The second-largest institution of higher
education in the Midwest by enrollment, the University offers 143 degree programs and 150 degree programs through the graduate school. It is the oldest and largest campus and has the sixth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 51,853 students in 2012–2013. The university is broadly organized into 19 colleges and schools. The school shut down following a financial crisis during the American Civil War, but reopened in 1867 with considerable financial help from John S. Pillsbury. It was upgraded from a preparatory school to a college in 1869. The University has 19 colleges, schools.
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