Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for History and Philosophy of Science and Technology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s history and philosophy of science and technology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Among the 17,834 students enrolled at University of Chicago, 241 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 113 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,948. During this same period, 58 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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