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University of Chicago
5801 S Ellis Ave
Chicago, IL 60637		 General information
 (773) 702-1234

Type of institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Bachelor degrees, Masters degrees, Doctor's degrees, First-Professional degrees
Carnegie classification: Research Universities (very high research activity)
Number of students: 14,538 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:$ 65

Mission
The University has a mission statement, formally adopted by the governing board and made public, declaring that it is an institution of higher education. Since its founding, the mission of the University of Chicago, reiterated by each president, has been to sustain at the highest level of excellence the communication of knowledge, the creation of knowledge, and the fostering of a dynamic community of scholars and students. The University's first formal statement of mission appears in its Articles of Incorporation, initially adopted in 1890 and most recently ammended in 1944.
 
About this School
The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890 by John D. Rockefeller, the University of Chicago held its first classes on October 1, 1892. Chicago was one of the first universities in the country to be conceived as a combination of the American interdisciplinary liberal arts college and the German research university. The University of Chicago was the site of the world's first self-sustained nuclear reaction. It is also home to the largest university press in the country. Historically, the university is noted for its unique undergraduate core curriculum as well as other educational innovations pioneered by Robert Maynard Hutchins in the 1930s (including the academic quarter system), and for influential academic movements such as the "Chicago School of Economics," the "Chicago School of Sociology," the "Chicago School of Literary Criticism," and the law and economics movement in legal analysis.
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2009-20082008-20072007-2006
In-State$ 38,492$ 35,868$ 34,005
Out of State$ 38,492$ 35,868$ 34,005
Books and Supplies$ 1,100$ 1,050$ 1,000
On-Campus
Room and board$ 11,697$ 11,139$ 10,608
Other Expenses$ 2,021$ 1,919$ 1,827
Off Campus
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Off Campus w/ family
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Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 12% $ 6,721
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 7% $ 4,190
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 59% $ 19,926
Loans to students 42% $ 4,084
 
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