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Acceptance Rate 7.31%
Yield 73.59%
SAT Score 1,535
ACT Score 35
Applicants 34,350

Applying To Chicago

For the academic year 2020-21, the acceptance rate is 7.31% at University of Chicago where a total of 34,350 students applied and 2,510 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,535 and the average ACT score is 35. It requires four items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Chicago.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$90
Admission Informationcollegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate7%
Average Test Scores1,535 SAT / 35 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2020-2021, the acceptance rate is 7.31% where a total of 34,350 students (15,670 men and 18,680 women) have applied to Chicago and 2,510 (1,295 men and 1,215 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 975 male and 872 female students have enrolled into Chicago and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 73.59%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Chicago
TotalMenWomen
Applicants34,35015,67018,680
Admitted2,5101,2951,215
Enrolled1,847975872
Acceptance Rate 7.31% 8.26% 6.50%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 73.59% 75.29% 71.77%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Chicago, 758 applicants (41% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 657 applicants (36%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,535 and the average ACT score is 35 at Chicago. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,570 and 25th percentile score is 1,500. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 106 and the 25th percentile score is 100. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Chicago.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Chicago
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing730770
SAT Math770800
ACT Composite3435
ACT Math3135
ACT English3536
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

University of Chicago requires 4 item(s) (High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 4 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Rank, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for Chicago
High School GPA△
High School Rank△
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies△
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at University of Chicago is Quarter. University of Chicago accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that University of Chicago accepts.
Calendar SystemQuarter
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗

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