University of Chicago Information
UChicago Chicago University Motto: Crescat scientia; vita excolatur (English: Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched)
Also known as U of C, and UChicago
| Ranking - Times 400 (UK) | 7 |
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| University world Ranking - Jiao tong 500 (China) | 9 |
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| University world Ranking - Newsweek 100 (USA) | 20 |
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| PBA Top 100 Colleges | 7 |
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| USnews American ranking | 8 |
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| American Rank (Jiaotong) | 8 |
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| Students (Undergraduates / PG/ Total) | 5,030 |
9,820 |
14,850 |
| University of Chicago location | Illinois, USA | ||
| Faculty / Staff | 2,170 / 14,770 |
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| Established | 1897 |
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| Endowment - USA Rank | $4,867,003,000 - 14th | ||
| Endowment per student | $327,744 |
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| Research Spending - USA Rank | $293,970,000 - 35th | ||
| Affiliations | AAU |
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About the University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private university located in the Hyde Park vicinity, eight miles from the city of Chicago in Illinois, United states of America. The Campus of UChicago Illinois is famous for it’s gothic architecture. The main quads were designed to be reminiscent of oxbridge, with two of its main features, the Mitchell tower and the Commons being reproductions of buildings in Oxford (Magdalene tower) and cambridge (Christ Church). The university was established in 1890 by John D. Rockefeller as a Baptist institution, though it is now non-sectarian.
UChicago quick facts
There are around 2,200 faculty members, 5,000 undergraduate students and nearly 10,000 postgraduate scholars. UChicago has an endowment of 4.9 billion US dollars. The president is Don Michael Randel. The school colours are maroon, and it’s mascot is the phoenix.
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University of chicago library
The university of chicago libraries are amazing, and easily one of the best within the USA. With regards to biology the John Crerar Library holding over one point three million science books. The largest Chicago university library is the Regenstein Library.