Template:Infobox university/doc

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
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 12.34°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
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

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name (in English)	name	Official name in English.	Line	required
Native Name	native_name	Name in its native language.	Line	optional
Native Name Language	native_name_lang	ISO 639-2 code e.g. 'fr' for French.	Line	optional
Image Name	image 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.	Line	optional
Image Size	image_size	Use in conjunction with image. Allows editors to specify an image width rather than use the default.	Line	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.	String	optional
Latin Name	latin_name	University name in Latin.	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. "fr" for French). If more than one, use {{lang}} instead.	String	optional
Motto (in English)	mottoeng	University's motto in English if another language is used above.	String	optional
Year Established	established	Date of establishment/founding. Give year if no exact date is available. Use the template {{Start date}}.	Line	required
Closed	closed	For former universities, provide the date of closure. Give year if no exact date is available. Use the template {{End date}}.	Line	optional
Type	type	Public, private, four year, undergraduate, graduate, etc.	Line	optional
Parent institution	parent	Parent institution	Line	optional
Religious affiliation	affiliation	Religious affiliation.	Line	optional
Endowment	endowment	Financial endowment value.	Line	optional
Budget	budget	Total budget / income.	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.	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
Provost	provost	Provost of the institution.	Line	optional
Vice Chancellor	vice_chancellor	Vice Chancellor 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. Use with the Head Name field.	Line	optional
Head Name	head	The name of the officer that goes with the Head Label.	Line	optional
# of Academic Staff	academic_staff	Number of faculty / academic staff members. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890)	Line	optional
# of Administrative Staff	administrative_staff	Number of administrative / support staff. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890)	Line	optional
# of Students	students	Total student count. use undergrad, postgrad, doctoral and other for additional detail. (include number formatting e.g. 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 enrollment. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)	Line	optional
Other enrollment	other	Other student enrollment. Specify a category if possible. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)	String	optional
City	city	City the university is located in. Provide wikilink if possible.	Line	required
State	state	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.	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
Country	country	Country in which the university is based. Provide wikilink if possible.	Line	optional
Coordinates	coor	Displays coordinates, in parentheses, after the location fields. Use the template {{Coord}} with type:edu and display=inline,title.	Line	optional
Campus(es)	campus	Campus(es) of the institution.	String	optional
Former Names	former_names	Previous names the university was known by.	String	optional
Instruction Language	language	Language used for instruction	String	optional
Free Label	free_label	A special field title; use with the Free Content field.	Line	optional
Free Content	free	Related data that goes with the Free Label field.	String	optional
Athletics	athletics	Primary university sports. Use Athletics or Sports, whichever is appropriate.	String	optional
Official Colo(u)rs	colours colors	Official university colo(u)rs.	String	optional
Sports	sports	Primary university sports. Use Athletics or Sports, whichever is appropriate.	String	optional
Athletic Nickname	nickname	University's athletic nickname or moniker.	String	optional
Mascot	mascot	University's athletic mascot.	String	optional
Academic/Sporting Affiliations	affiliations	List of academic/sporting affiliations and memberships. Provide wikilink if possible.	String	optional
Website	website	Official university website. Use the template {{URL}}.	Line	optional
Logo	logo	Use for an athletics logo, corporate emblem, or similar graphic. Enter full image syntax.	Line	optional
Footnotes	footnotes	Footnotes for the infobox. Useful for including references for data.	String	optional