University of Chicago-Ecology & Evolution

The Ecology & Evolution department does not have a FAQ posted yet, so when that gets posted I should be able to update this with more relevant information.  Reading the Biology Department's FAQ, I came across the obnoxious statement that they do not disclose statistics of how many applicants they receive, average scores, GPAs, etc. of accepted students, and so on.  Although this is a top-ranking school, I didn't much care for it.  The price is so high, for one, though theoretically this is all taken care of by assitantships.  Information is hard to find because the website is so difficult to navigate, the ecology and evolutionary biology department's website is spare, and they aren't willing to give you all the info. you want and need.  They seem rather unfriendly.

Application Deadline:  Dec. 1.
Degrees Offered:  PhD only, but you don't need a Master's to apply.
Min. GPA:  None specified.
GRE scores:  None specified, but you do have to take the test.
GRE subject:  Not required, unless you apply for an NSF grant.
Total Cost of Attendance:  $48,920 (not specified if this is in or out of state or both)
Financial Aid:  The following comes directly from the biology FAQ:  "The financial aid package provides you with a stipend of $26,500 per year. Your tuition costs (approximately $48,920 in 2008-2009) and health insurance fees (approximately $2,600) are also covered in the financial aid package. You will also be provided with a one time $500 supplement to aid you in relocating to attend the Division of Biological Sciences Graduate Program at the University of Chicago."   Aid comes in the form of, "Predoctoral training grant appointments or research assistantships."
TA'ing:  Required to TA twice!  They offer a training course as well as a TA'ing handbook to help out. Areas of Emphasis:  None specified.
Courses:  Environmental Ecology, Natural History of North American Deserts, Prairie Ecosystems:  Lessons of Sustainability in the Past, Present, and Future, Tropical Ecology:  Biodiversity and Human Impacts, Biological Poisons and Toxins, Ecological Applications to Conservation Biology, Mammalian Ecology, Plant Development and Molecular Genetics, Intro. to Virology, Image Processing in Biology, Ecology and Evolution in the Southwest, Marine Ecology  (Note:  These are all undergrad courses.  They don't seem to have a listing of grad. courses.)
Pre-requisites:  While none are listed, the biology website states, "Evidence of a sound background in the candidate's intended field of study is important, as well as academic credentials suggesting that the applicant has the ability to pursue advanced study and research successfully." 
US News & World Report Ranking:  For all graduate ecology programs, it is ranked Number 1, as of 2007.