- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- University of Chicago
Chicago, ILCity: largeZIP 60637Founded 1890
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1890
- Motto
- crescat scientia vita excolatur
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.uchicago.edu
- Member of
- AAU
IllinoisPrivate nonprofit
University of Chicago
University of Chicago is a private nonprofit university in Chicago, Illinois, with 7,569 undergraduates. It admits 4.5% of applicants, graduates 95% within six years and costs $16,776 a year after aid.
95%graduate
Admission rate4.5%
Retention99%
4-year graduation85%
Pell Grant share17%
Federal loans4.9%
$16,776net price / year
4.5%admission rate
1554average SAT
95%graduate in 6 years
$103,872median earnings, 10 yrs
$12,000median debt
#44 of 1,704 for earnings#622 of 1,739 for lowest net price#28 of 1,738 for graduation rate#8 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $94,971tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $73,962
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $73,962
- Average net price
- $16,776national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$394
$30,001–48,000$1,148
$48,001–75,000$2,800
$75,001–110,000$7,744
$110,001+$49,769
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 4.5%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1554
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 740–780
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 770–800
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 34–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college4.5%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college99%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college95%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college17%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 95%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 85%
- First-year retention
- 99%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 96%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $77,357
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $103,872middle 50%: $66,115–$197,929
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$197,929
Median, University of Chicago$103,872
Lower quarter$66,115
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,569
- Part-time
- 0.1%
- Women / men
- 46% / 54%
- Average age at entry
- 20.0
- First-generation students
- 20%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 17%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 85%
- Average faculty salary
- $19,806 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $96,069
- Endowment, end of year
- $9,124,340,657
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White30%
Hispanic17%
Black6.9%
Asian19%
Two or more races7.0%
U.S. nonresident18%
Unknown2.7%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences40%
Mathematics & statistics9.4%
Computer & information sciences8.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.9%
Physical sciences6.6%
Psychology3.7%
Public administration & social service3.5%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies3.4%
keep comparing
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | $34,420 | 96% | $104,255 |
| Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL | $36,529 | 47% | $48,427 |
| National Louis University Chicago, IL | $10,364 | 32% | $52,883 |
| Lewis University Romeoville, IL | $17,318 | 57% | $59,389 |
| Aurora University Aurora, IL | $19,385 | 60% | $64,180 |
| Bradley University Peoria, IL | $22,469 | 74% | $76,013 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | $16,754 | 91% | $93,897 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | $18,056 | 94% | $96,468 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | $15,370 | 95% | $109,430 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | $16,600 | 90% | $80,330 |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | $15,497 | 93% | $99,080 |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | $18,431 | 93% | $104,590 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 144050. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q131252.