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- Established: 1890
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- President: Robert J. Zimmer
- Faculty: 2,168Official Site: About the University
- Nickname: Maroons
- Motto: "Crescat scientia, vita excolatur" (Latin for "Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched")
- Acceptance rate: 35%College Board: University of Chicago
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The University of Chicago is a private research university located in Chicago, Illinois. The school offers 49 major and 22 minor undergraduate degrees on its 211-acre campus.Official Site: About the University
University History
The school was originally founded in 1890 by the American Baptist Education Society and oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller. The school's first athletic teams were founded in 1895, as one of the original members of the Big Ten Conference. In 1942, scientists on the campus made the first-ever nuclear reaction.Notable Alumni
- Barack Obama, U.S. Senator and 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidate
- John Ashcroft, United States Attorney General
- Marilu Henner, actress
- Sherry Lansing, former CEO of Paramount Pictures
- John Opel, former CEO of IBM
- Roger Ebert, film critic
- Harvey Levin, managing editor of TMZ.com
- Kurt Vonnegut, author
- Gil Grissom, fictional character on CSI
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University of Chicago Leadership
- President: Robert J. Zimmer
- 2006-present: President
- 2002-2006: Provost at Brown University
- 1980-2002: Faculty Member and Administrator at University of Chicago
- 2002-2006: Provost at Brown University
- 2006-present: President
Studying at University of Chicago
Prospective Students for University of Chicago
- College Board: University of Chicago
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University of Chicago Sports Teams
- Official Athletic Site: University of Chicago "Maroons" Athletics
- Official League Site: University Athletic Association
- Football
- Men's Basketball
- Women's Basketball
- Baseball
- Softball
- Cross Country
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