University of Chicago was founded in 1890, located in Chicago, Illinois, in the midwest of the United States. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States after new york and Los Angeles. Located in the center of the North American continent, it is the most important railway and aviation hub in the United States and one of the major financial, cultural, manufacturing, futures and commodity trading centers in the United States.

The University of Chicago is one of the most prestigious universities in the world, with 87 teachers and alumni winning the Nobel Prize, the highest among American universities. Two alumni have won the Turing Award, and 12 professors have won the National Science Medal. At present, there are more than 60 academicians of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medical Sciences, including Chinese physicists Li Zhengdao, Yang Zhenning and Cui Qi.

The University of Chicago offers needs-based scholarships to international students with a coverage rate of 72%.

The University of Chicago is rated as the most active research institution by the Carnegie Foundation for Advanced Courses, and is also a member of the Cooperative University Alliance and association of american universities. The university has 12 research institute and 1 13 research center.

There are many employment opportunities for graduates: 1) Chicago is the most important financial center in the world and the second largest commercial center in the United States. There are 12 Fortune 500 companies headquartered here, such as Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group, which owns new york Mercantile Exchange and Dow Jones Index. 200 1 headquarters of Boeing, a military giant, moved to Chicago. Kraft Foods and McDonald's are located in the suburbs of Chicago. These three companies are among the top 30 companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and United Airlines is headquartered in Chicago. 2) The city has the second largest labor market in the United States. Manufacturing, printing, publishing and food processing industries occupy a large share in the local economy. Because of its large number of consumers and many college graduates, Chicago has also spawned many emerging Internet companies, such as Career Builder, Orbitz, 37 Signals, Groupon and Feedburner. 3) Chicago is the main venue for global exhibitions. The main convention and exhibition center of this city is McCormick Place, which is composed of four connected buildings and is the largest convention and exhibition center in the United States and the third largest in the world.