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| School Rank | Graduate Mathematics |
| 1 | University of Chicago Department of Mathematics Address: 5734 S. University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 Admissions Phone: (773) 702-7100 Admissions E-mail: admissions@math.uchicago.edu Admissions Website: http://www.math.uchicago.edu |
| 2 | Northwestern University Department of Mathematics Address: 2033 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2730 Admissions Phone: (847) 491-3298 Admissions E-mail: grad@Math.Northwestern.edu Admissions Website: http://www.math.northwestern.edu |
| 3 | University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Department of Mathematics Address: 1409 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 Admissions Phone: (217) 333-5749 Admissions E-mail: gradoffice@math.uiuc.edu Admissions Website: http://www.math.uiuc.edu |
| 4 | University of Illinois–Chicago Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computational Science Address: 851 S. Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60607-7045 Admissions Phone: (312) 996-5122 Admissions E-mail: dmw@uic.edu Admissions Website: http://www.math.uic.edu |
| 5 | Northern Illinois University Department of Mathematical Sciences Address: Watson Hall 320, DeKalb, IL 60115-2888 Admissions Phone: (815) 753-6775 Admissions E-mail: gradprog@math.niu.edu Admissions Website: http://www.math.niu.edu |
| 6 | Southern Illinois University–Carbondale Department of Mathematics Address: 1245 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 60291-4408 Admissions Phone: (618) 453-5302 Admissions E-mail: gradinfo@math.siu.edu Admissions Website: http://www.math.siu.edu |
Chicago, Illinois
- State – Illinois
- Region – Midwest United States, Northeast Central States of the United States
- Chicago was founded in 1837
- Chicago area – 607 km 2 (including land – 589 km 2)
- The population of Chicago is about 2,700,000 people (third place in the USA)
- The population density in Chicago is about 4,575 people / km 2
- Included in the urban agglomeration of Greater Chicago (Chicago-Naperville-Elgin) with a population of more than 9,460,000 people (third place among US metropolitan areas)
- Chicago Time Zone – US Central Time Zone (UTC-06, CT)
- Nicknames Chicago – “Windy City”, “Second City”, “City that Works”, “City with Broad Shoulders”
Chicago is the largest city in the US Midwest (and the third largest city in the country after New York and Los Angeles), the economic and cultural “capital” of the region, and one of the largest transportation hubs in the United States of America.
Chicago is located in northeastern Illinois on the shores of Lake Michigan. Two rivers flow through the city (Chicago River and Calumet), and next to it there is a canal connecting the Great Lakes with the Mississippi.
Chicago has a humid continental climate with distinct seasons. Winters are usually cold and snowy, with an average January temperature in Chicago ranging from -8°C to 0°C. Once every few years, a strong wind from the lake brings snow storms and blizzards. Spring is warm (although sometimes snow falls even in late March – early April), thunderstorms are common. Summer here is usually hot and rainy, the average July temperature ranges from 20°C to 29°C, and the maximum daily temperature can reach 38-40°C. Autumn in Chicago is warm, often hot weather lasts until the end of September – early October.
The vast water surface of Lake Michigan significantly softens weather conditions. Despite the fact that Chicago’s most famous nickname is the “City of the Winds”, in fact, they are not so strong here (on average from 3 to 6 m / s), this name is more poetic in nature than really connected with the climate..