In Fall 2021, the university enrolled 7,559 undergraduate students, 10,893 graduate students, and 449 non-degree students.[175] The college class of 2025 is composed of 53% male students and 47% female students. Twenty-seven percent of the class identify as Asian, 19% as Hispanic, and 10% as Black. Eighteen percent of the class is international.[176] Admissions to the University of Chicago has become highly selective over the past two decades, reflecting changes in the application process, school popularity, and marketing strategy.[177][178][179] Between 1996 and 2022, the acceptance rate of the college fell from 71% to 4.9%.[180] The middle 50% band of SAT scores for the undergraduate class of 2025 was 1510–1570 (98th-99th percentiles),[176] the average MCAT score for students entering the Pritzker School of Medicine class of 2024 was 519 (97th percentile),[181] the median GMAT score for students entering the full-time Booth MBA program class of 2023 was 740 (97th percentile),[182] and the median LSAT score for students entering the Law School class of 2021 was 172 (99th percentile).[183]In 2018, the University of Chicago attracted national headlines by becoming the first major research university to no longer require SAT/ACT scores from college applicants.[18
In Fall 2021, the university enrolled 7,559 undergraduate students, 10,893 graduate students, and 449 non-degree students.[175] The college class of 2025 is composed of 53% male students and 47% female students. Twenty-seven percent of the class identify as Asian, 19% as Hispanic, and 10% as Black. Eighteen percent of the class is international.[176] Admissions to the University of Chicago has become highly selective over the past two decades, reflecting changes in the application process, school popularity, and marketing strategy.[177][178][179] Between 1996 and 2022, the acceptance rate of the college fell from 71% to 4.9%.[180] The middle 50% band of SAT scores for the undergraduate class of 2025 was 1510–1570 (98th-99th percentiles),[176] the average MCAT score for students entering the Pritzker School of Medicine class of 2024 was 519 (97th percentile),[181] the median GMAT score for students entering the full-time Booth MBA program class of 2023 was 740 (97th percentile),[182] and the median LSAT score for students entering the Law School class of 2021 was 172 (99th percentile).[183]In 2018, the University of Chicago attracted national headlines by becoming the first major research university to no longer require SAT/ACT scores from college applicants.[18
In Fall 2021, the university enrolled 7,559 undergraduate students, 10,893 graduate students, and 449 non-degree students.[175] The college class of 2025 is composed of 53% male students and 47% female students. Twenty-seven percent of the class identify as Asian, 19% as Hispanic, and 10% as Black. Eighteen percent of the class is international.[176] Admissions to the University of Chicago has become highly selective over the past two decades, reflecting changes in the application process, school popularity, and marketing strategy.[177][178][179] Between 1996 and 2022, the acceptance rate of the college fell from 71% to 4.9%.[180] The middle 50% band of SAT scores for the undergraduate class of 2025 was 1510–1570 (98th-99th percentiles),[176] the average MCAT score for students entering the Pritzker School of Medicine class of 2024 was 519 (97th percentile),[181] the median GMAT score for students entering the full-time Booth MBA program class of 2023 was 740 (97th percentile),[182] and the median LSAT score for students entering the Law School class of 2021 was 172 (99th percentile).[183]In 2018, the University of Chicago attracted national headlines by becoming the first major research university to no longer require SAT/ACT scores from college applicants.[18