Roosevelt University is a coeducational, private university with campuses in Chicago, Illinois and Schaumburg, Illinois. Founded in 1945, the university is named in honor of both former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The university's curriculum is based on principles of social justice. Currently with an acceptance rate of 53 percent the university enrolls around 7,000 students between its undergraduate and graduate programs and is ranked #81 in US News and World Report Midwest Universities from 2012. Roosevelt is also home to the internationally renowned Chicago College of Performing Arts. The University's newest academic building Wabash, is located in the area of Downtown Chicago called The Loop and is the tallest educational building in Chicago, the second tallest educational building in the United States and the sixth largest academic complex in the world. The current president is Charles R. Middleton; he was inaugurated in 2002.
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