiti von Illyria
scroll atop shield outline
Seal of University of Illyria
Latin: Universitas Illyriensis
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
Visitor Archbishop Doe
Academic staff 300
Admin. staff 600
Students 10,000
Undergraduates 5,000
Postgraduates 1,000
Doctoral students 100
Other students 1,200
(further education)
Location Illyria, Illyria, Utopia
12°20′N 98°46′W / 12.34°N 98.76°W / 12.34; -98.76Coordinates: 12°20′N 98°46′W / 12.34°N 98.76°W / 12.34; -98.76
Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.


Campus Rural
Former names Utopian University
Colours Red and Blue         
Sports Track, water polo
Nickname The Nematodes
Mascot Nobby the Nematode
Affiliations Utopian Athletic League
Website www.illyria.edu
Spiral on stripes
This university is completely fictional.
{{Infobox university
| name        = University of Illyria
| native_name = Universiti von Illyria
| native_name_lang = de
| image       = Dabney-minimalist-vector.svg
| image_size  = 162px
| image_alt   = scroll atop shield outline
| caption     = Seal of the University of Illyria
| latin_name  = Universitas Illyriensis
| 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]]
| 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        = [[John Doe|Archbishop Doe]]
| academic_staff = 300
| administrative_staff = 600
| students    = 10,000
| undergrad   = 5,000
| postgrad    = 1,000
| doctoral    = 100
| other       = 1,200 ([[further education]])
| city        = [[Illyria]]
| state       = [[Illyria]]
| province    = 
| country     = [[Utopia]]
| coor        = {{Coord|12.34|-98.76|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| campus      = [[Rural area|Rural]]
| former_names = Utopian University
| language    = 
| colors      = 
| colours     = Red and Blue {{color box|red}}{{color box|blue}}
| athletics   = 
| sports      = [[Track and field|Track]], [[water polo]]
| nickname    = The Nematodes
| mascot      = Nobby the Nematode
| affiliations = [[Utopian Athletic League]]
| website   = {{URL|www.illyria.edu}}
| logo      = [[File:EUSP logo lowres.jpg|50px|alt=Spiral on stripes]]
| footnotes = This university is completely fictional.
}}
Note spacing can vary around '=' but most are aligned for clarity.

Description of fields

Syntax

Field names with asterisks (*) are required fields. Note that the examples below are presented in wikicode and do not necessarily reflect actual statistics.

Description

name *
Official name in English.
native_name
Name in local language. If more than one, separate using {{Plain list}}
native_name_lang
ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead.
other_name
An alternative current name in English.
former_name
A name that is no longer used.
image
University-related graphic, preferably the university's official seal or logo. Produces an image of 200px by default. 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 in 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. Give year if no exact date is available. Use the template {{Start date}}.
closed
For former universities, provide the date of closure. Give year if no exact date is available. Use the template {{End date}}.
type
Public, private, four year, undergraduate, graduate, etc.
parent
Name of any parent institution (e.g., university for colleges or departments)
affiliation
Religious affiliation. Note that affiliations, which is described below, is used for academic/sporting affiliations.
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 / support staff.
students
Total student count. use undergrad, postgrad, doctoral and other for additional detail.
undergrad
Total undergraduate enrollment.
postgrad
Total postgraduate enrollment.
doctoral
Total doctoral enrollment.
other
Other student enrollment. Specify a category if possible.
city *
City the university is located in. Provide wikilink if possible.
state
U.S. state or similar administrative subdivision. Use in conjunction with country, and do not use with province. Provide 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 based. Use in conjunction with city and, optionally, state or province. Provide wikilink if possible.
coor
Displays coordinates, in parentheses, after the location fields. Use the template {{Coord}} with type:edu and display=inline,title.
campus
Urban, rural, multiple campuses, etc.
former_names
Previous names the university was known by.
language
Language used for instruction
free_label, free
Use free_label to display any specialty field title. Use free to display the related data.
colors, colours
Official university colo(u)rs. Use the appropriate parameter based on whether the location primarily uses the spelling color or colour.
athletics, sports
Primary university sports. Use the appropriate parameter.
nickname
University's athletic nickname or moniker.
mascot
University's athletic mascot.
affiliations
List of academic/sporting affiliations and memberships. Note singular "affiliation" is for religious affiliation.
website
Official university website. Use the template {{URL}}.
logo
Use for an athletics logo, corporate emblem, or similar graphic. Enter full image syntax.
footnotes
Footnotes for the infobox. Useful for including references for data.

Microformat

The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the organisation's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue article across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

  • If the organisation has an "established", "founded", "opened" or similar date, use {{start date}} (unless the date is before 1583 CE).
  • If the organisation has a URL, use {{URL}}.
  • If the organisation has a "coordinates" field, use {{coord}} to include a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

  • 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.

TemplateData

An infobox for articles about universities and colleges.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Name (in English)name

Official name in English.

Linerequired
Native Namenative_name

Name in its native language.

Lineoptional
Native Name Languagenative_name_lang

ISO 639-2 code e.g. 'fr' for French.

Lineoptional
Image Nameimage image_name

University-related graphic, preferably the university's official seal or logo. Use the image filename without File: namespace prefix. Produces an image of 200px by default.

Lineoptional
Image Sizeimage_size

Use in conjunction with image. Allows editors to specify an image width rather than use the default.

Lineoptional
Alternative Text for Imageimage_alt

Alt text for image, for visually impaired readers. This should not contain wiki syntax, and should not duplicate the caption. See [[WP:ALT]].

Stringoptional
Captioncaption

Caption text for the infobox image. May include wiki syntax.

Stringoptional
Latin Namelatin_name

University name in Latin.

Lineoptional
Mottomotto

University's motto; usually in Latin.

Stringoptional
Motto Languagemotto_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.

Stringoptional
Motto (in English)mottoeng

University's motto in English if another language is used above.

Stringoptional
Year Establishedestablished

Date of establishment/founding. Give year if no exact date is available. Use the template {{Start date}}.

Linerequired
Closedclosed

For former universities, provide the date of closure. Give year if no exact date is available. Use the template {{End date}}.

Lineoptional
Typetype

Public, private, four year, undergraduate, graduate, etc.

Lineoptional
Parent institutionparent

Parent institution

Lineoptional
Religious affiliationaffiliation

Religious affiliation.

Lineoptional
Endowmentendowment

Financial endowment value.

Lineoptional
Budgetbudget

Total budget / income.

Lineoptional
Rectorrector

Rector of the institution.

Lineoptional
Officer in Chargeofficer_in_charge

Officer in Charge of the institution.

Lineoptional
Chairmanchairman

Chairman of the institution.

Lineoptional
Chancellorchancellor

Chancellor of the institution.

Lineoptional
Presidentpresident

President of the institution.

Lineoptional
Vice Presidentvice-president

Vice President of the institution.

Lineoptional
Superintendentsuperintendent

Superintendent of the institution.

Lineoptional
Provostprovost

Provost of the institution.

Lineoptional
Vice Chancellorvice_chancellor

Vice Chancellor of the institution.

Lineoptional
Principalprincipal

Principal of the institution.

Lineoptional
Deandean

Dean of the institution.

Lineoptional
Directordirector

Director of the institution.

Lineoptional
Head Labelhead_label

Another officer title. Use with the Head Name field.

Lineoptional
Head Namehead

The name of the officer that goes with the Head Label.

Lineoptional
# of Academic Staffacademic_staff

Number of faculty / academic staff members. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890)

Lineoptional
# of Administrative Staffadministrative_staff

Number of administrative / support staff. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890)

Lineoptional
# of Studentsstudents

Total student count. use undergrad, postgrad, doctoral and other for additional detail. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)

Lineoptional
# of Undergradsundergrad

Total undergraduate enrollment. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)

Lineoptional
# of Postgradspostgrad

Total postgraduate enrollment. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)

Lineoptional
# of Doctoralsdoctoral

Total doctoral enrollment. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)

Lineoptional
Other enrollmentother

Other student enrollment. Specify a category if possible. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)

Stringoptional
Citycity

City the university is located in. Provide wikilink if possible.

Linerequired
Statestate

U.S. state or similar administrative subdivision. Use in conjunction with the Country field, and do not use with the Province field. Provide wikilink if possible.

Lineoptional
Provinceprovince

For all other administrative subdivisions; use as an alternative to the State field in conjunction with the Country field.

Lineoptional
Countrycountry

Country in which the university is based. Provide wikilink if possible.

Lineoptional
Coordinatescoor

Displays coordinates, in parentheses, after the location fields. Use the template {{Coord}} with type:edu and display=inline,title.

Lineoptional
Campus(es)campus

Campus(es) of the institution.

Stringoptional
Former Namesformer_names

Previous names the university was known by.

Stringoptional
Instruction Languagelanguage

Language used for instruction

Stringoptional
Free Labelfree_label

A special field title; use with the Free Content field.

Lineoptional
Free Contentfree

Related data that goes with the Free Label field.

Stringoptional
Athleticsathletics

Primary university sports. Use Athletics or Sports, whichever is appropriate.

Stringoptional
Official Colo(u)rscolours colors

Official university colo(u)rs.

Stringoptional
Sportssports

Primary university sports. Use Athletics or Sports, whichever is appropriate.

Stringoptional
Athletic Nicknamenickname

University's athletic nickname or moniker.

Stringoptional
Mascotmascot

University's athletic mascot.

Stringoptional
Academic/Sporting Affiliationsaffiliations

List of academic/sporting affiliations and memberships. Provide wikilink if possible.

Stringoptional
Websitewebsite

Official university website. Use the template {{URL}}.

Lineoptional
Logologo

Use for an athletics logo, corporate emblem, or similar graphic. Enter full image syntax.

Lineoptional
Footnotesfootnotes

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

Stringoptional

See also