The supportive and cooperative culture of the Illinois MBA program reflects the Midwest -- people are friendly, the living environment is safe, the cost of living is low, and the quality of life in the Urbana-Champaign community is high. In addition, studying at a large, world-class university means you will be exposed to wonderfully diverse people studying everything from astronautical engineering to Wolof.  It also means students have the opportunity to attend cultural, social and athletic events ranging from Big 10 football to the Shanghai Ballet to MBA socials.

Did you know?
In addition to concerts, performing arts, and sports that you can attend on campus, the area has many other unique attractions and events to keep you entertained all year long. 

You can attend Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival every year at the Virginia Theater in Champaign.

You can see real reindeer or get lost in the corn maze at nearby Hardy's Reindeer Ranch. 

You can enjoy fresh apple doughnuts in the fall at Curtis Orchard in Champaign.

You can find out many fun things to do with corn at Urbana's annual Sweet Corn Festival.

Fun Facts about Urbana-Champaign
The Urbana-Champaign area has been home to many famous personalities including Bonnie Blair, Roger Ebert, Jennie Garth, Alison Krauss, Ludacris, REO Speedwagon, and George Will.

With more than 500 acres of park land within its city limits, Champaign, Illinois has one of the highest ratios of park land to developed land of any U.S.city.

In the 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Urbana, Illinois was named as the location where the malfunctioning HAL 9000 computer of the ill-fated Discovery Mission to Jupiter was programmed.