University of Chicago GPA, SAT Scores, and ACT Scores

For Students & Parents

by Allen Grove

Updated August 09, 2017

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University of Chicago Admissions Standards

University of Chicago GPA, SAT Scores, and ACT Scores for Admission. Data Courtesy of Cappex

The University of Chicago is one of the top-rated private universities in the country. With an acceptance rate of less than 10 percent, the university sends out far more rejection letters than acceptances.

For the freshmen of the class of 2020, the middle 50 percent of the enrolled students had these test scores:

ACT: 32 to 35
SAT: 1460 to 1550
SAT Critical Reading: 720 to 800
SAT Math: 730 to 800
ACT English: 33 to 35
ACT Math: 31 to 35

Your secondary school GPA and class rank are recommended, but not required. The university recommends that you take four years of English, three to four years of math and laboratory sciences, three or more years of social sciences, and two to three years of foreign language study.

How do you measure up at the University of Chicago? Calculate your chances of getting in with this free tool from Cappex.

Chicago GPA, SAT, and ACT Graph

In the graph above, the blue and green dots represent accepted students. As you can see, students who are admitted to Chicago tend to have an A- or higher GPA, SAT scores of 1250 or higher (RW+M), and an ACT composite score of 25 or higher. The higher the numbers, the better your chance of admission.

Note that there's a lot of red hidden behind the green and blue—many students with grades and test scores that were on target for Chicago still got rejected. Note also that a few students were accepted with test scores and grades below the norm. This is because the University of Chicago has holistic admissions -- the admissions officers are evaluating students based on more than numerical data. A rigorous high school curriculum, winning essay, and interesting extracurricular activities all contribute to a successful application.

For example, 81 percent of those admitted in the class of 2020 had community service activities in high school, 31 percent were in student government, 44 percent participated in music, and 53 percent in varsity athletics.

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