UI Ranks No. 38 in Latest Magazine List
August 20, 2007 08:00 AMPrinceton holds the top spot in the latest U.S. News & World Report college rankings, the eighth straight year the private, New Jersey school has either tied or held the top slot outright. The University of Illinois came in at 38.
Just like last year, Princeton was followed by Harvard at No. 2 and Yale at No. 3 in the controversial rankings. As usual, a few schools moved up or down a slot, but there were no major changes. Stanford was No. 4, followed by Cal Tech and the University of Pennsylvania tied for fifth.
Larry Gies Makes Transformational $100 Million Gift to Illinois Athletics
September 09, 2025 01:56 PMUniversity of Illinois alumnus Larry Gies has made a $100 million gift to the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA). It is the largest gift in DIA history and represents one of the largest single gifts ever received by a college athletics program.
