Template:Infobox University

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Latin: {{{latin_name}}}

Motto {{{motto}}}
Tagline {{{tagline}}}
Established {{{established}}}
Vision {{{vision}}}
Type {{{type}}}
Religious Affiliation {{{affiliation}}}
Academic Calendar {{{calendar}}}
Endowment {{{endowment}}}
Debt {{{debt}}}
Rector {{{rector}}}
Chairman {{{chairman}}}
Chancellor {{{chancellor}}}
President {{{president}}}
Vice-President {{{vice-president}}}
Superintendent {{{superintendent}}}
Provost {{{provost}}}
Vice-Chancellor {{{vice_chancellor}}}
Principal {{{principal}}}
Dean {{{dean}}}
Director {{{director}}}
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Faculty {{{faculty}}}
Staff {{{staff}}}
Students {{{students}}}
Undergraduates {{{undergrad}}}
Postgraduates {{{postgrad}}}
Doctoral students {{{doctoral}}}
Divinity students {{{divinity}}}
On-Campus residents {{{residents}}}
Other students {{{other}}}
Professional students {{{profess}}}
Alumni {{{alumni}}}
Location {{{location}}}
Address {{{address}}}
Telephone {{{telephone}}}
Campus {{{campus}}}
{{{free_label}}} {{{free}}}
Sports {{{sports}}}
Colors {{{colors}}}
Nickname {{{nickname}}}
Mascot {{{mascot}}}
Fight song {{{fightsong}}}
Athletics {{{athletics}}}
Affiliations {{{affiliations}}}
Nobel Laureates {{{nobel_laureates}}}
Website {{{website}}}
{{{logo}}}
Public transit access {{{publictransit}}}
{{{footnotes}}}
The template documentation below is transcluded from Template:Infobox University/doc [edit]

Contents

Purpose

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

This template employs intricate features of template syntax.
Please do not alter it unless you are certain to understand its setup and parser functions and are ready to repair/revert all collateral damage if results are unexpected.
Any experiments should be conducted and all improvements tested in either the template sandbox or your user space before applying anything here.

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         = 
|telephone       = 
|campus          = 
|free_label      = 
|free            = 
|sports          = 
|colors          = 
|colours         = 
|nickname        = 
|mascot          = 
|fightsong       = 
|athletics       = 
|affiliations    = 
|nobel_laureates = 
|website         = 
|logo            = 
|publictransit   = 
|footnotes       = 
}}

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”.
Established c. 1209
Type Public
Endowment £4.1 billion (2006, incl. colleges)
Chancellor HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Vice-Chancellor Professor Alison Richard
Students 25595
Undergraduates 16160
Postgraduates 9435
Location Cambridge, England
University surroundings Historic landmark
Athletics The Sporting Blue
Affiliations Russell Group, Coimbra Group, EUA, LERU, IARU
Website 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
}}