The University of Chicago is a private university in IL, founded in 1890 and offers Bachelor’s degrees for undergraduates and Master’s and Doctoral degrees for graduate students. The undergraduate enrollment is 6,989, and the graduate enrollment is 8,289. The University of Chicago is a hyper-selective school, receiving 34,350 applications and accepting 7.3% of applicants. The University of Chicago’s athletics teams competes at the club, intramural, and varsity levels. Additionally, the University of Chicago employs 1,521 full-time instructional staff (100% of whom hold doctorate degrees) and has a 5:1 student to faculty ratio.
