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University of Chicago

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid −$1,264 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $90,360.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $91,885 ten years after entering, the 96th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 96% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1890
Enrollment, 2023
21,578
Website
uchicago.edu
Motto
“crescat scientia vita excolatur”
Campus of University of Chicago

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The University of Chicago is a private research university in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

From the Wikipedia article “University of Chicago”, revision 1363654999, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $90,360 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between −$1,264 and $48,524 a year depending on income at University of Chicago.

Statement of cost · University of Chicago

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$90,360
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
−$1,264
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$14,860
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$70,662

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: −$1,264; $30–48k: $914; $48–75k: $226; $75–110k: $12,602; over $110k: $48,524. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k−$1,264
$30k–$48k$914
$48k–$75k$226
$75k–$110k$12,602
Over $110k$48,524

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

A negative figure is reported as is: on average, grants and aid exceeded the listed cost.

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $91,885; the median graduate who borrowed owes $15,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$80,870
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$87,164
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
96th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$91,885
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
10th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$15,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$13,368

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $80,870; 8 yrs after entry: $87,164; 10 yrs after entry: $91,885. Median graduate debt: $15,000. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $15,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$80,870
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$87,164
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$91,885
Median graduate debt$15,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Chicago
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree1,236not reportednot reported
Social Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree706$69,143not reported
EconomicsBachelor's Degree622$157,181$13,197
Data AnalyticsMaster's Degree251not reportednot reported
Applied MathematicsMaster's Degree228not reportednot reported
Computer ScienceMaster's Degree217$151,585not reported
LawFirst Professional Degree213$308,354not reported
Social WorkMaster's Degree187$69,739not reported
MathematicsBachelor's Degree181$146,679$12,000
Computer Systems AnalysisGraduate/Professional Certificate164not reportednot reported
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree156$227,147not reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesGraduate/Professional Certificate147not reportednot reported
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Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMaster's Degree137$62,989not reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree127$68,610$13,500
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree111$88,531$18,500
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree99$84,957$17,500
Public Policy AnalysisBachelor's Degree90$99,986$17,492
International Relations and National Security StudiesGraduate/Professional Certificate88not reportednot reported
ChemistryBachelor's Degree87not reportednot reported
MedicineFirst Professional Degree87$143,277not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree11$231,911not reported
Computer ProgrammingMaster's Degree80not reportednot reported
StatisticsMaster's Degree70$171,616not reported
StatisticsBachelor's Degree48$147,558not reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree12$101,305not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Chicago: 7,569 undergraduates; 15% of students receive Pell grants; 4% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

4%

1st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

7,569

97th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

15%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

12th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

96%

finish within 150% of normal time

97th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

20%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$47,140

56th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

not reported

Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30knot reported
$30k–$48knot reported
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 9,999 people who studied at University of Chicago, most often in science & academia (68%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 68% (6,469 people); medicine 2.3% (215 people); law 2.4% (225 people); politics & gov 4.1% (389 people); business 3.4% (325 people); engineering & tech 1.7% (160 people); writing & journalism 10% (980 people); film & stage 1.8% (177 people); music 1.3% (122 people); visual arts 1.7% (158 people); sports 1.4% (136 people); religion 1.6% (153 people); military 0.6% (58 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia6,46967.6%
medicine2152.3%
law2252.4%
politics & gov3894.1%
business3253.4%
engineering & tech1601.7%
writing & journalism98010.2%
film & stage1771.8%
music1221.3%
visual arts1581.7%
sports1361.4%
religion1531.6%
military580.6%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (2,048) · university teacher (2,048) · economist (654) · writer (569) · mathematician (544) · historian (410) · politician (312) · physicist (304)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 18% for the 1840s to 31% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 2 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1820snot reported1not reported
1830snot reported3not reported
1840s2918%
1850s61430%
1860s348728%
1870s7116330%
1880s8624826%
1890s10129526%
1900s10235822%
1910s9341418%
1920s10261414%
1930s8354313%
1940s16359222%
1950s14352222%
1960s13835628%
1970s8617833%
1980s385640%
1990s91047%
2000s173731%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 62,934 in 2016-02.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0628,080
2026-0531,504
2026-0430,822
2026-0330,320
2026-0228,291
2026-0131,446
2025-1237,490
2025-1135,375
2025-1037,596
2025-0937,871
2025-0834,541
2025-0730,054
2025-0630,872
2025-0536,119
2025-0437,780
2025-0342,841
2025-0236,030
2025-0140,694
2024-1240,200
2024-1141,931
2024-1043,924
2024-0940,293
2024-0839,713
2024-0735,162
2024-0634,253
2024-0542,653
2024-0446,603
2024-0343,703
2024-0240,785
2024-0146,721
2023-1247,178
2023-1142,094
2023-1044,704
2023-0944,430
2023-0847,421
2023-0744,947
2023-0640,423
2023-0544,543
2023-0443,819
2023-0349,084
2023-0242,547
2023-0148,048
2022-1243,069
2022-1142,530
2022-1046,577
2022-0942,560
2022-0845,945
2022-0744,272
2022-0641,612
2022-0540,592
2022-0442,897
2022-0343,846
2022-0241,282
2022-0142,577
2021-1241,854
2021-1141,847
2021-1045,568
2021-0944,264
2021-0842,543
2021-0742,013
2021-0633,610
2021-0538,513
2021-0439,526
2021-0344,577
2021-0240,644
2021-0147,477
2020-1245,808
2020-1151,049
2020-1044,693
2020-0938,476
2020-0838,531
2020-0735,277
2020-0635,815
2020-0548,656
2020-0452,492
2020-0352,225
2020-0256,424
2020-0152,155
2019-1253,874
2019-1152,554
2019-1057,057
2019-0950,388
2019-0846,412
2019-0742,732
2019-0640,373
2019-0544,730
2019-0448,305
2019-0354,930
2019-0246,710
2019-0149,600
2018-1252,463
2018-1147,893
2018-1053,868
2018-0958,499
2018-0845,110
2018-0742,133
2018-0641,591
2018-0545,299
2018-0449,957
2018-0359,700
2018-0243,004
2018-0145,351
2017-1250,843
2017-1149,957
2017-1054,727
2017-0946,704
2017-0844,426
2017-0742,873
2017-0645,841
2017-0550,801
2017-0450,482
2017-0357,735
2017-0248,439
2017-0154,565
2016-1252,961
2016-1156,212
2016-1057,621
2016-0955,971
2016-0855,383
2016-0752,419
2016-0642,850
2016-0546,701
2016-0452,324
2016-0357,356
2016-0262,934
2016-0150,171
2015-1251,089
2015-1149,023
2015-1056,823
2015-0951,587
2015-0847,162
2015-0747,569

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Robert Andrews Millikan Physics 1923
  • Arthur Holly Compton Physics 1927
  • Clinton Davisson Physics 1937
  • Ernest Lawrence Physics 1939
  • Emily Greene Balch Peace 1946
  • Tsung-Dao Lee Physics 1957
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  • Chen-ning Yang Physics 1957
  • Edward Lawrie Tatum Medicine 1958
  • Owen Chamberlain Physics 1959
  • James Watson Medicine 1962
  • Robert S. Mulliken Chemistry 1966
  • Luis Walter Alvarez Physics 1968
  • Paul Samuelson Economics 1970
  • Saul Bellow Literature 1976
  • Milton Friedman Economics 1976
  • Herbert Simon Economics 1978
  • Herbert C. Brown Chemistry 1979
  • James Cronin Physics 1980
  • Roger Sperry Medicine 1981
  • George Stigler Economics 1982
  • James M. Buchanan Economics 1986
  • Jack Steinberger Physics 1988
  • Harry Markowitz Economics 1990
  • Jerome Isaac Friedman Physics 1990
  • Gary S. Becker Economics 1992
  • F. Sherwood Rowland Chemistry 1995
  • Robert Lucas Economics 1995
  • Richard Smalley Chemistry 1996
  • Myron Scholes Economics 1997
  • Daniel C. Tsui Physics 1998
  • Joseph E. Stiglitz Economics 2001
  • Irwin Rose Chemistry 2004
  • Frank Wilczek Physics 2004
  • Leonid Hurwicz Economics 2007
  • George E. Smith Physics 2009
  • Eugene Fama Economics 2013
  • Paul M. Romer Economics 2018
  • John B. Goodenough Chemistry 2019
  • Claudia Goldin Economics 2023
  • Moungi Bawendi Chemistry 2023
  • John Michael Jumper Chemistry 2024

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

Show all 15 portraits

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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