The University of Chicago (U of C, UC, UChicago, or
simply Chicago) is a private research university in Chicago,
Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society
with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller
and incorporated in 1890. William Rainey Harper became the university's
first president, in 1891, and the first classes were held in 1892. It
has a reputation of devotion to academic scholarship and intellectualism
and is affiliated with scores of Rhodes Scholars and 87 Nobel Prize
laureates.
The University consists of the College of the University of Chicago,
various graduate programs and interdisciplinary committees organized
into four divisions, six professional schools, and a school of
continuing education. The University enrolls approximately 5,000
students in the College and about 15,000 students overall. (form Wikipedia). |
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