Student Population at Chicago

Total Enrollment

18,339

Undergraduate

7,595

Graduate

10,744

Online Enrollment

Men Students

9,925

Women Students

8,414

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 18,339 students have enrolled at University of Chicago - 7,595 undergraduate and 10,744 graduate.

By gender, 9,925 male and 8,414 female students are attending University of Chicago. By attendance status, there are 16,392 full-time students and 1,947 part-time students.

The number of students at University of Chicago is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Columbia University in the City of New York and University of Pennsylvania, its population is average (average population is 18,885).

University of Chicago offers online degree/certificate programs and 28 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of Chicago and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 9,925 male and 8,414 female students attending Chicago. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.18 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Chicago.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Chicago
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	7,595	7,563	32
Men	4,028	4,012	16
Women	3,567	3,551	16

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Chicago
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	10,744	8,829	1,915
Men	5,897	4,694	1,203
Women	4,847	4,135	712

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 5,852 White students (31.91%) and 2,853 Asian students (15.56%) at University of Chicago(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Chicago.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Chicago
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	1,487	735	752
Black or African American	507	193	314
Hispanic	1,225	628	597
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	2,415	1,388	1,027
Two or More Races	530	272	258
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	176	102	74
Total	7,595	4,028	3,567

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Chicago
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	12	4	8
Asian	1,366	697	669
Black or African American	442	197	245
Hispanic	734	401	333
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0	3
White	3,437	1,896	1,541
Two or More Races	260	119	141
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	208	143	65
Total	10,744	5,897	4,847

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 10,568 students whose age under twenty five and 2,989 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Chicago.

Especially, 112 students are younger than eighteen and 14 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Chicago.

Population by Student Age at University of Chicago
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,595	4,028	3,567
Under 18	112	56	56
18-19	3,292	1,683	1,609
20-21	3,536	1,857	1,679
22-24	586	372	214
25-29	55	48	7
30-34	10	9	1
35-39	4	3	1
Total	7,595	4,028	3,567

Population by Student Age at University of Chicago
	Total	Men	Women
Total	10,744	5,897	4,847
18-19	4	3	1
20-21	138	61	77
22-24	2,900	1,370	1,530
25-29	4,727	2,544	2,183
30-34	1,959	1,240	719
35-39	618	416	202
40-49	317	216	101
50-64	67	38	29
65 and over	14	9	5
Total	10,744	5,897	4,847

Online Student Population

At University of Chicago, 28 students (0.15% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 28 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 10 students live in Illinois where University of Chicago is located in and 15 students have enrolled from other states.