Enrollment Trends at U of Chicago

The student population at University of Chicago is 18,339 (7,595 undergraduate and 10,744 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,291 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at U of Chicago is 41.41% which is increased by 1,892 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,399 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 0.85 to 1 which means that male students enrolled slightly more than female students.

28 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 16,700 where 18,339 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

41.41% of total students is undergraduate students and 58.59% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,892 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,399 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.85 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in U of Chicago than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Chicago since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	15,048	5,703	3,023	2,680	9,345	5,699	3,646
2014-15	15,097 49	5,738 35	3,023 0	2,715 35	9,359 14	5,733 34	3,626 -20
2015-16	15,391 294	5,883 145	3,083 60	2,800 85	9,508 149	5,727 -6	3,781 155
2016-17	15,775 384	6,001 118	3,089 6	2,912 112	9,774 266	5,764 37	4,010 229
2017-18	16,227 452	6,310 309	3,218 129	3,092 180	9,917 143	5,788 24	4,129 119
2018-19	17,002 775	6,632 322	3,389 171	3,243 151	10,370 453	5,959 171	4,411 282
2019-20	17,452 450	6,891 259	3,512 123	3,379 136	10,561 191	5,972 13	4,589 178
2020-21	17,834 382	7,056 165	3,670 158	3,386 7	10,778 217	6,061 89	4,717 128
2021-22	18,832 998	7,636 580	3,986 316	3,650 264	11,196 418	6,165 104	5,031 314
2022-23	18,339 -493	7,595 -41	4,028 42	3,567 -83	10,744 -452	5,897 -268	4,847 -184
Average	16,700	6,545	3,402	3,142	10,155	5,877	4,279

University of Chicago Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,545 where 7,595 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Chicago since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	5,703	5,630	2,982	2,648	73	41	32
2014-15	5,738	5,674	2,987	2,687	64	36	28
2015-16	5,883	5,835	3,053	2,782	48	30	18
2016-17	6,001	5,967	3,075	2,892	34	14	20
2017-18	6,310	6,288	3,209	3,079	22	9	13
2018-19	6,632	6,600	3,371	3,229	32	18	14
2019-20	6,891	6,847	3,491	3,356	44	21	23
2020-21	7,056	7,020	3,654	3,366	36	16	20
2021-22	7,636	7,601	3,970	3,631	35	16	19
2022-23	7,595	7,563	4,012	3,551	32	16	16
Average	6,545	6,545	3,380	3,122	6,545	22	20

University of Chicago Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 10,155 where 10,744 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Chicago since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	9,345	7,218	4,158	3,060	2,127	1,541	586
2014-15	9,359	6,984	4,012	2,972	2,375	1,721	654
2015-16	9,508	7,145	4,055	3,090	2,363	1,672	691
2016-17	9,774	7,349	4,035	3,314	2,425	1,729	696
2017-18	9,917	7,514	4,135	3,379	2,403	1,653	750
2018-19	10,370	8,366	4,652	3,714	2,004	1,307	697
2019-20	10,561	8,497	4,654	3,843	2,064	1,318	746
2020-21	10,778	8,590	4,685	3,905	2,188	1,376	812
2021-22	11,196	9,109	4,863	4,246	2,087	1,302	785
2022-23	10,744	8,829	4,694	4,135	1,915	1,203	712
Average	10,155	10,155	4,394	3,566	10,155	1,482	713

University of Chicago Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 31.91% and the percentage of black students is 5.17% at University of Chicago. 15.56% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Chicago over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	30	1,933	613	847	5	6,570	331
2014-15	35	1,923	634	928	6	6,440	336
2015-16	33	1,974	648	1,008	7	6,464	354
2016-17	28	2,065	688	1,259	7	6,558	436
2017-18	20	2,198	717	1,395	5	6,630	592
2018-19	18	2,381	747	1,537	4	6,731	668
2019-20	19	2,412	792	1,684	4	6,588	708
2020-21	11	2,650	839	1,773	4	6,577	763
2021-22	12	2,813	953	1,871	3	6,372	804
2022-23	13	2,853	949	1,959	4	5,852	790
Average	22	2,320	758	1,426	5	6,478	578

University of Chicago Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

28 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 0% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Chicago from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	15,097	0	15,097
2015-16	15,391	0	15,391
2016-17	15,775	0	15,775
2017-18	16,227	0	16,227
2018-19	17,002	0	17,002
2019-20	17,452	0	17,452
2020-21	17,834	0	17,834
2021-22	18,832	0	18,832
2022-23	18,339	28	18,311
Average	16,883	3	16,880

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