University of Chicago Student Population

How many students at UChicago?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Chicago has a total enrollment of 18,566 students, including 7,598 undergraduate and 10,968 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 10,087 male students (54.3%) and 8,479 female students (45.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,372 White students (28.9%) and 2,918 Asian students (15.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 7,598 undergraduate students (40.9%) and 10,968 graduate students (59.1%).
• Class Delivery: 102 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 0 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity) - which average 19,644 - UChicago's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 10,087 male (54.33%) and 8,479 female (45.67%) students are attending University of Chicago. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 118.96.

By class level, 7,598 (40.92%) are undergraduate students and 10,968 (59.08%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 54.24% are male and 45.76% are female, while among graduate students, 54.39% are male and 45.61% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,372 White, 1,008 Black, and 2,918 Asian students out of a total of 18,566 are attending at University of Chicago. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Chicago is highly diverse with a diversity index of 87.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UChicago has 100 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 10,656 students under 25 years old, and 7,683 students over 25 years old out of 18,339 total students.

UChicago has 7,559 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 84 students aged 25 and over.

It has 3,097 graduate students aged under 25 and 7,599 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Chicago, 102 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.

22 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 80 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 7,598 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 229 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.01%.