University Of Chicago

The University of Chicago, also known as the U of C, U Chicago, or simply Chicago, is a coeducational, private university located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. It was founded in 1891 by John D. Rockefeller, world famous billionaire oil-tycoon. The University's campus stretches over an area of more than 200 acres of urban land.

The University of Chicago has the following schools and colleges:

The main College
Divinity School
Booth School of Business
Harris School of Public Policy Studies
Law School
Pritzker School of Medicine
School of Social Service Administration

The university's student population is cosmopolitan in nature, and students of Hispanic, Asian, African American, and native American hertitage make up a significant portion of it. The campus is home to a number of fraternities and sororities, and more than 6% of students are members of the Greek-letter organizations.

Notable alumni of the University include John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States from 2001 till 2005; Philip Kaufman, Hollywood director; and Robert V. Adams, Former Executive Vice President of Xerox Corporation. U.S. President Barack Obama was a faculty member of the Law School.

Campus Location

5801 S Ellis Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
USA
Main Tel: (773) 702-1234
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

University Of Chicago Highlights

Where University Of Chicago stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in mathematics, religion and philosophy, liberal arts, law, family and social work, science, and business and management.
High faculty salary.
High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.
Selective admissions.
High male/female ratio.
Racially diverse student body.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Part-time classes available
ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Master	2,407	81
Bachelor	1,157	48
Doctorale	357	69
First-professional degree	309	3

Students

The student enrollment at University Of Chicago was 14,538 in 2007 (12,880 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 32% of enrolled students, graduate students are 61%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 7%.

About 11% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 89% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 35,868
Room and board	$ 11,139
Books and supplies	$ 1,050
Other	$ 1,919

Financial Aid: University Of Chicago participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to University Of Chicago:

School	Location	Enrollment
Stanford University	Stanford, CA	19,782
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, PA	10,326
Brown University	Providence, RI	8,167
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, MA	10,220
Duke University	Durham, NC	13,598
University of Rochester	Rochester, NY	9,334
Columbia University	New York, NY	22,655
Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	25,690
Rice University	Houston, TX	5,161
Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	11,847

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		712
Without tenure; working toward tenure		396
Without tenure; tenure not available		1,012

Housing and Meals

University Of Chicago provides on-campus housing for 2,637 of its 12,880 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

University Of Chicago Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. University Of Chicago is in the University Athletic Association for major sports.

University Of Chicago Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	38%
Women	39%
All	38%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	670-770
Math	650-760

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,309 awarded)

Business Administration and Management
Business/Commerce
International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (56 awarded)

Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

Environmental Studies

DESIGN (6 awarded)

Design and Visual Communications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (11 awarded)

Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (12 awarded)

Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (342 awarded)

Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Public Policy Analysis
Social Work

FINE ARTS (23 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LAW (244 awarded)

Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (1,321 awarded)

African Studies
Ancient Near Eastern/Biblical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
Anthropology
Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
Comparative Literature
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Economics
English Language and Literature
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
General Studies
Geography
German Language and Literature
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
History
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
International Relations and Affairs
Latin American Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Linguistics
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Middle/Near Eastern/Semitic Languages, Lit & Linguistics
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Political Science and Government
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Russian Studies
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Social Sciences
Sociology
South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
South Asian Studies

MATHEMATICS (180 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics
Statistics

MEDICINE (104 awarded)

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
Medicine (MD)
Neuroscience
Public Health

MUSIC (15 awarded)

Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

Nutrition Sciences

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (15 awarded)

Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (97 awarded)

Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
Jewish/Judaic Studies
Philosophy
Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (392 awarded)

Anatomy
Astronomy
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences
Biophysics
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
Chemistry
Developmental Biology and Embryology
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Genetics
Geophysics and Seismology
Human/Medical Genetics
Immunology
Microbiology
Molecular Biochemistry
Molecular Genetics
Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
Oncology and Cancer Biology
Pathology/Experimental Pathology
Pharmacology
Physical Sciences
Physics
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
Virology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (92 awarded)

Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
Counseling Psychology
Developmental and Child Psychology
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
Psychology
Social Psychology