University of Chicagois a private institution that was founded in the year 1892. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of around 5,238, its setting is urban, and the campus is approximately 211 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. University of Chicago's ranking in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities, 5.
The University of Chicago, situated in Chicago’s Hyde Park community, provides a rich campus life in a big-city setting. The Chicago Maroons have over 15 NCAA Division III teams; the majority competes in the University Athletic Association, and has wrestling and strong basketball programs. At Chicago, freshmen are to live on campus, and nearly 60 percent of the students choose to live on campus, while others live in the off-campus apartments and houses. The on campus students are placed in houses within their dorm, which serve as the strongly knit communities and provide academic and social support. Chicago offers over 400 student organizations, and about 10 percent of students join small but active Greek life community.
The University of Chicago is comprised of the College and a number of graduate and professional schools. Its postgraduate aid include the highly ranked Booth School of Business, Law School, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, Department of Geophysical Sciences, and Pritzker School of Medicine, as well as a top-ranked graduate program in economics and a regarded Divinity School. Since the year 1987, the school has hosted the 4 day long University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt, now a venerable university tradition. The famous alumni of it include former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics recipient Milton Friedman, and former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
Campus Location
5801 S. Ellis Avenue
芝加哥,60637
General Information
School type-private, coed college
Year founded-1892
Religious affiliation- N/A
Academic calendar-quarter
Setting-urban