Academics
Transforming Education
The University of Chicago empowers scholars and students to ask big questions, cross boundaries, and challenge conventional thinking in virtually every field. From the University's inception, its academic structure broke with the status quo, combining an English-style liberal arts education with a German-style approach to graduate research. This became a model for many leading American universities.
This is UChicago
UChicago Breakthrough
Established the fields of ecology and sociology. Albion Small, a father of the academic discipline of sociology, helped found the University's Department of Sociology in 1892.
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Nearly 50 undergraduate majors
Nearly 50 undergraduate majors
For over 100 years, undergraduates have thrived in this environment that encourages critical inquiry and independent thought. The College features a Core curriculum, plus nearly 50 majors and 30 minors.
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4 graduate divisions
4 graduate divisions
Our graduate divisions, representing four fundamental areas of inquiry, emphasize original research and scholarship.
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6 professional schools
6 professional schools
In our research-based professional schools, students acquire fundamental knowledge to help them lead in their chosen fields throughout their careers.
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More than 6,000 continuing education students each year
More than 6,000 continuing education students each year
With part-time and flexible forms of study, we extend to a broad community the University's intellectual resources and unique and rigorous approach to learning and scholarship.
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More than 1,700 pre-college students
More than 1,700 pre-college students
Beginning with a handful of children and growing to over 1,770 students spanning nursery through 12th grade, the UChicago Laboratory Schools have earned a well-deserved international reputation for excellence.
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140+ institutes and centers
140+ institutes and centers
Researchers at UChicago have long taken an interdisciplinary approach. Through on-campus institutes and centers, scholars collaborate across fields to study topics from multiple vantage points.
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More than 3,000 courses offered each year
More than 3,000 courses offered each year
Between undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs, the University has courses in everything from African and African American Studies to Yiddish.
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About $80 million in undergraduate grants and scholarships each year
About $80 million in undergraduate grants and scholarships each year
The University is committed to making our education available to students of all backgrounds. In the 2010-2011 academic year, UChicago awarded nearly $82 million in grant and scholarship funds to undergraduates. More than 75 percent of Odyssey Scholars have loans completely replaced by grants.