Institutions and Systems

University of Chicago

University

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General Reference

Education Atlas. "University of Chicago." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://education.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/university-of-chicago.

APA Style

Education Atlas. (n.d.). University of Chicago. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://education.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/university-of-chicago

BibTeX

@misc{educationatlas-university-of-chicago,
  author = {Education Atlas},
  title = {University of Chicago},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://education.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/university-of-chicago},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The University of Chicago (UChicago) is a private research university in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, established in 1890.

Facts

Founded Year

1890 1

Country

United States 1

City

Chicago 1

Ownership Type

Private non-profit 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Benjamin Bloom

Bloom earned his doctorate at Chicago and remained on its faculty for his whole career, developing Bloom's Taxonomy there.

Source Wikipedia

John Dewey

Dewey chaired the Department of Philosophy, Psychology and Pedagogy at Chicago and founded its Laboratory School.

Source Wikipedia

Sources

1. University of Chicago (Wikipedia)

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The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, UChi, or U of C) is a private research university in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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