Getting in
For Fall 2025, 45,533 first-year students applied to UChicago, 2,039 were admitted and 1,786 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 4.5%.
Source: UChicago Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.
By school or major. UChicago's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the College, with no rate by major. You apply to the College, not to a major.
Source: UChicago Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Early decision and early action. UChicago offers early decision and early action, but the Common Data Set leaves its early decision counts blank, so it gives no early acceptance rate.
Source: UChicago Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Majors
56 majors across 1 school. Every major in the College Catalog 2026-2027's official List of Majors. The catalog names no degree beside each major, so none is shown here. Minors, certificates and graduate programs are left out.
Majors in the College56
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Art History
- Astrophysics
- Biological Chemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Cinema and Media Studies
- Classical Studies
- Climate and Sustainable Growth
- Cognitive Science
- Comparative Human Development
- Comparative Literature
- Computational and Applied Mathematics
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Data Science
- East Asian Languages and Civilizations
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- Environment, Geography, and Urbanization
- Environmental Science
- Fundamentals: Issues and Texts
- Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Geophysical Sciences
- Germanic Studies
- Global Studies
- History
- History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine
- Human Rights
- Inquiry and Research in the Humanities
- Jewish Studies
- Latin American and Caribbean Studies
- Law, Letters, and Society
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Media Arts and Design
- Medieval Studies
- Middle Eastern Studies
- Molecular Engineering
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Policy Studies
- Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity
- Religious Studies
- Romance Languages and Literatures
- Russian and East European Studies
- Sociology
- South Asian Languages and Civilizations
- Statistics
- Theater and Performance Studies
- Visual Arts
Source: UChicago College Catalog 2026-2027, Programs of Study (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Deadlines for Fall 2027
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
| Plan | Apply by | Decision | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Decision I | November 2 | Mid-December | Yes |
| Early Action | November 2 | Mid-December | No |
| Early Decision II | January 4 | Mid-February | Yes |
| Regular Decision | January 4 | Late March | No |
Admitted in Early Decision I, you reply by mid-January; in Early Decision II, by mid-March; in Early Action or Regular Decision, by May 1.
Source: UChicago College Admissions, Application (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Early Decision I and II are binding; Early Action and Regular Decision are not. You can switch from Early Action to Early Decision I by December 1, and a deferred Early Action or Regular Decision applicant can switch to Early Decision II by January 15, by sending an Early Decision agreement form.
Source: UChicago College Admissions, Application (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Testing
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
Sending an SAT or ACT score is optional. Under UChicago's No Harm policy, a score you send is used only if it helps your application; a score that could hurt it is not considered. You may self-report scores and send official reports only if you enroll.
Source: UChicago College Admissions, Required Materials (No Harm Testing Policy) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
The Common Data Set also marks the SAT or ACT as not required for admission, but considered if submitted.
Source: UChicago Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Applying next year?
For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028
Not announced yet. When we checked UChicago's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.
Source: UChicago College Admissions, Application (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Cost, and what families paid after aid
The published cost of a year at UChicago, 2026-2027:
| Tuition | $75,960 |
|---|---|
| Student services fee | $1,677 |
| UPASS fee | $318 |
| Food and housing (on campus) | $21,414 |
| Books and course materials | $1,800 |
| Personal expenses | $1,950 |
| Travel allowance | $702 |
| Total | $103,821 |
On-campus students. Students who start in 2026 also pay a $720 class fee in each of their first two years. Health insurance is not included.
Source: UChicago Financial Aid, Undergraduate Costs: Cost of Attendance for 2026-2027 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 11, 2026.
Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:
| Family income | Paid after grants |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | -$1,264 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $914 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $226 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $12,602 |
| Over $110,000 | $48,524 |
| All incomes | $14,860 |
What first-year, full-time students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. A negative figure means grants averaged more than the listed cost. Your own price comes from UChicago's aid offer.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Similar schools
Chosen for how close each is to University of Chicago on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · Private4.4% admitted$6,128 average net price
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA · Private4.2% admitted$19,066 average net price
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA · Private4.6% admitted$20,111 average net price
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT · Private4.7% admitted$23,777 average net price
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA · Private3.8% admitted$13,807 average net price
Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.