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Colleges similar to University of Chicago

15 schools closest to University of Chicago (Trajecta Score 87) — neighbors in Illinois first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to University of Chicago, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— University of Chicago (this school) Chicago, IL 4% 1510–1580 $14,860 $92k 87
1 Northwestern University Elite Evanston, IL 8% 1510–1570 $29,167 $89k 83
2 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Moderate Champaign, IL 42% 1310–1520 $14,355 $81k 73
3 Illinois Institute of Technology Moderate Chicago, IL 55% 1180–1440 $18,425 $83k 65
4 University of Illinois Chicago Open Chicago, IL 77% 1130–1350 $10,974 $69k 65
5 Illinois Wesleyan University Selective Bloomington, IL 39% 1120–1340 $28,199 $71k 59
6 Wheaton College Open Wheaton, IL 87% 1260–1470 $26,975 $64k 57
7 Rice University Elite Houston, TX 8% 1510–1570 $13,370 $90k 87
8 Harvard University Elite Cambridge, MA 4% 1510–1580 $19,066 $102k 88
9 Yale University Elite New Haven, CT 4% 1470–1570 $23,777 $101k 87
10 Johns Hopkins University Elite Baltimore, MD 6% 1520–1570 $18,809 $88k 86
11 California Institute of Technology Elite Pasadena, CA 3% — $16,075 $129k 88
12 Vanderbilt University Elite Nashville, TN 6% 1500–1570 $15,846 $92k 86
13 University of Pennsylvania Elite Philadelphia, PA 5% 1510–1570 $28,699 $111k 86
14 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Elite Cambridge, MA 5% 1520–1580 $20,111 $143k 89
15 Brown University Elite Providence, RI 5% 1510–1580 $25,184 $93k 85

How these are picked: schools in Illinois with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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