Facts for Journalists
General Facts
- Motto: Crescat scientia; vita excolatur
(Let knowledge grow from more to more; And so be human life enriched) - Year Incorporated: 1890
- First Classes: 1892
- Founder: John D. Rockefeller
- President: Robert J. Zimmer
- Color: Maroon
- Nobel Laureates: 87 Nobel Prize winners have been faculty members, students, or researchers at the University
People
- 2,168 faculty and other academic personnel
- 5,134 undergraduates
- 9,820 graduate, professional, and other students
- 14,772 employees (including Medical Center)
Faculty & Student Honors
- 15 recipients (current faculty) of the MacArthur Foundation "genius grants"
- 14 recipients (current and former faculty) of the National Medal of Science
- 3 recipients of the Mellon Distinguished Achievement Award
- 11 Rhodes Scholarships since 2000
- Find more information in our Accolades section
Financials
- Consolidated operating revenue: $2.6 billion (2006-07)
- Endowment: $6.2 billion (June 30, 2007)
- Research funding: $423.7 million (June 30, 2008)
- Undergraduate tutition (2007-08): $35,169
- Graduate tutition (2007-08): Varies by unit; see more
Campus, Architecture & Notable Buildings
- 211 acres, located just south of downtown Chicago
- Original buildings are English Gothic style, grouped around quadrangles
- Laird Bell Law Quadrangle (Eero Saarinen, 1959)
- School of Social Service Administration (Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1965)
- Joseph Regenstein Library (Walter Netsch, 1970)
- Max Palevsky Residential Commons (Ricardo Legorreta, 2002)
- Gerald Ratner Athletics Center (Cesar Pelli, 2003)
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business Charles M. Harper Center (Rafael Viñoly, 2004)
- Gordon Center for Integrative Science (Ellenzweig Associates, 2005)
- University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital (Stanley Beaman & Sears, 2005)
Some Registered Student Organizations
Academic Units
- The undergraduate College, offering 49 majors and 22 minors
- 4 Graduate Divisions
- 6 Graduate Professional Schools
- Graham School of General Studies, offering degree, certificate, and open enrollment programs
Other Units
- The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools (K-12)
- The University Library, with 6 locations and 7.6 million print volumes
- The University of Chicago Medical Center
- The University of Chicago Press
National Laboratories
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, managed in partnership with Universities Research Association, Inc.
Campus Museums & Arts Facilities
- Doc Films, the oldest student-run film society in the nation
- Midway Studios, a National Historic Landmark and former workplace of sculptor Lorado Taft
- Oriental Institute Museum, one of the world’s major collections of Near Eastern antiquities
- Regenstein Library Special Collections Research Center, featuring exhibits based on its holdings
- The Renaissance Society, a leading exhibitor of contemporary art
- Robie House (1908–10), the archetype of Frank Lloyd Wright’s prairie-style architecture
- Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, a venue for religious services, concerts, and graduation ceremonies
- Smart Museum of Art, a dynamic and innovative educational institution for the visual arts
Athletics
- Chicago Maroons
- 19 intercollegiate varsity teams, NCAA Division III
- Charter member, University Athletic Association (UAA)
Professional Arts Organizations on Campus
- Contempo, a new music series
- Court Theatre, a national center for classic theater
- eighth blackbird, artists in residence and multiple-Grammy winners
- Newberry Consort, artists in residence
- Pacifica String Quartet, artists in residence
- Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, artists in residence
- University of Chicago Presents, a classical music presenter
Milestones
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