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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
4.5%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
88.3%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$94,797
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
5:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$36,216

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates7,519
Total all graduate8,702
Grand total all students16,221

Admissions

Total applicants43,612
Total admitted1,955
Total enrolled1,726
Overall admit rate4.5%
Admit rate — women3.7%
Admit rate — men5.6%
Yield rate88.3%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT49.0%
% submitting ACT27.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile740
SAT EBRW 75th %ile780
SAT Math 25th %ile770
SAT Math 75th %ile800
ACT Comp 25th %ile34
ACT Comp 75th %ile35
% in top 10% of HS class96.0%
% in top 25% of HS class99.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$71,325
Tuition — out-of-state$71,325
Required fees$2,637
Room and board$20,835
Total cost — in-state$94,797
Total cost — out-of-state$94,797

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$72,859
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$16,290
Avg loan debt at graduation$36,216

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)2,884
Transfer admit rate9.3%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio5:1
% faculty full-time87.6%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$14,860Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)96.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)91.8%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate99.3%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$127,757Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant15.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan4.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full29.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress37.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress11.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white29.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino16.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian19.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international17.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women43.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men56.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white45.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian16.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international22.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown6.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences40.0%
Mathematics And Statistics9.4%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services8.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences7.9%
Physical Sciences6.6%
Psychology3.7%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions3.5%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies3.4%