Template:Infobox university/doc

Infobox university is an infobox for articles about universities and colleges; see College and university article guidelines.

Blank syntax
All fields other than,   and   are optional. The parameter keywords, as below, must be in lower case. 

Example


Parameter descriptions
Parameters whose names are italicized and underlined are required. Any examples are not intended to represent or reflect actual information or statistics.


 * name : The institution's official name in English.
 * native_name : The institution's official name in its local language or languages (if more than one, separate using plainlist or ublist).
 * native_name_lang : ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use lang instead.
 * other_name : (or other_names)  For any alternative and current names by which the university is known, such as acronyms and abbreviations.
 * former_name : (or former_names) Any former name or names of the institution.
 * image      : University-related graphic, preferably the university's official seal or logo. Sizes the image to the user's preference by default (200px for readers who aren't logged in). This parameter can also be specified as "image_name=".
 * image_size : width of image, as 120px. This defaults to the user's thumbnail size.
 * image_alt  : Alt text describing 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 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. Use the template start date and give year if no more exact date available.
 * closed     : For former universities, provide the date of closure. Use the template end date and give year if no more exact date available.
 * type       : e.g. public, private, four year, undergraduate, graduate, etc.
 * parent     : Name of any parent institution (e.g. for some colleges, a university).
 * affiliation : The institute's affiliation (if not specifically religious or academic).
 * religious_affiliation : Use if the institution has a religious affiliation.
 * academic_affiliation : (or academic_affiliations) Use if the institution has an academic affiliation.
 * 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 and support staff.
 * students   : Total number of students of any/all types.
 * undergrad  : Total undergraduate enrollment.
 * postgrad   : Total postgraduate enrollment.
 * doctoral   : Total doctoral enrollment.
 * other      : Other student enrollment.  Specify a type or types if possible.
 * address    : The street address of the university. Note: consider a discussion on the talk page before using this field. In many instances, public institutions have more than one campus, and an address field is not representative.
 * city : City where the institution is located (wikilink if possible).
 * state      : State or similar administrative subdivision.  Use in conjunction with country and to the exclusion of province.  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 located, based or registered.  Use in conjunction with city and, optionally, state or province.  Wikilink if possible.
 * postcode / postalcode / zipcode : Postal code or Zip Code.
 * coordinates : Displays coordinates, in parentheses, after the location fields. Use Coord with type:edu and.
 * campus     : Type/nature of the institution's campus (e.g. urban, rural, multiple sites).
 * language   : Language commonly used for instruction at the institution.
 * free_label, free : Use free_label to display any specialty field title. Use free to display the related data.
 * colors / colours : Institution's official colo(u)rs. Use the appropriate parameter based on whether the location primarily uses the spelling color or colour.
 * athletics / sports : Institution's primary or major athletics or other sporting activities.
 * athletics_nickname / sports_nickname : (or athletics_nicknames / sports_nicknames) Institution's athletics or other sports' nickname/s and/or moniker/s.
 * mascot     : (or mascots)  Institution's (athletics) mascot or mascots.
 * sporting_affiliations : List of institution's sporting affiliations and/or memberships (use plainlist or ublist).
 * website    : Institution's official website (homepage). Specify using URL.
 * logo       : For a (closely-)related athletics/sports logo, corporate emblem or similar graphic. As with image, use only the image name, without a File: or Image: prefix.
 * footnotes  : Footnotes for the infobox.  Useful for including references for data.

TemplateData
{	"description": "An infobox for articles about universities and colleges.", "params": { "name": { "required": true, "type": "string/line", "label": "Name (in English)", "description": "Official name in English." },		"native_name": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Native Name", "description": "Name in its native language." },		"native_name_lang": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Native Name Language", "description": "ISO 639-2 code e.g. 'fr' for French." },		"image": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Image Name", "description": "University-related graphic, preferably the university's official seal or logo. Use the image filename without File: namespace prefix. Sizes the image to the user's preference by default (200px for readers who aren't logged in).", "aliases": [ "image_name" ]		},		"image_size": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Image Size", "description": "Use in conjunction with image. Allows editors to specify an image width rather than use the default." },		"image_alt": { "type": "string", "label": "Alternative Text for Image", "description": "Alt text for image, for visually impaired readers. This should not contain wiki syntax, and should not duplicate the caption. See WP:ALT." },		"caption": { "type": "string", "label": "Caption", "description": "Caption text for the infobox image. May include wiki syntax." },		"latin_name": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Latin Name", "description": "University name in Latin." },		"motto": { "type": "string", "label": "Motto", "description": "University's motto; usually in Latin." },		"motto_lang": { "type": "string", "label": "Motto Language", "description": "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 instead." },		"mottoeng": { "type": "string", "label": "Motto (in English)", "description": "University's motto in English if another language is used above." },		"established": { "required": true, "type": "string/line", "label": "Year Established", "description": "Date of establishment/founding. Give year if no exact date is available. Use the template ." },		"closed": { "type": "string/line", "description": "For former universities, provide the date of closure. Give year if no exact date is available. Use the template ." },		"type": { "type": "string/line", "description": "Public, private, four year, undergraduate, graduate, etc." },		"parent": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Parent institution", "description": "Parent institution" },		"affiliation": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Religious affiliation", "description": "Chosen religion." },		"academic_affiliation": { "type": "string/line", "aliases": [ ""			],			"label": "academic affiliation", "description": "Academic institution." },		"endowment": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Endowment", "description": "Financial endowment value." },		"budget": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Budget", "description": "Total budget / income." },		"rector": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Rector", "description": "Rector of the institution." },		"officer_in_charge": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Officer in Charge", "description": "Officer in Charge of the institution." },		"chairman": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Chairman", "description": "Chairman of the institution." },		"chairperson": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Chairperson", "description": "Chairperson of the institution." },		"chancellor": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Chancellor", "description": "Chancellor of the institution." },		"president": { "type": "string/line", "label": "President", "description": "President of the institution." },		"vice-president": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Vice President", "description": "Vice President of the institution." },		"superintendent": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Superintendent", "description": "Superintendent of the institution." },		"provost": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Provost", "description": "Provost of the institution." },		"vice_chancellor": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Vice Chancellor", "description": "Vice Chancellor of the institution." },		"principal": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Principal", "description": "Principal of the institution." },		"dean": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Dean", "description": "Dean of the institution." },		"director": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Director", "description": "Director of the institution." },		"head_label": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Head Label", "description": "Another officer title. Use with the Head Name field." },		"head": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Head Name", "description": "The name of the officer that goes with the Head Label." },		"academic_staff": { "type": "string/line", "label": "# of Academic Staff", "description": "Number of faculty / academic staff members. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890)" },		"administrative_staff": { "type": "string/line", "label": "# of Administrative Staff", "description": "Number of administrative / support staff. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890)" },		"students": { "type": "string/line", "label": "# of Students", "description": "Total student count. use undergrad, postgrad, doctoral and other for additional detail. (format amount, as 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)" },		"undergrad": { "type": "string/line", "label": "# of Undergrads", "description": "Total undergraduate enrollment. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)" },		"postgrad": { "type": "string/line", "label": "# of Postgrads", "description": "Total postgraduate enrollment. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)" },		"doctoral": { "type": "string/line", "label": "# of Doctorals", "description": "Total doctoral enrollment. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)" },		"other": { "aliases": [ ""			],			"type": "string", "label": "Other enrollment", "description": "Other student enrollment. Specify a category if possible. (include number formatting e.g. 1,234,567,890 instead of 1234567890)" },		"address": { "required": false, "aliases": [ ""			],			"type": "string/line", "label": "Address", "description": "Street address the university is located in. Please consider a discussion on the talk page before using this field. In many cases, public institutions have more than one campus, and a full address is not representative." },		"city": { "required": true, "aliases": [ ""			],			"type": "string/line", "label": "City", "description": "City the university is located in. Provide wikilink if possible." },		"state": { "type": "string/line", "label": "State", "description": "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." },		"province": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Province", "description": "For all other administrative subdivisions; use as an alternative to the State field in conjunction with the Country field." },		"postalcode": { "required": false, "aliases": [ "zipcode" ],			"type": "string", "label": "Postal code", "description": "Postal code for the university. Please consider a discussion on the talk page before using this field. In many cases, public institutions have more than one campus, and a postal code may not be representative." },		"country": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Country", "description": "Country in which the university is based. Provide wikilink if possible." },		"coordinates": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Coordinates", "description": "Displays coordinates, in parentheses, after the location fields. Use the template °N, °W with type:edu and display=inline,title.", "aliases": ["coor"] },		"campus": { "type": "string", "label": "Campus(es)", "description": "Campus(es) of the institution." },		"former_names": { "type": "string", "label": "Former Names", "description": "Previous names the university was known by." },		"language": { "type": "string", "label": "Instruction Language", "description": "Language used for instruction" },		"free_label": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Free Label", "description": "A special field title; use with the Free Content field." },		"free": { "type": "string", "label": "Free Content", "description": "Related data that goes with the Free Label field." },		"athletics": { "aliases": [ ""			],			"type": "string", "label": "Athletics", "description": "Primary university sports. Use Athletics or Sports, whichever is appropriate." },		"colours": { "aliases": [ "colors" ],			"type": "string", "label": "Official Colo(u)rs", "description": "Official university colo(u)rs." },		"sports": { "type": "string", "label": "Sports", "description": "Primary university sports. Use Athletics or Sports, whichever is appropriate." },		"nickname": { "type": "string", "label": "Athletic Nickname", "description": "University's athletic nickname or moniker." },		"mascot": { "type": "string", "label": "Mascot", "description": "University's athletic mascot." },		"sporting_affiliations": { "type": "string", "label": "Sporting Affiliations", "description": "List of sporting affiliations and memberships. Provide wikilink if possible." },		"website": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Website", "description": "Official university website. Use the template undefined." },		"logo": { "type": "string/line", "label": "Logo", "description": "Use for an athletics logo, corporate emblem, or similar graphic." },		"footnotes": { "type": "string", "label": "Footnotes", "description": "Footnotes for the infobox. Useful for including references for data." }	},	"format": "block", "paramOrder": [ "name", "native_name", "native_name_lang", "image", "image_size", "image_alt", "caption", "latin_name", "motto", "motto_lang", "mottoeng", "established", "closed", "type", "parent", "affiliation", "academic_affiliation", "endowment", "budget", "rector", "officer_in_charge", "chairman", "chairperson", "chancellor", "president", "vice-president", "superintendent", "provost", "vice_chancellor", "principal", "dean", "director", "head_label", "head", "academic_staff", "administrative_staff", "students", "undergrad", "postgrad", "doctoral", "other", "address", "city", "state", "province", "postalcode", "country", "coordinates", "campus", "former_names", "language", "free_label", "free", "athletics", "colours", "sports", "nickname", "mascot", "sporting_affiliations", "website", "logo", "footnotes" ] }