University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Private nonprofitBachelor's to graduateFounded 1890Large citySEVP certified
About
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, UChi, or U of C) is a private research university in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The university is composed of an undergraduate college and four graduate research divisions: the Arts & Humanities Division, the Biological Sciences Division, the Physical Sciences Division, and the Social Sciences Division, all of which include various organized departments and institutes. In addition, the university operates seven professional schools in the fields of business, social work, theology, public policy, law, medicine, and molecular engineering, along with a school of continuing studies.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$73,962
- Estimated total for international students
- US$94,971
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,569
- Graduate students
- 10,968
- International undergraduates
- 18%
- Students per teacher
- 5 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 4%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 740–780 · Maths 770–800
- ACT
- 34–35
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 95%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$103,872
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (184)
Bachelor's degrees50 subjects
AnthropologyArea StudiesAstronomy and AstrophysicsBiology, GeneralChemical EngineeringChemistryClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyCognitive ScienceComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsEconomicsEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFine and Studio ArtsGeography and CartographyGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHealth/Medical Preparatory ProgramsHistoryInternational Relations and National Security StudiesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesMathematicsMedieval and Renaissance StudiesMiddle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPublic Policy AnalysisRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSlavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial Sciences, OtherSocial WorkSociologySouth Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsStatisticsSystems Science and TheoryTheological and Ministerial StudiesVisual and Performing Arts, Other
Master's degrees64 subjects
AnthropologyApplied MathematicsArea StudiesAstronomy and AstrophysicsBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiology, GeneralBiomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness/Commerce, GeneralCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCriminal Justice and CorrectionsData AnalyticsDesign and Applied ArtsDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFine and Studio ArtsGeneticsGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHistoryInformation Science/StudiesInternational BusinessInternational Relations and National Security StudiesLegal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMathematicsMicrobiological Sciences and ImmunologyMiddle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesNutrition SciencesPhilosophyPhysical Sciences, GeneralPhysicsPhysiology, Pathology and Related SciencesPolitical Science and GovernmentPublic HealthPublic Policy AnalysisRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationResearch and Experimental PsychologyRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsScience, Technology and SocietySlavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial Sciences, GeneralSocial WorkSociologySouth Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsStatisticsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTheological and Ministerial Studies
Doctoral degrees50 subjects
AnthropologyApplied MathematicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsBehavioral SciencesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiology, GeneralBusiness/Commerce, GeneralCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyComputer ScienceDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsEngineering PhysicsEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFine and Studio ArtsGeneticsGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHistoryLegal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMathematicsMicrobiological Sciences and ImmunologyMiddle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMusicNeurobiology and NeurosciencesNutrition SciencesPhilosophyPhysicsPhysiology, Pathology and Related SciencesPolitical Science and GovernmentPublic HealthPublic Policy AnalysisResearch and Experimental PsychologyRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsScience, Technology and SocietySlavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial Sciences, GeneralSocial WorkSociologySouth Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsStatisticsTheological and Ministerial Studies
Professional degrees (MD, JD and similar)3 subjects
Business/Commerce, GeneralLawMedicine
Undergraduate certificates1 subject
Political Science and Government
Graduate certificates16 subjects
Computer Systems AnalysisEconomicsEnvironmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFinance and Financial Management ServicesInternational Relations and National Security StudiesMarketingMedical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesPublic HealthPublic Policy AnalysisPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationSocial Sciences, GeneralSocial WorkSustainability StudiesTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.