University of Chicago Common Data Set 2025-26

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Acceptance rate

4.5%

2,039 of 45,533

Early decision rate

—

SAT middle 50%

1500–1560

ACT middle 50%

34–35

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Admissions

AppliedC1	45,533
AdmittedC1	2,039
EnrolledC1	1,786
YieldC1	87.6%
Early decisionC21	Offered, counts not reported
Early actionC22	Offered, counts not reported

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	—
Accepted a placeC2	—
Admitted from waitlistC2	—
Odds if you stay on the listC2	—

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	57%
Submitted ACTC9	25%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	740–770
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	760–790
Average high school GPAC12	4.54
GPA of 4.0C11	56.8%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	26.9%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	9.9%
GPA below 3.50C11	6.5%

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	$75,960
Required feesG1	$2,715
Food and housingG1	$21,414
Need fully met (first-years)H2	100%
Average % of need metH2	100%
Average need-based packageH2	$84,555
Average need-based grantH2	$78,651

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankConsidered
Academic GPAConsidered
Standardized test scoresConsidered
Application essayVery important
Recommendation(s)Very important
InterviewNot considered
Extracurricular activitiesVery important
Talent/abilityVery important
Character/personal qualitiesVery important
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationConsidered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyConsidered
Religious affiliation/commitmentConsidered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	7,453
First-year retentionB22	99%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	95%

Notes on this filing

Filing header says CDS 2025-2026 but most section headers say 2024-2025; admissions and enrollment data are Fall 2025, and the graduation cohort is Fall 2019 (B5).
C1: no totals printed; applied (19929+24578+1026) and admitted (1169+870+0) were summed from the male/female/unknown columns.
C2: waitlist offered, accepted and admitted counts are blank; policy is Yes and the waitlist is not ranked.
C21/C22: early decision and early action are offered, but applicant and admit counts are blank.
C8F clarification is blank; the test policy comes from the C8A checkbox alone (SAT or ACT not required, considered if submitted).
B22: retention printed as 99%; calculated from 1715/1726 it is about 99.4%. The printed figure was used.
B5: 4-year graduation rate not printed; it was not computed from line D (1468/1724).
B5: 6-year graduation rate of 95.0% is printed on line H (Fall 2019 cohort).
H2 line c/d: pct_with_need_awarded_aid computed as 652/652 = 100 (students with need who were awarded any aid); the denominator is an interpretation.
H2 line h/d: pct_need_fully_met computed as 652/652 = 100.0.
H2 uses the 2025-2026 estimated column (marked X), not 2024-2025 final, despite the H2 header wording.
G1: private institution, one tuition figure ($75,960) for first-year and all undergraduates; in-state and out-of-state left null. Room and board is the food and housing (on-campus) figure.
C12: average GPA 4.54 and 62.15% submitting GPA as printed. C11 values use the all-enrolled column; pct_below_3_50 is the sum of the 3.25-3.49, 3.00-3.24, 2.50-2.99, 2.00-2.49, 1.00-1.99 and below-1.0 bands (6.48).

Source: University of Chicago Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.