As long as we're in Hyde Park, let's take a look at the neighborhood's most notable "resident," the University of Chicago. (Indeed, the University owns a good chunk of Hyde Park!) The University of Chicago, founded in 1890, is one of the world's foremost universities. More than 70 Nobel Laureates have been associated with the university as faculty, researchers, or students. Today, about 4,400 undergraduate students and 9,000 graduate and professional students matriculate here. This stone entrance, Hull Gate, leads you onto the main quad and the heart of the campus.