2025-2026 College Honors

Student Marshals

Being chosen as a University of Chicago Student Marshal is one of the highest honors the University awards to undergraduate students. Appointed by the President of the University, Student Marshals are third-year students who are chosen based on their academic performance and involvement in and contribution to the campus community. 

  • Manuel Maria Azpurua
  • Michelle Du
  • Leja Ejury
  • Sadie Foer
  • Josh Gonzalez
  • Kevin Guo
  • Sam Hwang
  • Tyler Jang
  • Christine Lee
  • Joy Li
  • Mason McCormack
  • Madison Yuan

Latin Honors

At the conclusion of their study in the College, students whose cumulative grade point average places them among the top 8, 15, and 20% (based on a 5-year major cohort average) will be awarded Latin Honors upon graduation. 

Cum Laude

This honor is awarded to students whose cumulative GPA places them in the top 25% of students by major over the past five years.

  • Jessica Tanouye

Magna Cum Laude

This honor is awarded to students whose cumulative GPA places them in the top 15% of students by major over the past five years. For honors beyond cum laude, a College committee will review each student’s record to gauge broad engagement with the curriculum by, for example, promoting students who have taken graduate courses, taken multiple majors, attempted courses across divisional boundaries, taken extra courses, and completed minors.

Summa Cum Laude

This honor is awarded to students whose cumulative GPA places them in the top 8% of students by major over the past five years. For honors beyond cum laude, a College committee will review each student’s record to gauge broad engagement with the curriculum by, for example, promoting students who have taken graduate courses, taken multiple majors, attempted courses across divisional boundaries, taken extra courses, and completed minors. For the honor summa cum laude in particular, the committee will consider the breadth and depth of the student’s engagement with the curriculum outside of the primary major.

  • Sarah Lee

  • Jonathan Yin

  • Eric Tu

  • Nika Vesely

Divisional Named Honors - Seniors

Awarded to students in their junior and senior year whose grade-point average places them in the top 5% of their major, relative to others in their program of study over a five-year period.

Janet Rowley Scholars in the Biological Sciences Collegiate Division

Georgiana Simpson Scholars in the Humanities Collegiate Division

  • Eric Tu

Gary Becker Scholars in the Social Sciences Collegiate Division

  • Nika Vesely

Enrico Fermi Scholars in the Physical Sciences Collegiate Division