Top 2020 Rankings For University of Chicago
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All 2020 Rankings For University of Chicago
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 8 of 1739 |
| Great Lakes | 1 of 270 |
| Illinois | 1 of 63 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 709 of 1483 |
| Great Lakes | |
| Illinois | 23 of 52 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 548 of 1483 |
| Great Lakes | 103 of 227 |
| Illinois | 19 of 52 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Great Lakes | |
| Illinois | 20 of 52 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 13 of 2167 |
| Ethnic | 230 of 2416 |
| Male / Female | 129 of 2416 |
| Location | 30 of 2190 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 173 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 142 of 508 |
| Most Focused | 164 of 508 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 135 of 281 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 55 of 170 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 126 of 359 |
| Most Focused | 163 of 359 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 131 of 384 |
| Most Focused | 129 of 384 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 164 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 186 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | 377 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 218 of 890 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 55 of 820 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 126 of 1379 |
| Most Focused | 185 of 1379 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 182 of 846 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 98 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 275 of 1512 |
| Most Focused | 457 of 1512 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 824 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 286 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 80 of 605 |
| Most Focused | 82 of 605 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 91 of 360 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 34 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 182 of 1351 |
| Most Focused | 276 of 1351 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 163 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 622 |
| Best Value | 296 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 154 of 1267 |
| Most Focused | 181 of 1267 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 158 of 799 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 46 of 341 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 56 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 67 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 119 of 653 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 6 of 231 |
| Most Focused | 37 of 231 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 50 of 129 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 129 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 104 of 272 |
| Most Focused | 98 of 272 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 72 of 196 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | 88 of 299 |
| Most Focused | 46 of 299 |
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
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| Most Popular | 16 of 51 |
| Most Focused | 10 of 51 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 75 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 383 of 809 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 571 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 30 of 106 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 106 |
South Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 1 of 2 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 2 |
Health Professions
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| Most Popular | |
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Health/Medical Prep Programs
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| Most Popular | |
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History
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 547 |
| Best Value | 262 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 106 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 148 of 1247 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
History
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 578 |
| Best Value | 281 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 106 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 148 of 1247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 159 of 822 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 341 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 455 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 351 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 503 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 472 |
| Best Value | 203 of 460 |
| Most Popular | 13 of 1226 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 1250 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 476 |
| Best Value | 206 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 8 of 1176 |
| Most Focused | 5 of 1163 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 771 |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 66 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 14 of 132 |
| Most Focused | 5 of 132 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 83 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 133 of 397 |
Medieval Studies
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| Most Popular | 8 of 25 |
| Most Focused | 9 of 25 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 222 of 750 |
| Most Focused | 355 of 750 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 69 of 267 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 176 of 695 |
| Most Focused | 297 of 695 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 242 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 31 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 117 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 162 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 229 |
| Best Value | 89 of 222 |
| Most Popular | 13 of 730 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 731 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 150 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 479 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 36 of 1158 |
| Most Focused | 36 of 1158 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 133 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 435 |
| Best Value | 196 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 23 of 1100 |
| Most Focused | 40 of 1099 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 180 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 242 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 191 of 428 |
| Most Focused | 168 of 428 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 99 of 341 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 263 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 10 of 719 |
| Most Focused | 16 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 165 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 36 of 835 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 379 of 1476 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 213 of 897 |
Child Development & Psychology
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| Most Popular | 38 of 116 |
| Most Focused | 52 of 116 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology
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| Most Popular | 36 of 147 |
| Most Focused |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 126 of 840 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 201 of 833 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 400 |
| Best Value | 190 of 393 |
| Most Popular | 104 of 865 |
| Most Focused | 247 of 865 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 453 |
Public Policy
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 29 |
| Best Value | 13 of 29 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 68 |
| Most Focused | 4 of 68 |
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Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 667 |
| Best Value | 291 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 58 of 1315 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 1311 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 873 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 260 |
| Best Value | 119 of 254 |
| Most Popular | 136 of 427 |
| Most Focused | 101 of 427 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 116 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 417 |
| Best Value | 168 of 410 |
| Most Popular | 23 of 714 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 714 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 536 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 162 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 93 of 261 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 48 of 223 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 91 of 316 |
| Most Focused | 133 of 316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 202 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 591 |
| Best Value | 282 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 67 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 53 of 1082 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Social Sciences (Other)
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| Most Popular | 35 of 97 |
| Most Focused |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 531 |
| Best Value | 241 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 454 of 962 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 687 |
Theology & Religious Vocations
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| Most Popular | |
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Theological & Ministerial Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 62 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 118 of 640 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 445 of 1482 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 173 of 848 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 102 of 314 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 334 of 808 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 127 of 535 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 136 |
| Best Value | 62 of 133 |
| Most Popular | 165 of 345 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 177 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 512 |
| Best Value | 250 of 501 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 160 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | 447 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 146 of 658 |
Visual & Performing Arts (Other)
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| Most Popular | 13 of 38 |
| Most Focused | 17 of 38 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 345 of 1751 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 82 of 173 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 79 of 170 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 280 of 825 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 183 of 820 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 236 of 603 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 102 of 286 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 66 of 601 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 621 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 65 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 113 of 352 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 86 of 344 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 354 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 10 of 472 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 4 of 476 |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 11 of 66 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 41 of 241 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 229 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 32 of 479 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 435 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 57 of 242 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 40 of 263 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 120 of 834 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 347 of 839 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 400 |
Public Policy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 4 of 29 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 667 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 23 of 260 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 4 of 417 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 26 of 590 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 532 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 272 of 640 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 29 of 136 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 79 of 513 |
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