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University of Chicago admissions

Chicago, Illinois · Private · 7,569 undergrads

UChicago admitted 4.5% of applicants for fall 2025 (2,039 of 45,533, Common Data Set 2025-26). UChicago is test-optional for fall 2027. The middle half of enrolled first-years who sent SAT scores had 1500–1560.

The numbers

Applied
45,533
fall 2025
ACT, middle 50%
34–35
enrolled first-years
Average GPA
4.54
enrolled first-years
Accept their offer
88%
of admitted students enroll
Application fee
$75
waivers exist

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Can I get into UChicago?

4.5% of applicants get in

Almost everyone who applies is turned down, including many students with perfect grades. The middle half of enrolled first-years who sent scores had 1500–1560 on the SAT.

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Likely: even the low end of our estimate is 60% or more, and the college admits at least 25% of applicants. Target: our estimate is 30% or more. Reach: our estimate is under 30%, or the college admits under 15%. Long shot: our estimate is under 12%, or the college admits under 12%. Estimates use the college's admit rate and score range plus your grades and scores. They are not a promise.

45,533 applied, 2,039 admitted, fall 2025 (Common Data Set).

Does UChicago need the SAT or ACT?Optional

No.

Test-optional for fall 2027. 49% of enrolled first-years sent the SAT. Send your SAT if it's 1530 or higher, the middle of what enrolled first-years scored.

Which colleges require scores

Checked on collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu Nov 2, 2026. See the source

Early rounds and deadlines

Early decision is offered. It's binding: if you get in, you go.

Early action is offered: you hear sooner and don't have to commit.

Closed
Early decisionBinding
Was due Nov 2, 2026
Closed
Early action
Was due Nov 2, 2026
55days
Early decision IIBinding
Due Monday, Jan 4, 2027
55days
Regular decision
Due Monday, Jan 4, 2027

Early-round numbers: Common Data Set, fall 2025.

The wait list

There is a wait list.

Common Data Set, fall 2025.

Waitlisted? See what to do on a college waitlist.

What UChicago looks at

Counts most

How hard your classes were, essay, recommendations, activities, talent or ability, character.

Also considered

Class rank, GPA, SAT or ACT scores, first in your family to go to college.

As UChicago rates each factor in its Common Data Set, fall 2025.

Questions people ask

What is University of Chicago's acceptance rate?
UChicago admitted 4.5% of applicants for fall 2025 (2,039 of 45,533, Common Data Set 2025-26).
What SAT score do you need for University of Chicago?
The middle half of enrolled first-years who sent SAT scores had 1500–1560. A quarter of them scored higher and a quarter lower, so it's a typical range, not a cutoff (Common Data Set, fall 2025).
Where these numbers come from

Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers