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#61 Best Undergraduate Teaching
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#17 Best Value Schools
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#34 Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects
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#6 National Universities
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#23 Most Innovative Schools
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#335 Top Performers on Social Mobility
University of Chicago is ranked #6 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
93
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
47
Graduation and retention rank
10
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
93%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
99%
Social Mobility Rank
335
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
89%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
95%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
98%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-4
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
4.6
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
1
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
6
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
94.4%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
100%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
78.9%
Classes with 50 or more students
6%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
5:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
1
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
99%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
7
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
5
Average alumni giving rate
40.3%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
