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University of Chicago - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Midwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 190 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 190-acre campus, seven miles south of business area of Chicago
- (population: 2,784,000); branch campus (graduate business school)
- in downtown Chicago. Served by air, bus, and train. School
- operates shuttles to downtown Chicago and to campus dorms. Public
- transportation serves campus.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms are used by 100% of the on-campus students.
- Fraternity housing.
- 66% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 34% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 94% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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All first-year, non-commuting students must live on campus.
Campus housing is available for all unmarried students regardless of year.
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- All students may have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Student Employment
- 80% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1900 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are excellent.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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