The University of Chicago was incorporated in 1890 as a coeducational institution by the American Baptist Education Society, using $600,000 from John D. Rockefeller and $400,000 raised by the Society, with land donated by Marshall Field. It dates its founding to July 1, 1891, when William Rainey Harper became president, and held its first classes on October 1, 1892, with 594 students and a faculty of 120. The campus is in the Hyde Park neighbourhood on Chicago's South Side. According to figures reported for the 2024-25 cycle, 1,955 of 43,612 first-year applicants were admitted, a 4.48 percent rate with an 88.3 percent yield. The university is need-blind for domestic and international first-year applicants. It is a research university with undergraduate, graduate and professional schools, and applicants should confirm the current testing policy on the admissions site.
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UChicago is extremely selective, admitting about 4.5 percent of first-year applicants in the most recent cycle reported.
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5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL, Illinois, United States
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