History
Early years
The University of Chicago was incorporated as a1920s–1980s
In 1929, the university's fifth president, 30-year-old legal philosophy scholar1990s–2010s
Campus
Main campus
The main campus of the University of Chicago consists of in the Chicago neighborhoods ofSatellite campuses
The university also maintains facilities apart from its main campus. The university'sAdministration and finance
Academics
Rankings
The University of Chicago has an extensive record of producing successful business leaders and billionaires. ''Academic Ranking of World Universities, ARWU'' has consistently placed the University of Chicago among the top 10 universities in the world, and the 2021 ''QS World University Rankings'' placed the university in 9th place worldwide. The university's University of Chicago Law School, law and Booth School of Business, business schools rank among the top five professional schools in the United States. The business school is currently ranked first in the US by ''US News & World Report'' and first in the world by ''The Economist'', while the law school is ranked fourth by ''US News & World Report'' and first by Above the Law (website), ''Above the Law''. Chicago has also been consistently recognized to be one of the top 15 university brands in the world, retaining the number three spot in the 2019 U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings. In a corporate study carried out by ''Undergraduate college
Graduate schools and committees
The university graduate schools and committees are divided into five divisions: Biological Sciences, Humanities, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Institute for Molecular Engineering. In the autumn quarter of 2015, the university enrolled 3,588 graduate students: 438 in the Biological Sciences Division, 801 in the Humanities Division, 1,102 in the Physical Sciences Division, 1,165 in the Social Sciences Division, and 52 in the Institute for Molecular Engineering. The university is home to several committees for interdisciplinary scholarship, including the Committee on Social Thought, John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought.Professional schools
The university contains eight professional schools: the University of Chicago Law School, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Pritzker School of Medicine, theAssociated academic institutions
Library system
Research
Arts
Student body and admissions
In Fall 2018, the university enrolled 6,595 undergraduate students, 9,899 graduate students, and 616 non-degree students. The college class of 2022 is composed of 51% male students and 49% female students. 23% of the class identify as Asian, 15% as Hispanic, and 9% as Black. 15% of the class is international.Class of 2024 Profile , College AdmissionsAthletics
Student life
Student organizations
Students at the University of Chicago operate more than 400 clubs and organizations known as Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs). These include cultural and religious groups, academic clubs and teams, and common-interest organizations. Notable extracurricular groups include the University of Chicago College Bowl Team, which has won 118 tournaments and 15 national championships, leading both categories internationally. The university's competitive Model United Nations team was the top-ranked team in North America in 2013–14, 2014–2015, 2015–2016, and again for the 2017–2018 season. The university's Model UN team is also the first to be in the top 5 for almost a decade, according to Best Delegate. Among notable student organizations are the nation's longest continuously running student film society Doc Films, the organizing committee for the University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt, the weekly student newspaper ''The Chicago Maroon'', the satirical ''Chicago Shady Dealer'', the nation's second-oldest continuously running student improvisational theater troupe ''Off-Off Campus'', and the investment club ''The Blue Chips''. The University of Chicago is home to eight student-run a cappella groups, several of which compete regularly at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA). The most prominent of these is the Voices (formerly Voices In Your Head), one of only six ensembles in the world to compete at ICCA finals four times. Voices placed 4th in 2012, 2nd in 2015 and 2017, and 3rd in 2018. In 2020, The A Cappella Archive ranked Voices at #5 out of all ICCA-competing groups.Student government
All recognized student organizations, from the University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt to Model UN, in addition to academic teams, sports clubs, arts groups, and more are funded by The University of Chicago Student Government. Student Government consists of graduate and undergraduate students elected to represent members from their respective academic units. It is led by an executive committee, chaired by a president with the assistance of two vice presidents, one for administration and the other for student life, elected together as a slate by the student body each spring. Its annual budget is greater than $2 million.Fraternities and sororities
There are 13 Fraternities and Sororities, fraternities at the university: Alpha Delta Phi (Chicago chapter), Alpha Epsilon Pi (Lambda chapter), Alpha Sigma Phi, Delta Kappa Epsilon (Delta Delta), Delta Upsilon (Chicago chapter), Lambda Phi Epsilon (Psi chapter), Phi Delta Theta (Beta chapter), Phi Gamma Delta (Chi Upsilon chapter), Phi Iota Alpha (Chicago Colony chapter), Psi Upsilon (Omega chapter), Sigma Chi (Omicron Omicron chapter), Sigma Phi Epsilon (Omicron Omicron chapter) and Zeta Psi (Omega Alpha chapter). There are four Fraternities and Sororities, sororities: Alpha Omicron Pi (Phi Chi chapter), Delta Gamma (Eta Zeta chapter), Kappa Alpha Theta (Epsilon Phi chapter) and Pi Beta Phi (IL Kappa chapter) at the University of Chicago, as well as one co-ed community service fraternity are Alpha Phi Omega (Gamma Sigma chapter). Social fraternities and sororities are not recognized by the university as registered student organizations. Four of the sororities are members of the National Panhellenic Conference There is no Interfraternity Council on campus. The Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) consists of 3 fraternities and 4 sororities: Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity (Theta chapter), Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority (Beta chapter), Delta Sigma Theta sorority (Lambda chapter), Phi Iota Alpha fraternity (University of Chicago Colony), Lambda Phi Epsilon fraternity (Psi chapter), Lambda Pi Chi sorority (Chi chapter), and alpha Kappa Delta Phi sorority (University of Chicago, associate chapter). , approximately 20 to 25 percent of students are members of fraternities or sororities. This is an increase from the numbers published in the year 2007 by the student activities office stating that one in ten undergraduates participated in Greek life.Student housing
Traditions
People
, there have been List of Nobel laureates affiliated with the University of Chicago, 100 Nobel laureates affiliated with the University of Chicago, 21 of whom were pursuing research or on faculty at the university at the time of the award announcement. Notable alumni and faculty affiliated with the university include List of Nobel laureates affiliated with the University of Chicago#Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economics, 33 Nobel laureates in Economics. In addition, many Chicago alumni and scholars have won the Fulbright Program, Fulbright awards and 54 have matriculated asAlumni
Faculty
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