University of Chicago

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 7,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,650
Men / Women 54% / 46%
From State 9%
From Region 3%
Athletes 578 (7.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 30%
Asian 20%
Hispanic 17%
International 17%
Black 7%
Mixed 7%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
The College 2,085 52% 32% 20% 7% 15% 15% $126,621 100 +1.94 98 96%
Computer Science 174 +56 67% 30% 28% 6% 9% 14% $185,851 92 +1.78 100 100% — — — —
Data Science 49 +39 45% 27% 24% 8% 12% 16% $164,147 95 +2.41 100 — — — — —
Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 +3 71% 50% 21% 7% 14% 7% $105,631 93 +1.59 90 — — — — —
Chemistry 33 +24 36% 30% 18% 6% 18% 12% $80,380 86 +0.85 62 — — — — —
Geophysical Sciences 7 +3 29% 29% 0% 14% 0% 29% $71,897 82 +0.62 41 — — — — —
Mathematics 168 +63 79% 29% 29% 1% 8% 22% $169,724 99 +3.18 100 96% — — — —
Physics 62 +17 73% 44% 11% 2% 8% 24% $101,399 89 +1.28 88 88% — — — —
Statistics 29 +33 62% 21% 38% 7% 7% 14% $146,197 88 +1.19 99 91% — — — —
Biological Chemistry 22 +6 68% 45% 14% 14% 14% 5% $75,980 68 +0.40 52 — — — — —
Biological Sciences 116 +11 35% 28% 21% 10% 21% 8% $69,133 64 +0.31 33 94% — — — —
Molecular Engineering 45 +2 56% 47% 13% 9% 7% 9% $95,030 99 +2.10 82 — — — — —
Neuroscience 48 +8 38% 44% 19% 10% 17% 6% $53,733 9 -1.16 5 95% — — — —
History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine 6 +2 0% 17% 33% 0% 17% 0% $69,138 56 +0.05 33 92% — — — —
Economics 653 +175 58% 26% 26% 4% 13% 23% $165,870 97 +2.55 100 98% — — — —
African and African-American Studies 5 +2 0% 0% 0% 40% 40% 0% $67,822 76 +0.68 30 94% — — — —
Classical Studies 7 +5 29% 29% 29% 0% 0% 29% $78,472 95 +2.10 58 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 2 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% $77,472 99 +3.06 55 80% — — — —
Creative Writing 12 +13 8% 50% 8% 8% 17% 17% $67,607 96 +1.85 29 — — — — —
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies 4 +13 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $68,417 76 +0.73 31 — — — — —
East Asian Languages 5 +6 60% 20% 20% 0% 0% 40% $72,549 84 +1.06 43 — — — — —
English Language and Literature 22 +20 45% 50% 5% 9% 18% 9% $68,943 97 +2.02 33 93% — — — —
German — +3 — — — — — — $75,746 95 +1.58 51 — — — — —
History 42 +27 60% 48% 12% 7% 19% 7% $69,138 90 +1.19 33 92% — — — —
Latin American Studies 3 +1 67% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $71,074 80 +0.94 39 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 20 +7 50% 70% 5% 5% 5% 10% $97,643 99 +3.86 85 94% — — — —
Linguistics 11 +9 55% 45% 0% 0% 27% 18% $77,472 96 +1.73 55 80% — — — —
Medieval Studies — — — — — — — — $78,103 95 +2.07 57 — — — — —
Near Eastern Languages 6 +6 33% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $74,677 94 +1.48 48 — — — — —
Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity 3 +2 33% 0% 0% 33% 67% 0% $69,366 77 +0.81 34 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 +16 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,948 97 +2.11 30 94% — — — —
Romance Languages 10 +27 50% 10% 20% 10% 50% 0% $74,725 94 +1.49 48 — — — — —
Russian and East European Studies 1 +9 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,604 94 +1.48 48 — — — — —
South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1 +2 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,836 95 +1.59 51 — — — — —
Anthropology 20 +11 25% 25% 10% 10% 30% 5% $54,630 47 -0.20 6 95% — — — —
Cinema and Media Studies 11 +16 36% 45% 9% 9% 18% 9% $73,100 87 +1.05 44 — — — — —
Cognitive Science 22 +17 41% 32% 27% 5% 5% 18% $85,492 77 +0.13 71 — — — — —
Environmental and Urban Studies 43 +28 42% 49% 16% 5% 19% 0% $72,195 95 +1.17 42 — — — — —
Fundamentals - Issues and Texts 43 +31 58% 37% 19% 7% 7% 19% $75,187 95 +1.66 49 83% — — — —
Geographical Studies — — — — — — — — $73,827 94 +1.54 46 — — — — —
Global Studies 6 +13 33% 33% 17% 33% 17% 0% $109,486 97 +1.91 92 94% — — — —
Global Studies 19 +15 5% 26% 0% 16% 32% 5% $97,592 96 +1.29 85 96% — — — —
Human Development 19 +9 21% 42% 11% 16% 26% 0% $68,499 97 +2.04 31 100% — — — —
Political Science 95 +36 49% 37% 8% 14% 24% 8% $111,811 99 +2.91 93 92% — — — —
Psychology 59 +51 29% 31% 14% 14% 24% 10% $69,539 87 +0.90 34 97% — — — —
Public Policy Studies 66 +43 27% 38% 9% 18% 29% 2% $109,486 99 +2.74 92 94% — — — —
Sociology 20 +26 45% 20% 30% 10% 30% 10% $67,682 91 +0.98 29 — — — — —
Art History 16 +8 19% 25% 12% 6% 31% 25% $64,688 86 +1.00 22 — — — — —
Media Arts and Design 21 +23 52% 29% 14% 5% 33% 5% $79,070 93 +1.58 59 — — — — —
Music 2 +12 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $62,442 98 +1.69 17 — — — — —
Theater and Performance Studies 7 +4 29% 43% 0% 0% 14% 14% $60,760 99 +2.37 13 — — — — —
Visual Arts 8 +11 38% 12% 25% 12% 12% 38% $63,669 96 +1.80 19 — — — — —
Law, Letters, and Society 27 +19 30% 59% 7% 7% 11% 4% $79,129 99 +2.65 59 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $75,332
ROI Percentile 98th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 99%
4-Year Graduation Rate 87%
6-Year Graduation Rate 96%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 31.3% 653 58% 26% 26% 4% 13% 23% $165,870 100 +2.55 100 98% —
Social Sciences 20.3% 423 38% 36% 13% 12% 22% 8% $88,019 99 +1.74 75 93% —
Physical Sciences & Math 15.0% 313 70% 32% 24% 3% 9% 20% $139,536 96 +2.25 99 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.1% 231 43% 36% 18% 10% 16% 7% $71,630 68 +0.36 40 94% —
Computer Science 10.7% 223 62% 29% 27% 7% 10% 14% $181,082 96 +1.92 100 100% —
Humanities 7.4% 155 45% 44% 9% 8% 20% 10% $74,527 96 +1.80 48 91% —
Arts 2.6% 54 37% 26% 13% 7% 26% 17% $69,538 97 +1.55 34 — —
Professional 1.3% 27 30% 59% 7% 7% 11% 4% $79,129 75 +2.65 59 — —
Health Sciences 0.3% 6 0% 17% 33% 0% 17% 0% $69,138 17 +0.05 33 92% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $330M #35 73% $36.1M — — — 137
Physical Sciences & Math $108M #29 81% $1.3M 118 #10 754 215
Life & Natural Sciences $93.2M #60 87% $3.0M 85 #27 593 159
Engineering $50.3M #100 83% $2.4M 28 #111 331 105
Humanities & Social Sciences $43.6M #49 41% $0 158 #14 357 44
Computer Science $33.0M #25 95% $0.2M 16 #63 217 23
Business & Economics $17.7M #34 9% $2.1M 50 #11 228 13
Education $3.8M #124 62% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 2 #102 22 —
Total $680M #49 74% $45.1M 457 #42 2,502 696

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 170 $263K $263K $0
Football 92 $767K $767K $0
Baseball 43 $458K $458K $0
Wrestling 38 $225K $225K $0
Soccer 35 $445K $445K $0
Swimming & Diving 31 $222K $222K $0
Tennis 19 $266K $266K $0
Basketball 18 $623K $623K $0
Total 344 $3.3M $3.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 166 $267K $267K $0
Lacrosse 34 $349K $349K $0
Soccer 33 $443K $443K $0
Swimming & Diving 30 $219K $219K $0
Volleyball 20 $300K $300K $0
Softball 19 $264K $264K $0
Tennis 16 $288K $288K $0
Basketball 14 $324K $324K $0
Total 234 $2.5M $2.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 336 $531K $531K $0
Football 92 $767K $767K $0
Soccer 68 $889K $889K $0
Swimming & Diving 61 $441K $441K $0
Baseball 43 $458K $458K $0
Wrestling 38 $225K $225K $0
Tennis 35 $555K $555K $0
Lacrosse 34 $349K $349K $0
Basketball 32 $947K $947K $0
Volleyball 20 $300K $300K $0
Softball 19 $264K $264K $0
Total 578 $8.4M $8.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 4.5%
Yield (non-ED) 73%
Early Decision 0 Oct 15
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 2
Regular Decision Jan 3
Early Decision 2 Jan 3

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 3% 3% 2%
Early Decision 15% 13% 6%
Unhooked Early Decision 11% 9% —

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 82%
SAT Range 1500 – 1560
SAT Math Range 760 – 790
SAT RW Range 740 – 770