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It is named for Norman Maclean, a University of Chicago professor and author of the novel A River Runs Through It. With the opening of Campus North Residential Commons, Maclean Hall closed after the 2015–2016 academic year and was subsequently sold to be turned into apartments. [25]
The school's acceptance rate fell to a record low of 7.2% for the class of 2022. [19] In comparison, the acceptance rate was 8.7% for the class of 2021. [20] The yield also hit a record-high 72% for the class of 2021, ranking as the fourth-highest in the country, behind only Harvard, Stanford and MIT.
Admissions to the University of Chicago has become highly selective over the past two decades, reflecting changes in the application process, school popularity, and marketing strategy. [197] [198] [199] Between 1996 and 2023, the acceptance rate of the college fell from 71% to 4.7%. [200] For the Class of 2027, the acceptance rate was 4.7%. [201]
Ivy-Plus admissions rates vary with the income of the students' parents, with the acceptance rate of the top 0.1% income percentile being almost twice as much as other students. [234] While many "elite" colleges intend to improve socioeconomic diversity by admitting poorer students, they may have economic incentives not to do so.
The rest of the University of Chicago is built in a traditional Gothic or neo-Gothic style; pretty much all gray stone, black metal trimming, or oxidized copper and brass. Except these ridiculous new dorms. Date: 24 September 2005, 16:12: Source: a blight on Hyde Park - the Max Palevsky dorms: Author: D.L.
Snell–Hitchcock is known for having a high level of community spirit and involvement, which are best displayed at the annual University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt. As of 2015, the Snell–Hitchcock team has won 14 of the 29 hunts to date, and holds the longest winning streak (four years) in the history of the game.
Hutchinson Commons (also known as Hutchinson Hall) at the University of Chicago is modeled, nearly identically, on the hall of Christ Church, one of Oxford University's constituent colleges. The great room (or main dining room) measures 115 by 40 feet (35 by 12 m), and was for many years the principal site of convocations of the university. [ 2 ]
The Appalachian community has historically been centered in the neighborhood of Uptown. Beginning after World War I, Appalachian people moved to Chicago in droves seeking jobs. Between 1940 and 1970, approximately 3.2 million Appalachian and Southern migrants settled in Chicago and elsewhere in the Midwest.