University of Chicago: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #19 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #16 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #15 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #1 of 100 | In Illinois |
| #1 of 38 | In Chicago |
| #3 of 2,854 | For Classics and Ancient History |
| Top10 | For 17 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 5%
- Undergraduates
- 7,643
- Graduates
- 10,696
- Male:Female Ratio
- 54:46
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.uchicago.edu
University of Chicago Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Chicago has an acceptance rate of 5% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 5% | 6% | 4% |
| Applicants | 38,631 | 17,373 | 21,249 |
| Admissions | 1,849 | 994 | 855 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 1,626 | 885 | 741 |
99 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
755 or 46%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1510
or below
75% of them
had 1570
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Chicago are 1510-1570 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
481 or 30%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 34
or below
75% of them
had 35
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Chicago are 34-35 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Recommendations | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school GPA | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| TOEFL | Considered but not required |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| Nonresident Alien | 5629 (31%) |
|---|---|
| White | 5527 (30%) |
| Asian | 2901 (16%) |
| Hispanic | 2036 (11%) |
| Black or African American | 973 (5%) |
| Two or more races | 820 (4%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 438 (2%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 (0%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 3 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend University of Chicago is $27,979 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $958 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $1,595 |
| $48-75K | $770 |
| $75-110K | $12,816 |
| $110K+ | $54,800 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $63,801 | $65,145 |
| Tuition in-state | $63,801 | $65,145 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $63,801 | $65,145 |
| Fee in-district | $3,138 | $1,398 |
| Fee in-state | $3,138 | $1,398 |
| Fee out-of-state | $3,138 | $1,398 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 4,568 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $19,221 |
University of Chicago majors
University of Chicago has granted 1,689 bachelor's degrees across 50 programs, 3,914 master's across 67 programs, and 768 doctorate degrees across 56 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Chicago.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Science | 1,236 | 3 | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 522 | 78 | 41 |
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | 477 | ||
| Computer Science | 128 | 217 | 28 |
| Data Analytics, General | 251 | ||
| Social Sciences, General | 229 | 5 | |
| Law | 213 | ||
| Social Work | 187 | 5 | |
| Financial Mathematics | 171 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 136 | 8 | 19 |
| Experimental Psychology | 46 | 73 | 10 |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 121 | ||
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 121 | ||
| Physics, General | 40 | 42 | 35 |
| Chemistry, General | 34 | 48 | 29 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 83 | 9 | 11 |
| History, General | 49 | 15 | 27 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 14 | 75 | |
| Medicine | 87 | ||
| Statistics, General | 20 | 61 | 3 |
| Computer Programming, Other | 80 | ||
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other | 77 | ||
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | 38 | 9 | 23 |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | 57 | 6 | |
| Neuroscience | 53 | 1 | 5 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 39 | 8 | 9 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 48 | ||
| Anthropology, General | 23 | 5 | 16 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 44 | ||
| Theology & Theological Studies | 4 | 25 | 12 |
| Sociology, General | 14 | 10 | 13 |
| Environmental Studies | 34 | 1 | |
| Philosophy | 27 | 1 | 7 |
| Bioinformatics | 33 | ||
| Counseling Psychology | 20 | 4 | 7 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 27 | ||
| Astronomy | 18 | 8 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 25 | 1 | |
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 2 | 24 | |
| Chemistry, Other | 22 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | 10 | 11 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Genetics, General | 9 | 9 | |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 18 | ||
| Divinity & Ministry | 17 | ||
| Linguistics | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Biophysics | 7 | 9 | |
| General Studies | 16 | ||
| Business & Commerce, General | 13 | 2 | |
| Creative Writing | 15 | ||
| Middle & Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Music, General | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 10 | 3 | |
| South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 5 | 8 | |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 12 | ||
| Securities Services Administration & Management | 12 | ||
| Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management | 11 | ||
| Developmental Biology and Embryology | 5 | 4 | |
| Geophysics and Seismology | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Mathematical Statistics and Probability | 9 | ||
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 8 | ||
| Evolutionary Biology | 3 | 5 | |
| German Language and Literature | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Immunology | 8 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 8 | ||
| Physical Sciences, General | 8 | ||
| Molecular Biochemistry | 1 | 6 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 7 | ||
| African Studies | 6 | ||
| Behavioral Sciences | 6 | ||
| Ecology | 4 | 2 | |
| Microbiology, General | 1 | 5 | |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 1 | 5 | |
| Anatomy | 2 | 3 | |
| Comparative Literature | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Directing and Theatrical Production | 4 | ||
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 4 | ||
| Systems Science and Theory | 4 | ||
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 3 | ||
| Latin American Studies | 3 | ||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 3 | ||
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 3 | ||
| Nutrition Sciences | 3 | ||
| Cognitive Science, General | 2 | ||
| Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | 2 | ||
| Human & Medical Genetics | 1 | 1 | |
| Information Science & Studies | 2 | ||
| International Policy Analysis | 2 | ||
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 2 | ||
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 1 | ||
| Geography | 1 | ||
| Molecular Genetics | 1 | ||
| Science, Technology and Society | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 1,689 | 3,914 | 768 |
University of Chicago has a graduation rate of 95%, which is among the 2% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 95% | 94% | 96% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of Chicago is a world-class research university with 259,567 scientific papers published and 13,284,954 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Genetics, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2623 | 68893 |
| 1993 | 2608 | 69706 |
| 1994 | 2556 | 74245 |
| 1995 | 2801 | 78418 |
| 1996 | 3284 | 86780 |
| 1997 | 2937 | 93901 |
| 1998 | 3170 | 105389 |
| 1999 | 3187 | 115604 |
| 2000 | 3296 | 132234 |
| 2001 | 3380 | 146401 |
| 2002 | 3788 | 169328 |
| 2003 | 3868 | 191910 |
| 2004 | 4330 | 208985 |
| 2005 | 4579 | 233656 |
| 2006 | 5131 | 255373 |
| 2007 | 5315 | 282578 |
| 2008 | 5386 | 310797 |
| 2009 | 6746 | 341165 |
| 2010 | 6071 | 372146 |
| 2011 | 6443 | 408137 |
| 2012 | 6565 | 443287 |
| 2013 | 7122 | 474309 |
| 2014 | 7401 | 508167 |
| 2015 | 8214 | 529664 |
| 2016 | 8026 | 541980 |
| 2017 | 8340 | 569018 |
| 2018 | 8489 | 610967 |
| 2019 | 9366 | 679790 |
| 2020 | 10506 | 790444 |
| 2021 | 10253 | 856827 |
| 2022 | 10065 | 777015 |
| 2023 | 10921 | 799792 |
| 2024 | 9350 | 765514 |
University of Chicago alumni
-
Barack Obama
- Enrolled in the University of Chicago
- 1997-2002 graduated with Bachelor of Science in law
- Occupations
- politicianacademiccommunity organizermemoiristpolitical writer
- Biography
-
Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African-American president in U.S. history. Obama previously served as a U.S. senator representing Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
-
Bernie Sanders
- Enrolled in the University of Chicago
- In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Bernard Sanders is an American politician and activist who is the senior United States senator from Vermont. He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history, but maintains a close relationship with the Democratic Party, having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career and sought the party's presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020. Sanders has been viewed as the leader of the modern American progressive movement.
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Carl Sagan
- Enrolled in the University of Chicago
- In 1955 graduated with Bachelor of Science in physics
- In 1956 graduated with Master of Science in physics
- In 1960 graduated with doctorate in astrophysics and astronomy
- Occupations
- screenwriterastronomeruniversity teacherscience writernon-fiction writer
- Biography
-
Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator. His best known scientific contribution is his research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by exposure to light. He assembled the first physical messages sent into space, the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record, which were universal messages that could potentially be understood by any extraterrestrial intelligence that might find them. He argued in favor of the hypothesis, which has since been accepted, that the high surface temperatures of Venus are the result of the greenhouse effect.
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David Rockefeller
- Occupations
- entomologistautobiographerbusinesspersonentrepreneurart collector
- Biography
-
David Rockefeller was an American economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the third generation of the Rockefeller family, and family patriarch from 2004 until his death in 2017. Rockefeller was the fifth son and youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and a grandson of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spelman Rockefeller.
General info
| Founded | 1891 |
|---|---|
| Motto | crescat scientia vita excolatur |
| Colors | maroon, white |
| Academic calendar | June to June. Also Summer Session (June to August) |
| Total FTE staff | 12,369 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 5801 S Ellis Ave Chicago, Illinois, 60637 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 2,746,000 |
| Phone | 7737021234 |