College History & Bylaws

Collaborative. Diverse. World-class.

Founded in 1905, the College of Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is one of the first land-grant schools of education, revered for its groundbreaking research, preparation of educator-leaders and worldwide impact. U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks the College and its programs among the nation’s best. The College of Education is home of the late Dr. Samuel Kirk, the “father of special education,” as well as 90 tenure-system faculty, 2,100+ undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and online students, and more than 33,000 proud alumni.