BA Russian and East European Studies at University of Chicago

Programme overview

The Slavic Department at the University of Chicago has a long-standing reputation as one of the major research programs in the field. The Slavic Department’s Russian and East European Studies (REES) BA program provides students with language mastery, cultural competence, and critical thinking —skills essential for responding to the complexities of today’s global world. Our program prepares students for graduate work as well as for careers in government, NGOs, human rights, law, international business, translation, teaching, and research.

Faculty: The College | Department: Russian and East European Studies | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Autumn | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

This requirement may be satisfied in whole or in part by examination credit based on a University placement exam. Students who fulfill the language requirement with fewer than three quarters of study must substitute elective courses offered in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to the College, not to the major (university-level requirement): first-year applicants apply through the Common Application or Apply Coalition with the UChicago supplement essays and submit the secondary school report and transcript, two teacher evaluations and a mid-year report; testing follows the University's No Harm Testing Policy. Majors are declared after enrolment and must satisfy the College general education Core plus the major requirements listed in the catalogue.

USD 75,960 a year (2026-27). College tuition for the 2026-27 academic year (cost of attendance table); excludes student services fee, U-Pass fee, class fee, housing, food and books. Source

First-year admission is offered for entrance in the Autumn Quarter only (except prospective students-at-large).

First-year application plans (as published for the 2025-26 cycle): Early Decision I and Early Action deadline 3 November 2025; Early Decision II and Regular Decision deadline 5 January 2026. Applications are accepted through the Common Application and Apply Coalition, Powered by Scoir. An application fee or automatic fee waiver is required, SAT/ACT scores are covered by the No Harm Testing Policy.

Apply through the official page: https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/application/

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