(University of Chicago News Office)

Class precedents

The Class of 2016 sets several College records.

Number of applicants to the College for the Class of 2016, a record:
25,307

Number admitted:
3,344

Record low acceptance percentage:
13.3

Percentage of admitted students who chose to enroll:
47

Total number of students expected to enroll:
1,525

Record percentage of students of color:
42

Minutes it took admitted student Jhon Marte to solve three Rubik’s cubes in a YouTube video:
1:18