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University of Chicago

Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nickname
Maroons
Established
1890
University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890, its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. It enrolled 16,445 students in Fall 2019, including 6,286 undergraduates and 10,159 graduate students. The University of Chicago is ranked among the top universities in the world by major education publications, and it is among the most selective in the United States. The university is composed of one undergraduate college and five graduate research divisions, which contain all of the university's graduate programs and interdisciplinary committees. Chicago has eight professional schools: the Law School, the Booth School of Business, the Pritzker School of Medicine, the School of Social Service Administration, the Harris School of Public Policy, the Divinity School, the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies, and the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering.

Motto Crescat scientia, vita excolatur (Latin)
Motto (English) Let knowledge grow from more to more, and so be human life enriched
Type Private research university
Established 1890
Academic affiliations AAU, NAICU, URA, Space-grant
Endowment $8.6 billion (2020)
President Robert J. Zimmer
Provost Ka Yee Christina Lee
Academic staff 2,859
Administrative staff 15,949 (including employees of the University of Chicago Medical Center)
Students 16,445
Undergraduates 7,011
Postgraduates 10,159
Campus Urban, 217 acres (Main Campus), 42 acres (Warren Woods Ecological Field Station, Warren Woods State Park)
Colors Maroon
Mascot Phil the Phoenix
Sporting affiliations NCAA Division III – UAA

Over University of Chicago

Esteemed private research university that has produced over 90 Nobel laureates. The school enrolls around 15,000 students annually.

Prestaties van University of Chicago

The school was founded by the American Baptist Education Society through a donation from John D. Rockefeller. 

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