University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit4.5%
Acceptance rate
1,554
SAT Average
$18,967
Avg net price
7,540
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 2,085Master’s 4,055Doctoral 735 |
| Bachelor’s 834Master’s 992Doctoral 77 |
| Bachelor’s 197Master’s 261Doctoral 33 |
| Bachelor’s 174Master’s 349Doctoral 37 |
| Bachelor’s 164Master’s 134Doctoral 68 |
| Bachelor’s 138Master’s 115Doctoral 63 |
| Bachelor’s 78Master’s 8Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 72Master’s 165Doctoral 9 |
| Bachelor’s 71Master’s 254Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 48Master’s 10Doctoral 13 |
| Bachelor’s 45Master’s 70Doctoral 40 |
| Bachelor’s 44Master’s 10Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 43Master’s 11Doctoral 30 |
| Bachelor’s 43Master’s 0Doctoral 5 |
| Bachelor’s 43Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 34Master’s 2Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 21Master’s 24Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 20Master’s 152Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 15Master’s 20Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s 52Doctoral 16 |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s 0Doctoral 87 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 1,320Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 82Doctoral 218 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 24Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- University Athletic Association
Projected sponsored sports20
Athletic participation
578 unique student-athletes · 16 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · Institutional Financial Aid Application Deadlines due Nov 15
Early Action
Institutional Financial Aid Application Deadlines due Nov 15
Early Decision II
Binding · Institutional Financial Aid Application Deadlines due Jan 15
Regular Decision
Institutional Financial Aid Application Deadlines due Feb 15
· Apply with Coalition or Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $67,446
- Required fees
- $3,216
- Food and housing
- $20,109
- Books and supplies
- $1,800
- Other expenses
- $2,400
- Total
- $94,971
- $81,5312019–2019–20
- $81,5312020–2120–21
- $84,1262021–2221–22
- $86,8562022–2322–23
- $90,3602023–2423–24
- $94,9712024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $18,967 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 37%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $78,651
- Required forms
- FAFSA and Institution's own form
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University of Chicago’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
University of Chicago admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
University of Chicago runs one binding Early Decision round and a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of Chicago withholds applicants and admits by residency, so in-state, out-of-state, and international admit odds can't be computed.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,786 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 49% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 35%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
57% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
25% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 32% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
High-school class rank
Among the 32% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
University of Chicago rates 6 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Application essay
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Academic GPA
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Very important
- Talent / ability
- Very important
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
University of Chicago leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the residency split, there’s no way to see whether admit rates shift for out-of-state or international applicants.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)
University of Chicago’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Bars read against the $101,889 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $18,967 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 652 of 1,786 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
What that meant in 2025–26
Cost of attendance $101,889
Averages among the 652 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Avg need-based loan
Not disclosedMerit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of Chicago offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosed99.4% of University of Chicago’s first-years return for a second year and 94.9% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03