The University of Chicago
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 | US$8.2 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 | 16,446
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; -87.59972 Coordinates: 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
Nickname | Maroons
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – UAA
Mascot | Phil the Phoenix
Website | www.uchicago.edu