What SAT score do you need for UChicago? (Middle 50%: 1500–1560)
First-year students at UChicago who sent an SAT scored 1500–1560, with a median of 1540 (Common Data Set 2025–26). UChicago admits 4.5% of applicants and is test optional.
Where your score lands at UChicago
First-year students who sent an SAT: 1500–1560, median 1540
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
Enter your SAT or ACT to see which tier UChicago is for you and whether to send your score.
UChicago by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 4.5%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 1500–1560
- Median SAT
- 1540
- About on the ACT
- 34–35
- Sent an SAT
- 57%
Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · UChicago admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
UChicago admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 45%, from 30,069 in 2015 to 43,612 in 2024, and UChicago's admit rate went from 8.4% to 4.5%.
- 8.4%
- 4.5%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43,612 | 1,955 | 4.5% |
| 2023 | 38,631 | 1,849 | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 37,522 | 2,039 | 5.4% |
| 2021 | 37,974 | 2,460 | 6.5% |
| 2020 | 34,350 | 2,510 | 7.3% |
| 2019 | 34,641 | 2,137 | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 32,283 | 2,345 | 7.3% |
| 2017 | 27,694 | 2,419 | 8.7% |
| 2016 | 31,484 | 2,499 | 7.9% |
| 2015 | 30,069 | 2,521 | 8.4% |
In fall 2024, 1,726 of the 1,955 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at UChicago
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 1540Far reachHold
- 1540–1550Far reachSend
- 1560 and upReachSend
Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.
UChicago SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 760 | 780 | 790 |
| SAT Reading and Writing | 740 | 760 | 770 |
| SAT total | 1500 | 1540 | 1560 |
| ACT composite | 34 | 35 | 35 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 57% sent an SAT and 25% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.
- Average high school GPA
- 4.54
- 62% of new students reported one
- Top 10% of their class
- 97%
- of new students who reported a rank
UChicago cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $14,860
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 96%
- Median earnings
- $91,885
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 9,275
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like UChicago
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- BrownProvidence, RI · 5.4% admitted1510–1560, median 1540
- NorthwesternEvanston, IL · 7.7% admitted1510–1560, median 1540
- MITCambridge, MA · 4.5% admitted1520–1570, median 1550
- PrincetonPrinceton, NJ · 4.6% admitted1490–1560, median 1530
- YaleNew Haven, CT · 3.9% admitted1480–1560, median 1530
- StanfordStanford, CA · 3.6% admitted1520–1570, median 1550
More colleges in Illinois
Sources
- UChicago Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- UChicago admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
- UChicago website
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