At a glance
- Address
- 5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637
- City
- Chicago, IL
- Country
- United States — process, visa & costs
- Website
- urb-bd.org
- Type
- Private
- Founded
- 1890
- Students
- 18,504 (2023)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
#10 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Economics | #1 |
| Finance | #1 |
| Law | #4 |
| Statistics | #5 |
| Mathematics | #8 |
| Sociology | #15 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply
- Application page ↗
- Tuition
- USD 25,320 / quarter (2026-27) · about ₹24.3 lakh
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply
- Application page ↗
- Deadlines
- No universal date; set per division/department, applicants must check individual program pages
- Tests
- GRE policy set per program/division; each has different instructions on standardized tests
- English
- IELTS 7.0 overall, no section below 7.0 (standard across most programs) · TOEFL Most divisions require no score below 5.0 per section (new format from Jan 21, 2026); Physical Sciences 4.5 overall; varies by division/department, some (Booth, Pritzker Medicine, Law) set their own separate standards
Requirements vary by division and sometimes department - Tuition
- USD 24,462 / quarter (2026-27) · about ₹23.4 lakh
- Funding
- Most PhD students get funding packages covering tuition, health insurance, and a living stipend, typically for the full program duration; funding for international students is generally the same as for domestic students; (Tuition figure quoted is for the Social Sciences Division PhD; other divisions/schools set their own rates, e.g. Arts & Humanities, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences.)
In numbers
US Department of Education, College Scorecard- Admission rate
- 4.5% of applicants admitted
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1510–1580
- Tuition (non-resident)
- USD 70,662 / year · about ₹67.7 lakh
- Undergraduates
- 7,569
- International undergrads
- 17.6%
- Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
- USD 91,885 / year (all graduates)
Source: College Scorecard — University of Chicago. Tuition excludes housing, food, insurance and fees.
Studying in United States
The US offers the widest range of degree programmes and research universities in the world, with flexible majors and strong graduate schools. Indian students go for choice of subject, name-brand universities, and post-study work through OPT, though costs and visa steps are the highest of any major destination.
- Visa
- F-1 student visa
- Work while studying
- Pre-completion OPT/on-campus work: up to 20 hours/week while school is in session, full-time when school is not in session (USCIS).
- After graduating
- Optional Practical Training (OPT): up to 12 months post-completion (pre-completion OPT time is deducted from it); STEM-degree graduates working for an E-Verify employer may add a 24-month STEM OPT extension (USCIS).
Every subject ranking
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025| Subject | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Economics | #1 | GRAS 2025 |
| Finance | #1 | GRAS 2025 |
| Law | #4 | GRAS 2025 |
| Statistics | #5 | GRAS 2025 |
| Mathematics | #8 | GRAS 2025 |
| Sociology | #15 | GRAS 2025 |
| Physics | #19 | GRAS 2025 |
| Chemistry | #21 | GRAS 2025 |
| Political Sciences | #29 | GRAS 2025 |
| Clinical Medicine | #34 | GRAS 2025 |
| Human Biological Sciences | #47 | GRAS 2025 |
| Biological Sciences | #49 | GRAS 2025 |
| Psychology | 51–75 | GRAS 2025 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 76–100 | GRAS 2025 |
| Biotechnology | 76–100 | GRAS 2025 |
| Earth Sciences | 101–150 | GRAS 2025 |
| Atmospheric Science | 101–150 | GRAS 2025 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 101–150 | GRAS 2025 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 101–150 | GRAS 2025 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 101–150 | GRAS 2025 |
| Medical Technology | 101–150 | GRAS 2025 |
| Education | 101–150 | GRAS 2025 |
| Management | 101–150 | GRAS 2025 |
| Public Health | 151–200 | GRAS 2025 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Business Administration | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Ecology | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
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Admission facts on this page were read from: bursar.uchicago.edu/ · bursar.uchicago.edu/tuition-and-fees · bursar.uchicago.edu/tuition-and-fees/tuition-and-fees-2026-27 · bursar.uchicago.edu/tuition-and-fees/tuition-and-fees-2026-27/tuition-and-fees-2026-27-college · bursar.uchicago.edu/tuition-and-fees/tuition-and-fees-2026-27/tuition-and-fees-2026-27-social-sciences-division · grad.uchicago.edu/ · grad.uchicago.edu/admissions/apply/english-language-requirements/required-scores/ · grad.uchicago.edu/admissions/apply/guidelines-and-deadlines/ · grad.uchicago.edu/admissions/funding/doctoral/ · grad.uchicago.edu/admissions/funding/international-students/ — checked 28 September 2026.