University of Chicago
IL · Private · Midwest · National university · Top 10 tier · 7,438 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2021–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Not stated
- ACT
- Not stated
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional. UChicago doesn't state a superscoring policy on its admissions pages.
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “Students sharing self-reported scores will not be required to submit official score reports unless they are admitted and choose to enroll.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2021–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2021–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2020-21 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2021-22 | 2,460 | 6.5% | Not reported | Not reported | 84% | 49% | 35% | 1510-1560 | 33-35 | ||
| 2022-23 | 2,039 | 5.4% | Not reported | Not reported | 84% | 52% | 32% | 1510-1560 | 34-35 | ||
| 2023-24 | 1,849 | 4.8% | Not reported | Not reported | 76% | 46% | 30% | 1510-1560 | 34-35 | ||
| 2024-25 | 1,955 | 4.5% | Not reported | Not reported | 76% | 49% | 27% | 1510-1560 | 34-35 | ||
| 2025-26 | 2,039 | 4.5% | Not reported | Not reported | 82% | 57% | 25% | 1500-1560 | 34-35 | ||
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 CDS not available2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 CDS not available2019-20 CDS