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Former names | Chicago College of Pharmacy (1859-1894) College of Physicians and Surgeons (1882-1897) Columbian College of Dentistry (1893-1913) University of Illinois Chicago Professional Colleges (1913-1961) University of Illinois at the Medical Center (1961-1982) University of Illinois Chicago Undergraduate Division (1946-1965) University of Illinois at Congress Circle (1965) University of Illinois at Chicago Circle (1965-1982) University of Illinois at Chicago (1982-2021) John Marshall Law School (1899-2019) |
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| Motto | "Teach, research, serve, care." |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1982 |
Parent institution | University of Illinois System |
| Accreditation | HLC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $803 million (2022)[1] |
| Chancellor | Marie Lynn Miranda |
| President | Timothy L. Killeen[2] |
| Provost | Karen Colley[3] |
Academic staff | 2,961 (fall 2022)[4] |
| Students | 33,747 (fall 2022)[4] |
| Undergraduates | 21,807 (fall 2022)[4] |
| Postgraduates | 11,940 (fall 2022)[4] |
| Location | , , United States 41°52′18″N 87°38′57″W / 41.87167°N 87.64917°W |
| Campus | Large city, 244 acres (98.7 ha) |
| Other campuses | |
| Newspaper | Bonfire |
| Colors | Blue and red[5] |
| Nickname | Flames |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | Sparky |
| Website | uic |
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The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a public research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus established under the University of Illinois system, UIC is also the largest university in the Chicago metropolitan area, having more than 33,000 students[6] enrolled in 16 colleges. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity."[7]
UIC competes in NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference.[8]
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