Early Decision
University of Chicago Early Decision: no admit-rate breakdown published
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What is University of Chicago's early decision acceptance rate?
University of Chicago runs an Early Decision round but does not publish its counts, so there is no Early Decision acceptance rate to state, and this page does not estimate one. It also runs Early Action (not binding); its Early Decision round is binding.
Source: University of Chicago's admissions website, 2026-27 cycle.
Does applying early decision to University of Chicago help?
University of Chicago's own figures cannot answer that. It runs an Early Decision round but does not publish its counts, so there is no Early Decision rate to set against everyone else's. Without those counts, a claim that applying early here raises your odds is not one the school's own figures support.
Source: University of Chicago's admissions website, 2026-27 cycle.
Is early decision at University of Chicago binding?
Yes. Early Decision is binding wherever it is offered, University of Chicago included: you may apply Early Decision to only one school, and if admitted you commit to attend and withdraw your other applications. The usual exception is an aid offer your family cannot afford, so check the costs on this page before you apply.
Source: University of Chicago's admissions website, 2026-27 cycle.
When is University of Chicago's early decision deadline?
For the 2026-27 application cycle, University of Chicago set its Early Decision deadline at Nov 2, 2026. Its Early Decision II round closes Jan 4, 2027. Regular Decision applications are due Jan 4, 2027. Early Decision is binding, so compare the costs on this page before that date, not after an offer arrives.
Source: the Common App requirements grid, 2026-27 cycle, checked Sep 27, 2026.
Admitted SAT · middle 50% · College Scorecard 2023
1510–1580
Half of admitted students scored inside this range. It is the admitted band, not a minimum and not a cutoff, and it covers the whole entering class rather than the Early Decision round alone.
What families actually pay (AY 2023–24)
Early Decision is binding, so accepting one ends the option of comparing two aid offers. These are the published averages before that choice is made.
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard).
Aid exceeded cost of attendance.
International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
Across the 8 recorded cycles from 2016 to 2024, University of Chicago's overall acceptance rate fell from 7.9% to 4.5%. That is the whole entering class — Early Decision, Early Action and Regular Decision together — not the Early Decision round on its own.
See the year-by-year series →Common Data Set — the school's own annual filing, published by the school itself for the cycle named beside each figure. University of Chicago’s filing