University of Chicago Overview

University of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Chicago, Illinois. The city atmosphere of Chicago makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is University of Chicago Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at UChicago since the student to facuty ratio is 5 to 1.
• The 1% student loan default rate at UChicago is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UChicago.
• In 2017-2018, 82% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UChicago makes roughly $68,100 a year. This is 67% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from UChicago to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

University of Chicago Rankings

UChicago is ranked #15 out of 2,587 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 1% of all schools in the nation! Out of the 102 colleges in Illinois, it is ranked at #1.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UChicago has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UChicago.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UChicago has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Legal Professions Schools	College Factual
#3	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#3	Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools	College Factual
#4	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	College Factual
#6	Best Business Schools	Business Degree Central

Where Is University of Chicago?

Contact details for UChicago are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Phone:	773-702-1234
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/uchicago
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UChicago

How Do I Get Into UChicago?

You can apply to UChicago online at: https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for UChicago

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	considered but not required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UChicago?

The acceptance rate at UChicago is 7%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 52% of accepted students are men and 48% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 8%, and the acceptance rate for women is 7%.

Average Test Scores

About 41% of students accepted to UChicago submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 730 and 770. Math scores were between 770 and 800.

UChicago received ACT scores from 36% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 31 and 35. Composite scores were between 34 and 35.

Can I Afford University of Chicago?

The overall average net price of UChicago is $57,126. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UChicago, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $9,954 a year. That adds up to $39,816 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UChicago is 0.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Chicago Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,056 undergraduate students at UChicago, with 7,020 being full-time and 36 being part-time.

There are also 10,778 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,020 full-time undergraduates at UChicago, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Chicago students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,429
Black or African American	383
Hispanic or Latino	1,025
White	2,497
International Students	1,059
Other Races/Ethnicities	627

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at University of Chicago. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 117 countries are represented at UChicago. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Chicago

This is the #1,689 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UChicago regardless of major.

University of Chicago Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	985	0	985
Economics	423	6	59	37	525
Public Policy	129	39	337	6	511
Statistics	76	0	181	13	270
Computer Science	93	0	164	7	264
General Social Sciences	0	10	235	2	247
Business Administration & Management	0	0	228	0	228
Social Work	0	0	199	11	210
Law	0	0	0	204	204
Mathematics	159	0	25	17	201
Liberal Arts General Studies	19	0	147	0	166
Chemistry	70	0	44	35	149
General Biology	147	0	0	1	148
International Relations & National Security	17	60	66	0	143
Political Science & Government	106	0	9	11	126
Applied Mathematics	0	0	119	0	119
Physics	63	0	17	23	103
History	72	0	11	15	98
Child Development & Psychology	78	0	11	5	94
Legal Research	0	0	82	4	86
Medicine	0	0	0	84	84
Theological & Ministerial Studies	4	0	59	14	77
Philosophy	70	0	2	4	76
Finance & Financial Management	0	75	0	0	75
General English Literature	59	0	3	9	71
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	61	0	0	6	67
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	53	0	53
Sociology	31	0	9	11	51
Computer Programming	0	0	49	0	49
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	11	37	0	48
Public Health	0	37	7	1	45
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	41	0	1	3	45
Area Studies	14	0	25	0	39
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	28	0	5	5	38
Natural Resources Conservation	21	0	17	0	38
Chemical Engineering	21	0	4	12	37
Anthropology	20	0	5	10	35
Romance Languages	22	0	0	7	29
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	29	0	29
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	13	0	6	9	28
General Business/Commerce	0	0	11	16	27
Computer Systems Analysis	0	27	0	0	27
Writing Studies	25	0	0	0	25
Computer Information Systems	0	0	23	0	23
Natural Resource Management	0	23	0	0	23
Fine & Studio Arts	21	0	0	2	23
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	6	15	21
Ethnic Studies	7	14	0	0	21
East Asian Languages	13	0	0	6	19
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	0	8	9	17
Music	5	0	3	9	17
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	12	3	15
Genetics	0	0	7	7	14
Geological & Earth Sciences	6	0	2	6	14
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	13	0	0	1	14
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	13	0	0	0	13
Classical Languages & Literature	8	0	0	4	12
Other Visual Art	12	0	0	0	12
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	0	7	4	11
South Asian Languages	3	0	1	6	10
Biotechnology	0	9	0	0	9
Marketing	0	9	0	0	9
Germanic Languages	6	0	0	3	9
Astronomy & Astrophysics	6	0	0	2	8
Drama & Theater Arts	7	0	0	0	7
General Physical Sciences	0	0	6	0	6
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	0	0	0	5	5
Nutrition Science	0	0	2	2	4
Geography & Cartography	4	0	0	0	4
Public Relations & Advertising	0	3	0	0	3
Religious Studies	3	0	0	0	3
International Business	0	0	2	0	2
Medieval Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Other Social Sciences	2	0	0	0	2
Science, Technology & Society	0	0	1	0	1
Molecular Medicine	0	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0	0
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2,013	323	3,321	666	6,323

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.