University of Chicago Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 93% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 79% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 79% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 5% of our freshman graduate in five years.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• economics
• biological sciences
• English

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 1.75
• Sophomore: 1.75
• Junior: 1.75
• Senior: 1.75

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Quarter System (four terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 1 summer session(s) that consist of 10 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in September.

• 33% continue immediately.
• 95% continue within 5 years.

• Law School: 18%
• Medical School: 12%
• Graduate Business Programs: 7%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 54%
• Other: 9%

• New York U.

• Arthur Andersen, First Chicago.

• Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and Susan Sontag, authors; Katherine Graham, publisher,Washington Post; Carl Sagan, professor of astrophysics.