9/11/2008
PC Magazine recognized Illinois as the "top wired college" in the nation for 2008. Illinois had been ranked sixth in the 2006 rankings. The rankings compiled by PC Magazine in conjunction with The Princeton Review. Online surveys were sent out to contacts at more than 350 schools. The surveys covered a wide variety of technology aspects on campuses around the nation. Questions on the survey focused on areas of academics, student resources, tech support, and infrastructure.