An overview of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, the academic consortium of the Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago.

1. 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 Minnesota Northwestern University Ohio State University Pennsylvania State University Purdue University University of Wisconsin-Madison

2. 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.

4. 1,465 students studied abroad, participated in summer research internships, and accessed specialized courses from other CIC institutions

5. 1,495 Staff attended CIC meetings or conferences on 103 topics

6. 96 Faculty participated in leadership development opportunities

7. Universities

8. Total Full-Time Faculty: 29,320

9. Total Academic Professional and Civil Service Staff: 142,000

10. Total Full-Time Graduate Student Enrollment: 78,230

12. Produces 14.5% of the PhDs granted in the US each year, delivering doctoral programs in 147 areas of study

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