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Purpose

{{Infobox University}} — An infobox about a university.

This template employs some extremely complicated and esoteric features of template syntax.

Please do not attempt to alter it unless you are certain that you understand the setup and are prepared to repair/revert any consequent collateral damage if the results are unexpected. Any experiments should be conducted in the template sandbox or your user space.

History

Created: _→AzaToth 13:33, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Usage

Required Fields

Field	Notes	Example entry
`name`	Official name, in English. Displays at top of infobox.	`University of Illyria`
`established`	Date of establishment/founding: give year if no exact date available	`[[1066]]`
`city`	Location. Use wikilink.	`[[Illyria]]`

Empty syntax (required fields only)

{{Infobox University
|name            = 
|established     = 
|city            = 
}}

Optional fields

Field	Notes	Example entry
native_name	Name in native language. Produces native name beneath name in English.	`Universiti von Illyria`
image	Use full wiki image syntax. Produces centered image at top of infobox. N.B.: this parameter is deprecated. Please use `image_name` and `image_size` instead.	`[[Image:Illyria University.jpg\|200px\|Seal of the University of Illyria]]`
image_name	Use image filename (without `Image:` namespace prefix). Produces centered image of 200px at top of infobox.	`Illyria University.jpg`
image_size	Use only in conjunction with `image_name`; manual specification (in px) of image size. Should be used if actual dimensions of image are smaller than the default value, to prevent stretching of pixels. Should NOT be used to make image larger than default.	`162px`
caption	Enter a caption for the infobox image. May include wiki syntax. Produces a caption below the image.	`Seal of the University of Illyria`
latin_name	Name in Latin	`Universitas Illyriensis`
motto	School motto	`Better a witty fool than a foolish wit`
tagline	Official tagline for institution	`If music be the food of love, play on`
vision	?	`?`
type	Public, Private, 4-year, undergraduate, graduate, etc.	`[[public university\|Public]]`
affiliation	Religious affiliation. N.B.: Distinguish from `affiliations`, which is used for academic/sporting affiliations	`[[Church of Illyria]]`
calendar	?	`?`
endowment	Financial endowment value.	`$31,415,926`
debt	Institution's total financial debt.	`$60,221,415`
rector chairman chancellor president vice-president superintendent provost vice_chancellor principal dean director	Name of University officer. Use all that apply. Can be wikilinked.	`Dr [[Andrew Aguecheek (academic)\|Andrew Aguecheek]]`
head_label	Use only in conjunction with `head`, when none of the above officer titles apply. Can be wikilinked.	`[[Visitor]]`
head	Name of officer whose title is `head_label`	`[[John Topas\|Archbishop Topas]]`
faculty	Number of faculty (staff) members. Use for North American universities, or jurisdictions where 'faculty' commonly carries this meaning; otherwise use `staff`.	`300`
staff	Number of teaching staff. For North American universities, use `faculty`.	`300`
students	Total students - all levels. Use the `undergrad`, `postgrad`, `doctoral`, `divinity`, `profess` and `other` fields for more detail.	`10,000`
undergrad	Undergraduate enrollment	`5,000`
postgrad	Postgraduate enrollment	`1,000`
doctoral	Doctoral enrollment	`100`
divinity	Divinity enrollment	`500`
residents	On-campus resident population	`1,000`
other	Other student enrollment. Specify category if possible.	`1,200 [[further education]]`
profess	Professional and upgrading program enrollment	`600`
alumni	?	`?`
location	N.B.: This parameter is deprecated. Use required field `city`, and optional fields `state`, `province` and `country` instead.
state	U.S. state, or similar administrative subdivision. Use in conjunction with `country`. Do not use in conjunction with `province`. Can be wikilinked. Displays after `city`, automatically comma-separated.	Illyria
province	Use as an alternative to `state`, in conjunction with `country`. Do not use in conjunction with `state`. Displays after `city`, automatically comma-separated.	Illyria
country	Country in which the university is based. Use in conjunction with `city` and, optionally, `state` or `province`. Can be wikilinked. Displays after the above fields, automatically comma-separated.	`[[Utopia]]`
coor	Displays coordinates, in parentheses, after `city` and `country` N.B.: This parameter is deprecated. Use an implementation of Template:Coor outside of the infobox instead.
address	Enter full postal address.	`Blank Rd, Blanksburg, Illyria. UT0 P14`
telephone	Main telephone line, for enquiries. Include international dialling code if possible	`+01 23456 7890123`
campus	"Urban", "Rural", "multiple campuses" etc.	`[[rural area\|Rural]]`
free_label	Use in conjunction with `free` for special requirements. Always appears after `campus` and before `sports`.
free	Use in conjunction with `free_label` for special requirements. Always appears after `campus` and before `sports`.
sports	University sports
colors	Official school colors. Use this parameter for U.S. institutions, and for institutions in jurisdictions where the prevalent spelling is color; otherwise use `colours`	`Red and Blue`
colours	Official school colours. Use this parameter for institutions in jurisdictions where the prevalent spelling is colour.	`Silver and Gold`
nickname	Use only for athletic nicknames, or moniker used by an institution's sports teams	`The Nematodes`
mascot	School mascot	`Nobby the Nematode`
fightsong	Official fight song. Usually appropriate only for U.S. institutions.	`''The Rain it Raineth Every Day''`
athletics	University athletics
affiliations	List academic/sporting affiliations and memberships. Can include wiki syntax.	`[[Association of Illyrian Universities\|AIU]], [[Utopian Athletic League]]`
nobel_laureates	List Nobel laureates among staff/faculty. Can include wiki syntax.	`[[Sebastian Messaline]], Sir [[Toby Belch]].`
website	Official website. Can be entered as a raw URL, or using external link syntax (useful when URL is very long).	`http://www.illyria.edu.url/`
logo	Use flexibly for sports team logo, or corporate logo when `image_name` has been used for a seal or university arms. Enter full image syntax. Produces a centered images at the bottom of the box.	`[[Image:Illyria University.jpg\|150px\|Logo of the University of Illyria]]`
publictransit	Access by public transit
footnotes	Footnotes for the infobox. Can include references for data. Displays as small text at foot of infobox.

Empty syntax (complete)

Excluding deprecated parameters.

{{Infobox University
|name            = 
|native_name     = 
|image_name      = 
|image_size      = 
|caption         = 
|latin_name      = 
|motto           = 
|tagline         = 
|established     = 
|vision          = 
|type            = 
|affiliation     = 
|calendar        = 
|endowment       = 
|debt            = 
|rector          = 
|chairman        = 
|chancellor      = 
|president       = 
|vice-president  = 
|superintendent  = 
|provost         = 
|vice_chancellor = 
|principal       = 
|dean            = 
|director        = 
|head_label      = 
|head            = 
|faculty         = 
|staff           = 
|students        = 
|undergrad       = 
|postgrad        = 
|doctoral        = 
|divinity        = 
|residents       = 
|other           = 
|profess         = 
|alumni          = 
|city            = 
|state           = 
|province        = 
|country         = 
|address         = 
|campus          = 
|free_label      = 
|free            = 
|sports          = 
|colors          = 
|colours         = 
|nickname        = 
|mascot          = 
|fightsong       = 
|athletics       = 
|affiliations    = 
|nobel_laureates = 
|website         = 
|logo            = 
|publictransit   = 
|footnotes       = 
}}

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.

hCard uses HTML classes including:

adr
county-name
fn
label
locality
nickname
note
org
region
street-address
vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes.

Example

Note: Lines broken for readability.

University of Cambridge
Latin: Universitas Cantabrigiensis
Motto	Hinc lucem et pocula sacra Literal translation: “From here, light and sacred draughts”. Non-literal: “From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge”.
Mitátag	c. 1209
Uri	Public
Endowment	£4.1 billion (2006, incl. colleges)
Canciller	HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Vice-Canciller	Professor Alison Richard
Magaral	25595
Magaral king kolehiyo	16160
Magaral a postgraduate	9435
Lugal	Cambridge, England
University surroundings	Historic landmark
Athletics	The Sporting Blue
Kaugne	Russell Group, Coimbra Group, EUA, LERU, IARU
Website/Karinan-Aptas	http://www.cam.ac.uk

{{Infobox University
|name            = University of Cambridge
|latin_name      = Universitas Cantabrigiensis
|image_name      = Cambridge University Crest - flat.png
|motto           = ''Hinc lucem et pocula sacra''<br />Literal 
                    translation: “From here, light and sacred 
                    draughts”. Non-literal: “From this place,
                    we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge”.
|established     = c. 1209
|staff           =  
|chancellor      = [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|
                    HRH The Duke of Edinburgh]]
|vice_chancellor = [[Alison Fettes Richard|
                    Professor Alison Richard]]
|city            = [[Cambridge]]
|country         = [[England]]
|students        = 25595
|undergrad       = 16160
|postgrad        = 9435
|endowment       = £4.1 billion (2006, incl. colleges)
|athletics       = The [[University Sporting Blue|Sporting Blue]]
|free_label      = University surroundings
|free            = Historic landmark
|type            = [[public university|Public]]
|affiliations    = [[Russell Group]], [[Coimbra Group]],
                    [[European University Association|EUA]], 
                    [[LERU]], [[International Alliance 
                    of Research Universities|IARU]]
|website         = http://www.cam.ac.uk
}}