Top 2021 Rankings For University of Chicago
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All 2021 Rankings For University of Chicago
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 19 of 1712 |
| Great Lakes | 3 of 265 |
| Illinois | 2 of 60 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 722 of 1472 |
| Great Lakes | |
| Illinois | 25 of 52 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 558 of 1472 |
| Great Lakes | 111 of 226 |
| Illinois | 22 of 52 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Great Lakes | |
| Illinois | 20 of 52 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 9 of 3462 |
| Ethnic | 300 of 3788 |
| Male / Female | 170 of 3786 |
| Location | 24 of 3529 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | 123 of 581 |
| Most Focused | 171 of 581 |
Area Studies
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| Most Popular | 83 of 363 |
| Most Focused | 108 of 363 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 187 of 466 |
| Most Focused |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 90 of 651 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 194 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | 466 of 1720 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 146 of 675 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 44 of 630 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 182 of 1638 |
| Most Focused | 404 of 1638 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 143 of 649 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 62 of 222 |
| Most Focused |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 60 of 512 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 301 of 2315 |
| Most Focused | 721 of 2316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 621 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 38 of 209 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 87 of 778 |
| Most Focused | 108 of 778 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 217 |
Engineering
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| Most Popular | 446 of 998 |
| Most Focused |
Chemical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 429 |
| Best Value | 192 of 416 |
| Most Popular | 108 of 1549 |
| Most Focused | 165 of 1549 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 110 of 509 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 440 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 130 of 1432 |
| Most Focused | 186 of 1432 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 100 of 467 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | 75 of 404 |
| Most Focused | 186 of 404 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Most Popular | 45 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | 67 of 1115 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 57 of 225 |
| Most Focused | 97 of 225 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 45 of 144 |
| Most Focused | 37 of 144 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 110 of 267 |
| Most Focused | 125 of 267 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | 75 of 348 |
| Most Focused | 56 of 348 |
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
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| Most Popular | 8 of 58 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 58 |
Romance Languages
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| Most Popular | 240 of 877 |
| Most Focused | 370 of 877 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 7 of 97 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 97 |
South Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 1 of 2 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 2 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 309 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 74 of 1404 |
| Most Focused | 119 of 1403 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 331 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 313 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 74 of 1404 |
| Most Focused | 119 of 1403 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 331 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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Liberal Arts General Studies
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Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 191 |
| Best Value | 89 of 188 |
| Most Popular | 14 of 1443 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 1429 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 201 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 175 |
| Best Value | 71 of 172 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 1379 |
| Most Focused | 5 of 1389 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 181 |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 21 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 16 of 151 |
| Most Focused | 3 of 151 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 21 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Medieval Studies
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| Most Popular | 7 of 26 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 245 of 940 |
| Most Focused | 455 of 940 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 197 of 834 |
| Most Focused | 361 of 834 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 44 |
| Best Value | 18 of 43 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 1013 |
| Most Focused | 57 of 1011 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 51 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 40 |
| Best Value | 10 of 38 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 806 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 805 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 42 |
Religious Studies
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Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 143 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 50 of 1381 |
| Most Focused | 63 of 1382 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 161 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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| Most Popular | 26 of 101 |
| Most Focused | 29 of 101 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | 39 of 1230 |
| Most Focused | 74 of 1229 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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Physics
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 28 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 20 of 820 |
| Most Focused | 42 of 819 |
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Psychology
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| Most Popular | 353 of 1699 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 882 |
Child Development & Psychology
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| Most Popular | 36 of 143 |
| Most Focused | 70 of 143 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology
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| Most Popular | 26 of 155 |
| Most Focused |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 341 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 49 of 1129 |
| Most Focused | 160 of 1128 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 375 |
Public Policy
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| Most Popular | 3 of 79 |
| Most Focused | 3 of 79 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 15 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 556 |
| Best Value | 254 of 539 |
| Most Popular | 65 of 1548 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 1546 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 593 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | 118 of 542 |
| Most Focused | 100 of 542 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 278 |
| Best Value | 111 of 273 |
| Most Popular | 16 of 816 |
| Most Focused | 3 of 811 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 280 |
Geography & Cartography
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International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 122 of 338 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 90 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 367 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 96 of 1220 |
| Most Focused | 97 of 1220 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 101 of 376 |
Social Sciences (Other)
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Sociology
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| Most Popular | 333 of 1100 |
| Most Focused |
Theology & Religious Vocations
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Theological & Ministerial Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Visual & Performing Arts
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| Most Popular | 435 of 2022 |
| Most Focused | 938 of 2022 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | 462 of 968 |
| Most Focused |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Most Popular | 170 of 455 |
| Most Focused |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | 537 of 1368 |
| Most Focused |
Music
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Visual & Performing Arts (Other)
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| Most Popular | 7 of 48 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 48 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 541 of 2104 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 196 of 648 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 183 of 627 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 145 of 525 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 76 of 208 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 423 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 432 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 190 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 174 |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 4 of 21 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 5 of 43 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 39 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 12 of 28 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 5 of 342 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 552 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 278 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 57 of 362 |
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