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University of Chicago Scholarships and Merit Aid

Chicago, Illinois

7 scholarships University of Chicago publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

7,540Undergraduates
5%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (2)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Odyssey Scholarship Program

$0

A key program for students receiving guaranteed free tuition and many first-generation students at UChicagocollegeadmissions.uchicago.edu (read 2026-06-17)

First Phoenix Scholarship

$20,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
All students who are the first in their family to attend college will receive a minimum of $20,000 across four years.collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu (read 2026-07-02)

Awards that take an application (5)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

National Police and Fire Scholarship

$0 to $75,960

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Select children of professional, active-duty, injured or killed on duty, or mandatorily retired municipal, county, and state police and firefighters can receive up to full-tuition, four-year scholarships.collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu (read 2026-07-02)

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Educators Award

$0 to $75,960

Renewable
Yes, per the school
In honor of their service to the community and the city, the University of Chicago will offer up to full-tuition scholarships to select children of active CPS full-time teachers and school-based non-leadership staff.collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu (read 2026-07-02)

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Scholarship

$0 to $75,960

Renewable
Yes, per the school
The University of Chicago awards up to full-tuition, four-year scholarships to select graduates of Chicago Public Schools who are admitted to the College of the University of Chicago.collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu (read 2026-07-02)

UChicago Partner Schools Scholarship

$0 to $75,960

Renewable
Yes, per the school
the University of Chicago awards up to full-tuition, four-year scholarships to select graduates of select partner high schools in the city of Chicagocollegeadmissions.uchicago.edu (read 2026-07-02)

UChicago College Scholarship for Dependents of Faculty, Other Academic Appointees & Staff

$75,960

Renewable
Yes, per the school
the University of Chicago will offer full-tuition scholarships to select dependents of UChicago faculty, staff, and other academic appointees ... Each winner is guaranteed full tuition for four years of undergraduate studies (12 academic quarters) at UChicago provided the student makes satisfactory academic progress.collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu (read 2026-07-02)
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
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What University of Chicago costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$103,821In-state, per year
$103,821Out-of-state, per year

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a University of Chicago page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.