CIC Overview May 2011

The Committee on Institutional Cooperation:
Representing America’s Top-Tier Research Institutions
University of Chicago
University of Illinois
Indiana University
University of Iowa
University of Michigan
Michigan State University
University of MinnesotaNorthwestern University
Ohio State University Pennsylvania State University
Purdue University
University of Wisconsin-Madison

The CIC: The Nation’s Premier Higher Education Consortium
Through collaboration across our member universities, CIC members save money, share assets, and increase teaching, learning and research opportunities.

The CIC: By the Numbers
Programs (2009-10)
1,725 students studied abroad, participated in summer research internships, and accessed specialized courses made available via collaboration
2,000 faculty and staff attended meetings and conferences on 100 topics
140 Faculty participated in leadership development opportunities
Universities
Total Full-Time Faculty:33,945
Total Academic Professional and Civil Service Staff: 142,000
Total Full-Time Graduate Student Enrollment: 98,486
Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 313,557

The CIC: Collective Strength
The CIC: Collective Strength
Conducts $7billion in funded research each year, more than the University of California system ($4.38 billion) and the Ivy League ($3.27 billion)
Produces 14.5% of the PhDs granted in the US each year, delivering doctoral programs in 147 areas of study
Owns more book volumes (82 million) than the University of California system (34 mil) and the Ivy League (68.8 mil)

The CIC: A Video Overview

The CIC: Excellence Through Collaboration
CIC libraries partnered with Google to digitize 10 million book volumes,
while establishing one of the largest digital archives in the world
CIC members saved more than $11 million through collaborative purchasing and licensing efforts in 2009-10.
The CIC fiber network collaboration, OmniPoP, provides scholars essential ultra-fast connectivity to international research hubs

The CIC: Return on Collaboration 2009-10

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Barbara McFadden Allen, Director
bmallen@staff.cic.net

CIC Overview May 2011

by Laura Weisskopf Bleill

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