Chicago, IL
University of Chicago
https://WWW.UCHICAGO.EDURepayment outcome
96.3%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$39,100–$110,500
middle 50% · median $62,800
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$25,335
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$17,610
Sticker price
before any aid
$62,425
Default rate
1.4%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Legal Studies$171,510
- Business$159,442
- Computer Science$91,211
- Criminal Justice$84,653
- Math & Statistics$72,022
- Health Professions$59,751
- Education$53,060
- Public Admin$52,663
- Foreign Languages$52,107
- Psychology$45,128
- History$39,369
- Social Sciences$39,214
- Theology$37,748
- Physical Sciences$36,403
- Visual & Performing Arts$36,141
- Philosophy$33,993
- English & Literature$30,409
- Liberal Arts$28,960
- Biology$23,649
Academics
Acceptance
8.8%
Avg SAT
1,504
Enrollment
5,697
What students study
13 fields offered
Social Sciences
36% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Biology11.0%
- 03Math & Statistics8.4%
- 04Physical Sciences8.1%
- 05English & Literature5.8%
- 06Psychology5.4%
- 07Foreign Languages5.1%
- 08Public Admin4.8%
- 09History4.6%
- 10Visual & Performing Arts2.9%
- 11Philosophy2.7%
- 12Computer Science1.9%
- 13Liberal Arts1.3%