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Shimer College

3424 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60079 -

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Tel: (847)623-8400

Shimer is a small independent four-year liberal arts college located just minutes from downtown Chicago. Our students develop their capacity for critical thought and interpersonal communication through careful reading of the Great Books, which sustain a life-long passion for learning. With classes of 12 students, a full-time teaching faculty, and great books, Shimer offers a rare and enduring educational experience.

	Shimer College
County	Cook County, IL
Title IV Eligible	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I
Institution Level	4 or more years
Institution Control	Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate	93 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	14 students
Part-Time Graduate	10 students

Total Enrollment	107 students
Total Dormitory Capacity	100 students
Tuition	23750
Tuition Notes	In State And Out Of
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	93%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	20%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$2,000
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	10%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$4,422
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	92%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$8,800
% Students Receiving Loans	60%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$6,200

An independent four-year liberal arts college, Shimer’s academic programs feature an interdisciplinary core curriculum originally designed by Robert M. Hutchins of the University of Chicago and grounded in the Great Books tradition.
The 450-acre campus includes more than 100 facilities, including a performing arts center, fitness center, and dining hall.
Shimer College offers Day Program for traditional-age students, Every-Third-Weekend Program for working adults, Shimer-in-Oxford Program for third- and fourth-year students, Early Entrant Program for high school-age students; graduate courses in the Teaching Fellows Program for professional teacher development.
Profile last updated: 07/14/2008.

Shimer college fires president (WICS Springfield)
posted on April 20, 2010 at 02:51:51 am
CHICAGO (AP) -- One of Illinois' tiniest liberal arts schools, Shimer College on Chicago's South Side, has fired its president after only 15 months.
Shimer college fires president (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport)
posted on April 20, 2010 at 02:34:26 am
Associated Press - April 19, 2010 10:34 PM ET CHICAGO (AP) - 1 of Illinois' tiniest liberal arts schools, Shimer College on Chicago's South Side, has fired its president after only 15...
Shimer College fires its president (Chicago Tribune)
posted on April 20, 2010 at 02:33:08 am
Board ousts Thomas Lindsay Shimer College, a tiny liberal arts school on Chicago's South Side, fired its president Monday.
Shimer College president fired (Chicago Tribune)
posted on April 20, 2010 at 01:06:34 am
Shimer College, a tiny liberal arts school on Chicago 's South Side , fired its president on Monday. Thomas Lindsay's brief tenure was marked by bitter ideological conflicts with students and faculty at Shimer, which bills itself as Chicago 's home to the study of the great books of Western civilization. Monday's action by the board of trustees was the final act in a struggle which previously ...
Shimer in power struggle (WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago)
posted on January 30, 2010 at 04:11:02 pm
In all of American academics, it's a good bet there's no place quite like Chicago's Shimer College.

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