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It’s all about the questions you ask. From classics to chemistry to computer science, UChicago scholars thrive on a bold spirit of interdisciplinary inquiry, inside the classroom and beyond. more » At UChicago, you’re more than a student—you're a scholar pursuing your intellectual passions. Curate an exhibit, discover a compound, plan a conference, publish your work—backed by a community as exuberant as you. more » Create bonds and push your boundaries. Lead the Climbing Club to the top. Immerse yourself in 80 Chicago neighborhoods. Exchange ideas at our newest international center in Beijing. And connect to 10,000 new peers in the process. more » Forge ideas that enrich human life. Build a better health care model. See your poem in the New Yorker. Argue before the Supreme Court. Start the next GrubHub. In every arena, UChicago students improve the world around them. more » Set the bar—again and again. From students topping the Fulbrights list, to alumni who take home the fiction Pulitzer and the physics Nobel, our community earns recognition—then takes award-winning ideas even further. more » Shape your future—then the world. Build on countless campus resources to change the way we understand cancer, join the presidential cabinet, or become the next World Bank chief economist—supported by an alumni network of 147,000. more »
Our Motto
Crescat scientia; vita excolatur
Our motto underscores our belief in the power of ideas:
Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched
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Thrive at an Intellectual Destination
One of the world's great intellectual destinations, the University of Chicago empowers students and scholars to ask big questions, break disciplinary boundaries, and challenge conventional thinking in virtually every field.
An integral part of Chicago's urban landscape—with additional locations in Beijing, London, Paris, and Singapore—UChicago, its world-class Medical Center, and two national laboratories have helped launch and advance the careers of Nobel laureates, CEOs, Supreme Court justices, literary giants, MacArthur "geniuses," astronomers, astronauts and more. Why UChicago »
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Professor Michael Dawson's research on political beliefs could help African Americans seek solutions to inequalities. Join him for a live chat Wednesday, November 2, 11 a.m. CST.
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