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University of Chicago 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and University of Chicago has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or scroll down for details on how your school fared in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how UChicago fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

UChicago is #3 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks it in the best 10 of schools in the country for students!

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Illinois Ranking

UChicago placed #1 out of 85 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks [college_name the best school in the United States for Illinois students! See the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking

This media kit includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, UChicago has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	609	99.8%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	417	99.8%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	268	99.3%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	816	98.9%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	384	99.7%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	280	99.6%
Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	36	97.2%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	171	98.8%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	573	99.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	460	98.5%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	255	97.7%
Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	99	91.9%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21	883	97.6%
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	80	96.3%
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	70	95.7%
Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	29	93.1%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84	933	91.0%
Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	101	94.1%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	134	90.3%
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	115	86.1%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	138	99.3%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	97	99.0%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	82	98.8%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	40	97.5%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	34	97.1%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	25	96.0%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	17	94.1%
Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	12	91.7%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	8	87.5%
Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	4	75.0%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	84	98.8%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	63	98.4%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	60	98.3%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	38	97.4%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	36	97.2%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	36	97.2%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	35	97.1%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	22	95.5%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	17	94.1%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	17	94.1%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	17	94.1%
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	13	92.3%
Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	12	91.7%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	11	90.9%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	9	88.9%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	9	88.9%
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	8	87.5%
Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	6	83.3%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	5	80.0%
Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	5	80.0%
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	4	75.0%
Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	3	66.7%
Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	3	66.7%
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	3	66.7%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	131	97.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	14	158	91.1%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	7	37	81.1%
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	15	80.0%

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