University of Chicago Admissions Information, Deadlines

University overview

The University of Chicago is a private research university in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. The university was incorporated in 1890, founded by John D. Rockefeller and the American Baptist Education Society, and held its first classes in 1892 under its first president, William Rainey Harper. It comprises the undergraduate College together with graduate divisions and professional schools.

Institution type

Private, nonprofit

Campus setting

Urban

Cost of attendance

Not available (2024–2025)

Undergraduate enrollment

7,569

Application platforms

Common App, Coalition App

Current application deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-02
Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-02
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-04
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-04

Majors

Anthropology · Social Sciences
Area Studies · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Astronomy and Astrophysics · Physical Sciences
Biology, General · Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemical Engineering · Engineering

47 more majors are available with a free account.

Source and verification

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