Our four year Urban Studies program offers the opportunity to share the laboratory that great urbanist and planners used to study and transform cities, the Chicago metropolitan region. Our students experience and analyze urban issues from many different academic and practical perspectives in a department dedicated exclusively to the city. The Urban Studies degree is a pre-professional program that prepares students to enter urban professions and graduate programs. Students will gain knowledge and understanding of the complexity and diversity of cities as well as seek specializations in particular issues affecting cities. Aside from this, students have the opportunity to complete internships and to acquire computer, research and other skills proper of the field of urban planning and policy.
Expected September 2026
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
412 S. Peoria,
115 CUPPAH (MC 350),
CHICAGO,
Illinois,
60607, United States
High school graduates who have never attended another college or university must submit evidence of graduation from an accredited high school or submit passing scores on the General Educational Development (GED) test.
They must have obtained TOEFL iBT - Total Score 80; IELTS Overall Score - 6.5 with a score of subsection minimum as follows: listening 6, writing 6, reading 6, and speaking 6, PTE with a score of 54 (with subsection minimum as follows: listening 47, writing 56, reading 51, and speaking 53).
Application deadline: Fall - First Year Early Action - November 1st, First Year Regular Decision - February 1st. Spring - First Year Regular Decision - October 1st.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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