<p>Also interesting, US News 1997 College Rankings:</p>
<p>[1997</a> National Universities, 1-25: USNews - edu](<a href=“http://web.archive.org/web/19970128161154/http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/cat02_1.htm]1997”>1997 National Universities, 1-25: USNews - edu)</p>
<p>Heh back in 1997, UChicago was rated #3 for academic reputation, but #27 for student selectivity. UChicago admitted 71% of applicants, and only 86% of students graduated. </p>
<p>Interestingly, UChicago was #5 in the nation for alumni giving back then, at a 47% rate. That number’s around 40% today, and actually was in the low 30s for most of the 2000s.</p>