The lettering is purple on a white background. The plates may be ordered directly through Secretary of State facilities. Those plates will have the same expiration date as drivers' current plates. The fund is administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, and the donation is tax deductible. The state printed an initial run of 500 plates for each participating university, based on advance orders.
Plates are now available only with numerical combinations.
The state will offer personalized license plates after at least 10,000 numerical plates have been sold.