5 People 5.1 Student body 5.2 Alumni 6 Athletics 7 Student life 7.1 Student organizations 7.2 Fraternities and sororities

ated in 1890. William Rainey Harper became the university's first president in 1891, and the first classes were held in 1892.
Contents  [hide]
1 History
1.1 Founding–1910s
1.2 1920s–1980s
1.3 1990s–2010s
2 Campus
2.1 Satellite campuses
3 Administration and finances
4 Academics
4.1 Undergraduate college
4.2 Graduate schools and committees
4.3 Professional schools
4.4 Associated academic institutions
4.4.1 Library system
4.5 Research
4.6 Arts
5 People
5.1 Student body
5.2 Alumni
6 Athletics
7 Student life
7.1 Student organizations
7.2 Fraternities and sororities
7.3 Student housing
7.4 Traditions
8 See also
9 Notes
10 References
11 External links
History[edit]

Main article: History of the University of Chicago


An early convocation ceremony at the University of Chicago
Founding–1910s[edit]
The University of Chicago was created and incorporated as a coeducational,[18] secular institution in 1890 by the American Baptist Education Society and a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller on land donated by Marshall Field.[19] Organized as an independent instit