University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
4.5%
1,955 admitted
SAT · 50th
1540
Range 1510–1560
6-yr grad
95.9%
Retention 99.0%
Undergrads
7,519
5:1 S-F
Admissions
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4.5%
1,955 admitted
from 43,612 apps
Applications43,612
Overall admit rate4.5%
Enrolled1,726 · 88.3% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Recs, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsExtracurriculars, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1540
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1510–1560 · 49.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W740760780
Math770790800
Comp151015401560
ACT
255075
Comp343535
Cost & aid
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$71,325
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$71,325
Fees$2,637
Room & board$20,835
Books$1,800
Avg need-based grant$72,859
% need met100.0%
Avg debt at graduation$36,216
Academics
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5 : 1
student-faculty ratio
99.0% retention
Student-faculty5 : 1
Retention99.0%
4-year graduation87.2%
6-year graduation95.9%
Enrollment
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7,519
undergraduates
85.0% out-of-state · 318 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates7,519
First-year1,726
Transfer231
Full-time100%
Female46%
Out-of-state85.0%
International (freshmen)318
Rankings
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#6
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#626
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#1326
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Private)#1726
NicheBest Colleges in America#1826
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Private Schools)#2326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#2526
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#3026
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceUniversity Athletic Association8
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingIllinois colleges13
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionMay 1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
Admissions URLhttps://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/a…
Admissions emailcollegeadmissions@uchicago.edu
Admissions phone773.702.8650
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Columbia University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Columbia University NY · Private (nonprofit)3.9%15409K
Harvard University MA · Private (nonprofit)4.2%——
Yale University CT · Private (nonprofit)4.8%15306K
Princeton University NJ · Private (nonprofit)4.4%15305K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA · Private (nonprofit)4.6%15504K
Northwestern University IL · Private (nonprofit)7.7%15409K
Stanford University CA · Private (nonprofit)3.8%15507K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Chicago

4 years of University of Chicago's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.