University of Chicago

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University of Chicago
Motto Crescat scientia; vita excolatur (Latin for "Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched")
Established 1890 by John D. Rockefeller
Type Private coeducational
Endowment $4.5 billion[1]
President Robert J. Zimmer
Faculty 2,160
Staff 12,460 (includes Hospitals)
Undergraduates 4,515
Postgraduates 9,087
Location Chicago, Illinois, USA
Campus Urban, 211 acres (850,000 m²)
Colors Maroon and White
Nickname Maroons
Mascot Phoenix
Website www.uchicago.edu


The University of Chicago is a university in Chicago, Illinois. It is very prestigious and selective.