Complex sentence: The University of Chicago (U of C, Chicago, or UChicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, and is consistently considered by numerous independent university rankings to be one of the world's most prestigious institutions of higher learning.
Split into simpler sentences: The University of Chicago (U of C, Chicago, or UChicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. It is considered by numerous independent university rankings to be a prestigious institution of higher learning.