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University of Chicago

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Chicago, IL · City · Medium (7,569 undergrads)Website Net price calculator

The total cost of attendance at University of Chicago was $90,360 for 2024–25, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Students who received federal aid paid an average net price of $14,860, and $-1,264 if family income was under $30,000. In its Common Data Set (2024-25), the school reports 267 international undergraduates receiving aid, averaging $65,118.

Admit rate (2024–25)

4%

SAT / ACT middle 50%

1510–1580 · 34–35

Your fit indicator

Reach

Highly selective (admit rate 4%) — a reach for every applicant

Cost of attendance (2024–25)

$90,360

Official · U.S. Dept. of Education (College Scorecard)

Net price (average)

$14,860

Federal-aid recipients; not for international students

Graduation rate

96%

Median earnings, 10 yrs

$91,885

Median debt

$15,000

Your real cost

Published cost → aid by income → what internationals pay

  1. 1

    Published cost of attendance: $90,360 per year (2024-25)

    Tuition & fees
    $66,939
    Housing & food (on campus)
    $19,221
    Books & supplies
    $1,800
    Other expenses
    $2,400

    Total: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, 2024-25. Breakdown: NCES IPEDS academic-year charges, 2023-24 (first-time, full-time undergrads). Costs usually rise each year.

  2. 2

    U.S. students: average net price by family income

    $0–30,000
    -$1,264
    $30,001–48,000
    $914
    $48,001–75,000
    $226
    $75,001–110,000
    $12,602
    $110,001+
    $48,524

    Average for all aided students: $14,860. Net price = cost minus grants and scholarships (not loans).

    Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25; students who received federal aid. Use the school's net price calculator for your own estimate.

  3. 3

    International students: cost minus the school's own aid to internationals

    Cost for a non-resident: $90,360. In 2024-25, 267 international (nonresident) undergraduates received institutional aid averaging $65,118.

    For those aided students, that leaves about $25,242 a year. Students without an award pay the full cost. Past averages don't predict your award.

    Source: the school's Common Data Set 2024-25, Section H6, numbers checked for consistency in the PDF (PDF copy from the College Transitions CDS repository), 2026-10-15. Open the CDS PDF

    International students can't receive U.S. federal aid (Pell, federal loans, work-study). Add health insurance and travel.

How students pay here

Need-based aid

We haven't verified this school's Common Data Set need figures (% of need met, average need-based grant).

Policy: U.S. admission policy not verified (reported — confirm on the official aid page).

Merit (non-need) aid

No verified merit-aid figures. Federal data below combines need-based and merit grants.

All first-year aid (federal data)

Got any financial aid
53%
Got a grant from the school
45%
Average $55,101 (need + merit)
Got a Pell Grant
17%
Average $5,600
Got a state grant
3%
Average $7,200
Took a federal student loan
6%
Average $5,213

International students

See “Your real cost” above for this school's reported aid to internationals.

Forms & deadlines

  • FAFSA for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens (this school takes federal aid). studentaid.gov
  • CSS Profile or the school's own form: check the school's aid page; many private colleges require it, including for internationals. CSS Profile
  • Aid deadlines: see the official aid page. We only list dates we've confirmed.

Sources: NCES IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022-23 (full-time, first-time undergrads; IPEDS doesn't separate need and merit).

Curated policies

International aid: unknown (unverified) · Test policy: unknown · Early: Not verified · Regular: Not verified · checked Oct 13, 2026. Official aid page

Living here

Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Cost of living 4% above the U.S. average · 2-bedroom median rent $1,454 · transit commute share 11.8%

Est. monthly student budget

$1,295 (partial)

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts institution file (released Jun 10, 2026). Cost of attendance & admissions: 2024–25. Net price, earnings, debt and completion are the most recent cohorts in that release and lag by a few years; net price covers federal-aid recipients (not international students). Fit labels are rough indicators from published ranges, not admission odds. “—” = not reported.