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University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private, coeducational 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. Incorporated in 1890, William Rainey Harper became the university’s first president in 1891 and the first classes were held in 1892. 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 14,000 students overall. It has a reputation of devotion to academic scholarship and intellectualism, and is affiliated with 46 Rhodes Scholars and 85 Nobel Prize laureates as of the 2009 awards announcement.

Website: http://www.uchicago.edu/index.shtml

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University of Chicago Tuition and Fees

Cost of Attendance	$54,047
Tuition and Fees	$39,381
Room and Board	$11,697
Books and Supplies	$1,050
Other Expenses	$1,919
Payment Plans	Installment plan, external finance company

University of Chicago Admissions

University of Chicago’s Academic Programs

Undergraduate: https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/admissions/apply.shtml

Graduate: http://gradadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/

University of Chicago News

Admissions yield for College grows to 47 percent, with greater diversity - Fri, 18 May 2012
The proportion of admitted undergraduate students who chose to attend the University of Chicago increased this year from 40 percent to 47 percent, reflecting greater diversity and broad enthusiasm for educational opportunities in the undergraduate College.
Such a large increase in admissions yield is unusual, and it is one indication of growing interest in the College among students of high ability around the world, said John W. Boyer, dean...

Martha Nussbaum honored with Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences - Thu, 17 May 2012
Martha C. Nussbaum, the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics in the Law School, Philosophy Department and Divinity School, has received the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences. The award is given by Prince Felipe of Spain to those whose work in various disciplines “...

New technique reveals unseen information in DNA code - Thu, 17 May 2012
Imagine reading an entire book, but then realizing that your glasses did not allow you to distinguish “g” from “q.” What details did you miss?
Geneticists faced a similar problem with the recent discovery of a “sixth nucleotide” in the DNA alphabet. Two modifications of cytosine, one of the four bases that make up DNA, look almost the same but mean different things. But scientists lacked a way of reading DNA, letter by letter, and detecting...

Institute of Politics to host bipartisan panel on 2012 presidential election - Thu, 17 May 2012
Leading political commentators will meet at the University of Chicago on May 29 for a bipartisan discussion on the current state of the U.S. presidential election, hosted by the new Institute of Politics.
The program, “Campaign 2012: A Halftime Update,” will begin at 5 p.m. at International House’s Assembly Hall. Doors will open at 4:15 p.m. The event also will be webcast through the...

Federalist Society honors Elder Dallin H. Oaks, JD’57 - Tue, 15 May 2012
“If you only do in the legal profession what you get paid for, you will miss some of your choicest opportunities,” said Elder Dallin H. Oaks, JD’57, a distinguished Mormon leader, to a group of University of Chicago law students.
The students had gathered at the Law School on May 3 to present Oaks with the Federalist Society’s 2012 Lee Lieberman Otis Award for Distinguished Service to honor his years of dedicated...

Scholars, scientists explore cosmos and culture at Adler Planetarium event - Tue, 15 May 2012
Anthropologist George Murdock once conducted a cross-cultural survey of more than a thousand societies, which revealed a list of “cultural universals”—things that are found in every society. In addition to brewing alcoholic beverages, body adornment and sexual taboos, the list included a creation story, or an explanation of where we came from.
In other words, a cosmology.
Those are the same universals addressed by cultural activities, such as art, music,...

UChicago to webcast events from May 18-20 comics conference - Tue, 15 May 2012
Update: Please note that the time for the panel discussion "Lines on Paper" has changed. The discussion will be webcast from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and will be the only event webcast on Sunday, May 20.
UChicago will provide live webcasts for a number of events from “Comics: Philosophy & Practice,” a conference on May 18-20 that will bring together 17...

Bertram Cohler, psychologist and esteemed teacher, 1938-2012 - Mon, 14 May 2012
Update: A memorial service for Bert Cohler will be held at 6 p.m. June 4 in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
Bertram Cohler, a UChicago psychologist and celebrated teacher who was an expert on family life and transitions, died May 9. Cohler, 73, was the William Rainey Harper Professor in the College.
Cohler’s primary�appointment�was�in Comparative Human Development,�with joint appointments held in�Psychology, Psychiatry and...

Harris School, Economics graduate students organize conference on early childhood - Fri, 11 May 2012
On April 20 and 21, leading thinkers on early childhood development gathered at the University of Chicago to discuss a wide range of current research and its global implications, a culmination of two years of work by a group of driven UChicago graduate students.
An inspiration for the event’s content came from a yearlong series of workshops led by Nobel laureate James Heckman, who has pioneered the economic study of...

Undocumented, young immigrants face obstacles, uncertain futures - Fri, 11 May 2012
Undocumented Latino youth who migrate to the United States face futures clouded by limited rights and the constant fear of deportation, according to a new report from the University of Chicago and the University of California, Irvine.
Many don’t fully realize the constraints of their status until they become older teenagers and young adults, the report finds.
“Rites of passage common to American youth — getting a driver’s license, traveling, working...