University of Chicago

  • Details

    • Name: University of Chicago
    • Location: Chicago, IL 60637
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 4.79%
    • Average SAT Scores 1554
    • Four Year Completion Rate 86.41% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 94.91% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 96.16% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    86.4%
    6 Year
    94.9%
    8 Year
    96.2%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $86,856 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $66,939 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $66,939 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $13,368 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $15,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $6,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 -$1,428 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 -$294 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $770 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $12,816 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $54,800 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $80,870 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $70,086 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $87,164 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $77,865 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $91,885 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data $93,918
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $14,137
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,335
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $52,578
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,175
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data $48,082
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $81,753
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,698
Theological and Ministerial Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Astronomy and Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Work Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Visual and Performing Arts, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Systems Science and Theory Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $35,220
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $35,291
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,324
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Policy Analysis Bachelor's Degree No data No data $51,165
Economics Bachelor's Degree $87,747 No data $82,564
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $42,576
Social Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,403
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,346