University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private co-educational university located in Chicago, Illinois. Over a century old, it is renowned for its contributions to teaching and research, and recognized as one of the world's leading research institutions. Known as the "teacher of teachers", scholars and researchers affiliated with the University of Chicago have earned more Nobel Prizes than any other institution besides Cambridge University. The academic home of leading intellectuals like Allan Bloom, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Ronald Coase, Milton Friedman, Richard Posner, and Leo Strauss, the University of Chicago is often considered the most intellectual and rigorous of American universities.

Students, alumni and faculty

Main article: list of University of Chicago alumni

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Called the "teacher of teachers", academia is the most popular career choice for its graduates, with one in seven taking an academic appointment (a rate matched by no other University). By its own standard of affiliation, scholars and researchers affiliated with Chicago have obtained a total of: 79 Nobel Prizes (more than any other university except Cambridge), 26 MacArthur Fellowships, 220 Guggenheim Fellowships, 17 John Bates Clark Medals, 12 Pulitzer Prizes, 3 National Medals of the Arts, 11 National Humanities Medals / Charles Frankel Prizes, 13 National Medals of Science, 6 Fields Medals and an Abel Prize. Chicago undergraduates in the past five years have won: five Rhodes, four Marshall, three Truman, three Churchill, and two Gates Cambridge Scholarships. Moreover, in 2004, for the 18th consecutive year, University students won more Fulbright-Hays fellowships than any U.S. educational institution, with 23 students (68 percent of applicants) receiving awards. Chicago is also home to the Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the nation’s oldest prize for undergraduate teaching (founded in 1938), which is highly coveted amongst the faculty. Additionally, Chicago students and faculty have gone on to head several other major academic institutions (i.e. Presidencies, Chancellorships), namely: Stanford University, The University of Oxford, Northwestern University, Yale University, and the University of California.

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Nobel Prizes - University - Cambridge - MacArthur Fellowships - Guggenheim Fellowship - John Bates Clark - Pulitzer Prizes - National Medals of Science - Fields Medals - Abel Prize - Rhodes - Marshall - Truman - Churchill - Gates Cambridge Scholarships - 2004 - Fulbright-Hays fellowship - Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching - Stanford University - The University of Oxford - Northwestern University - Yale University - University of California

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Among its most widely known current faculty are Gary Becker (economics), Ronald Coase (economics), James Cronin (physics), Robert Fogel (economics and history), James Heckman (economics), Steven Levitt (economics), Robert Lucas (economics), Richard Posner (law), James M. Redfield (humanities), Paul Sally (mathematics), Herman Sinaiko (humanities), Cass Sunstein (law), and Michael Turner (astrophysics).

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Gary Becker - Ronald Coase - James Cronin - Robert Fogel - James Heckman - Steven Levitt - Robert Lucas - Richard Posner - James M. Redfield - Paul Sally - Herman Sinaiko - Cass Sunstein - Michael Turner

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