University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is an urban research university that has driven new ways of thinking since 1890. Our commitment to rigorous inquiry and intellectual freedom draws pathbreaking scholars to our global campuses, where field-defining ideas are born that challenge and change the world. This has led to new schools of thought and a transformative education for students and has laid the groundwork for interdisciplinary breakthroughs across the sciences, medicine, economics, law, business, history, culture, the arts, and humanistic inquiry.

The University is driven by intellectual debate and a search for new evidence. By cultivating a wide range of thoughts from our peers, students, and the communities where we live and work, we are better able to bring forth ideas that change the world. We believe that freedom of expression is fundamental and that free and open discourse is the foundation of a transformative education and world-changing research. This approach fosters an unfettered exchange of ideas, forces us to re-examine our assumptions, and opens the door to original ideas.

Our founders defined what they believed would build an enduring legacy: a commitment to rigorous academics for people of all backgrounds. The University of Chicago has its main campus on Chicago's South Side and seven international campuses and centers throughout the world. Students can choose from 53 majors and 47 minors in the undergraduate College, with four divisions and seven professional schools for graduate study. Through sequences in the humanities, social sciences, and physical and biological sciences, as well as the historical development of civilizations, our students engage with the language, questions, and methods that characterize broad fields of inquiry.