The University of Chicago

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: English (This Major's Salary over time)
While the University has tons of great professors, and many full professors do teach core classes, most undergrads just can't get into those classes (although if you stick around in a class, most often you will get into it). Why? When you take a college where each class is about 800 kids and then add 500 kids on top of that, the core classes taught by full professors fill up fast. While it is difficult for a 1st or 2nd year student to get into a class taught by a well-known professor, many of those professors will allow a very large number of students into their classes (ie. no class size limit for them).

As far as neighborhood security goes, people do get robbed and mugged. But, not being an idiot helps out. I feel totally safe in Hyde Park. With about 20 deputized cops (both Chicago and University of Chicago police) patrolling the very small land area of Hyde Park at all times, and emergency call stations located throughout the neighborhood, even if something were to happen, the cops aren't far away. While there might not be anything to do in Hyde Park, you can still go for a walk in the neighborhood late at night and not have a problem (provided you're not acting like a fool)