The University of Chicago

Julius Rosenwald Hall
Latin: Universitas Chicaginiensis
Motto	Crescat scientia; vita excolatur (Latin)
Motto in English	Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched
Type	Private
Established	1890
Academic affiliations	AAU NAICU URA
Endowment	$7.928 billion (2018)
President	Robert J. Zimmer
Provost	Daniel Diermeier
Academic staff	2,859
Administrative staff	15,949 (including employees of the University of Chicago Medical Center)
Students	16,445
Undergraduates	6,286
Postgraduates	10,159
Location	Chicago , Illinois , United States
Campus	Urban 217 acres (87.8 ha) (Main Campus)41°47′23″N 87°35′59″W / 41.78972°N 87.59972°W / 41.78972; -87.59972Coordinates: 41°47′23″N 87°35′59″W / 41.78972°N 87.59972°W / 41.78972; -87.59972 42 acres (17.0 ha) (Warren Woods Ecological Field Station, Warren Woods State Park) 30 acres (12.1 ha) (Yerkes Observatory)
Colors	Maroon and White
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division III – UAA
Mascot	Phil the Phoenix
Website	www.uchicago.edu

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The University of Chicago is a university in Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois. It started when the American Baptist Education Society used money from John D. Rockefeller to build it. The university began in 1890. William Rainey Harper was the university's first president in 1891. The first classes were held in 1892.