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About University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private, coeducational research university in Chicago, the largest city in the US state of Illinois, the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous city in the country, having more than 2.8 million people, living within its limits.

The University of Chicago was founded in 1890, by the American Baptist Education Society, with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller. It currently offers its students various graduate programs, having a reputation of devotion to academic scholarship and intellectualism, being affiliated with 46 Rhodes Scholars and 85 Nobel Prize laureates.

Athletics

The athletic teams at the University of Chicago are known as the Maroons and they compete in NCAA Division III UAA. Their distinctive colors are maroon and white and their mascot is the Phoenix.

Notable Alumni

The list of notable alumni from the University of Chicago contains the names of Nobel Laureates Luis Alvarez (physics), Emily Green Balch (peace), and Edward Lawrie Tatum (medicine), heads of state Marek Belka (Prime Minister of Poland), Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada (President of Bolivia) and Alvaro Magana (President of El Salvador), including Ed Asner - Emmy Award-winning actor, Misha Collins - actor (Supernatural), James M. Kilts - Chairman, President, and CEO of Gillette Company, plus others.