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The University of Chicago
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Calendar
- Summer Information Day
- Aug
15 - On campus
- 8:30 AM
- Summer Information Day
- Aug
22 - On campus
- 8:30 AM
- Columbus Day Open House
- Oct
13 - On campus
- 8:30 AM (Registration coming soon)
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Sydney and I discovered early on in our friendship that we had matching bookshelves… and matching have-read lists and to-read lists… Her biggest coup this past year was insisting that I read Gone with the Wind. According to Sydney, who is from Austin, Texas, the fact that I had skipped the Scarlett-Rhett experience was an egregious crime. Continue reading »
Highlights
- Diversity at Chicago
- Find out about resources for a diverse student body and classroom.
- Bad Movie Night
- Students come together to mock the world’s worst cinema.
- Essay Questions
- Check out our new essay questions for this year.
- 211
- Number of acres on our campus.
- 1890
- Year the University of Chicago was founded by John D. Rockefeller.
- 81
- Number of Nobel prize winners associated with the university.
- 7.6 million
- Number of print volumes in the library.
- 400
- Number of student organizations on campus.
- 37,900
- Number of active College alumni.
- 11
- Number of varsity teams in the NCAA Division III top 30.
- 100
- Percent of demonstrated need met by our financial aid packages.
- 38
- Number of study abroad programs in 27 countries.
- 7
- Number of Nobel Prize winners currently on faculty.
- 6:1
- Our student to faculty ratio.
- 21
- The maximum number of students in our Core humanities and social sciences courses.
Office of College Admissions
1101 E. 58th Street | Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773-702-8650 | Fax: 773-702-4199