Applying to University of Chicago

U of Chicago's acceptance rate is 6% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 37,974 students applied and 2,278 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is extremely hard to get into U of Chicago. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 83% with 1,891 enrolled students out of 2,278 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,545 and the ACT score is 34 at U of Chicago.

To apply to U of Chicago, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is required to submit. Below tables and charts analyze U of Chicago's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $75 for applying undergraduate school and $90 for graduate school at University of Chicago. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$75
Graduate Application Fees	$90
Admission Information	collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/
Online Application	https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/
Calendar System	Quarter
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 6.00% and the yield is 83.01%. 17,513 men and 20,445 women applied to U of Chicago and 1,226 men and 1,227 women students were accepted. Among them, 1,042 men and 1,006 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	37,974	17,513	20,445
Admitted	2,278	1,226	1,227
Enrolled	1,891	1,042	1,006
Acceptance Rate	6.00%	7.00%	6.00%
Yield	83.01%	84.99%	81.99%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 1,011 students (49% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 711 students (35%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 780 and the 25^th percentile is 740. The SAT Math score is 800 (75^th) and 770 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 35 (75^th percentile) and 33 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	740	780
SAT Math	770	800
ACT Composite	33	35
ACT Math	31	35
ACT English	34	36

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at University of Chicago are competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,469, ACT: 98 - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), and Completion of College Preparatory Program to its applicants. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Chicago.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

U of Chicago Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Considered but not Required
High School Rank	Considered but not Required
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered but not Required
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended