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Math & statistics at UChicago

UChicago graduates about 229 math & statistics majors a year, 13% of its graduating class. That puts it 6th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 97 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 71 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 85% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $164,000 four years out, 2.26× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

97/100Standout#6 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year22913% of the class
Courses in the catalog71more than 85% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$164,0002.26× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate4%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1580whole school

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Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Donnelley Biological Sciences Learning Center, Biopsychology Science Building, Stevanovich Center for Financial Mathematics, Henry Hinds Laboratory for Geophysical Sciences, Social Science Research Building, Cummings Life Sciences Center.

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 math & statistics ranking

  1. Brown University 99
  2. Carnegie Mellon University 98
  3. Duke University 98
  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 98
  5. Princeton University 97
  6. University of Notre Dame 96
  7. Cornell University 96
  8. Rice University 96

Other strong majors at UChicago

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UChicago with every school we score in math & statistics. 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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