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History at UChicago

UChicago graduates about 70 history majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 6th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 95 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 276 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 97% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.27× what the same major pays nationally.

95/100Standout#6 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year704% of the class
Courses in the catalog276more than 97% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.27× the same major nationally
Research in the field$813Ka year, NSF
Admit rate4%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1580whole school

Around UChicago

Built in 1910-1912, this Collegiate Gothic Revival-style building was designed b
Harper Memorial Library, University of Chicago, 59th Street, Hyde Park, Chicago,Photo: Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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Weight with trilingual inscription. Persepolis, Achaemenid period. Darius I, 522
UC Oriental Institute Persian collection item 05Photo: Nightryder84 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Built in 1929-1931, this Collegiate Gothic Revival-style building was designed b
Oriental Institute Building, University of Chicago, University Avenue and 58th SPhoto: Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Joe and Rika Mansueto Library, John Crerar Library, Harper Memorial Library, Joseph Regenstein Library, Center for Research Libraries.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 96 · Dorm 15 · Arts 9 · Dining 8 · Library 6 · Athletics 4.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. Princeton University 99
  2. Yale University 98
  3. Brown University 97
  4. Columbia University 96
  5. University of Notre Dame 95
  6. Duke University 95
  7. University of Pennsylvania 94
  8. Vanderbilt University 94

Other strong majors at UChicago

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UChicago with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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