University of Chicago Admissions

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University of Chicago has an acceptance rate of 5% . Of those admitted, 85% go on to enroll. The application fee is $75 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $75
  • Number of Applicants: 37,522
  • Percent Admitted: 5%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 85%
  Total Male Female
Number of applicants 37,522 16,830 20,670
Percent admitted 5% 6% 5%
Percent admitted who enrolled 85% 88% 81%

Admissions Selectivity: Most Selective

This institution admits less than 25% of its applicants.

University of Chicago Admissions Considerations

  Required Recommended Considered but not Required
Secondary School GPA   ✔    
Secondary School Record ✔      
Recommendations ✔      
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT) ✔      
TOEFL (if applicable) ✔      

University of Chicago Test Scores

University of Chicago SAT Scores

SAT Range 1500 – 1580
SAT Average 1540
SAT 25th Percentile 1500
SAT 75th Percentile 1580

University of Chicago ACT Scores

ACT Range 34 – 35
ACT Average 35
ACT 25th Percentile 34
ACT 75th Percentile 35

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.