University of Chicago Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at University of Chicago is 6:1, and the school has 75.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Chicago include: Social Sciences; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Mathematics and Statistics; Physical Sciences; and Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 98.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	6:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Social Sciences 38% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 11% Mathematics and Statistics 7% Physical Sciences 7% Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	Joint B.A./M.A.T. in Urban Primary and Secondary Teaching; Joint B.A/M.A. in Social Service Administration; Joint B.A/M.A/M.S. (various departments); Professional Option Program in Medicine; Professional Option Program in Public Policy Studies
Student participation in special academic programs
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	98%
4-year graduation rate	86

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data