SCHOOLS / UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

University of Chicago

CHICAGO, ILIPEDS 144050CARNEGIE CLASS 15
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2024-25
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,510
Median1,540
75th1,560
§ 49% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th34
Median35
75th35
§ 27% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 4%SAT SUBMIT 49%ACT SUBMIT 27%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offeredEarly Action offered
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants43,612reported count
Admits1,9554%
Class seats1,72688% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants43,6121,9554%1,726School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 88%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Wait list attrition

Wait-list policy reported, counts unavailable.

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $75.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients654% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$16,338H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$14,860Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $65,118.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio5EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1955ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate4%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
43612ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1726ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1726ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate88%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile34ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile35ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile35ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate27%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile740ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile760ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile780ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile770ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile790ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile800ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate49%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded1926DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded457DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded3677DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$1,878COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$67,446COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board$20,109COST1_2024.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees$1,878COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$67,446COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$94,971DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$94,971DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment7578DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment10968DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment20DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment18566DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment7598DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate51%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$8,208SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$17,312SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$6,356SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate16%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate5%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate16%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityChicagoHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameUniversity of ChicagoHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category10,000 - 19,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: LargeHD2024.LOCALE
StateIllinoisHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years87%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years94%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years96%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate99%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time96%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$91,885
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
96%
6-year completion
Average net price
$14,860
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$15,000
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$60,576$61k
MEDIAN
$91,885$92k
P75
$158,433$158k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$-1,264
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$914
$48,001 – $75,000
$226
$75,001 – $110,000
$12,602
$110,001 and up
$48,524
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
87%
6-yr grad
96%
8-yr grad
96%
Retention
99%
Pell grad
92%
Transfer
0%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.