College and university rankings are updated regularly by the organizations that compile them—the links below represent a sample of the many rankings available. 

• U.S. News and World Report (National rankings)
• Times Higher Education
• QS World University Rankings
• Forbes
• Princeton Review

Statement on Rankings

The University of Chicago offers a rigorous, empowering and highly engaged undergraduate education. We provide a range of information to help prospective undergraduates decide if the intellectually invigorating education at UChicago is a good fit for them. Much discussion and controversy has arisen over how media outlets and other organizations use changing data and formulas to create university rankings—sometimes producing shifts in rankings without underlying changes at the schools themselves. 

At UChicago, we have long encouraged families to approach rankings with their own critical thinking and look beyond them to the fundamentals of a university’s academic program, culture, and opportunities for enrichment. A successful education depends more on finding an institution that meets a student’s individual needs and goals than upon any statistical formula.

If you are a student who would enjoy learning how to deconstruct the statistical and analytical criteria of the rankings as well as debating with others their historical, philosophical, sociological, economic and political implications, we’d love to see your application.