- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, ILCity: largeZIP 60660Founded 1870
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1870
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.luc.edu
IllinoisReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago is a private nonprofit university in Chicago, Illinois, with 11,737 undergraduates. It admits 82% of applicants, graduates 72% within six years and costs $36,340 a year after aid.
72%graduate
Admission rate82%
Retention82%
4-year graduation66%
Pell Grant share30%
Federal loans46%
$36,340net price / year
82%admission rate
1297average SAT
72%graduate in 6 years
$78,431median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,750median debt
#228 of 1,704 for earnings#1,608 of 1,739 for lowest net price#322 of 1,738 for graduation rate#906 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $70,688tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $56,060
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $56,060
- Average net price
- $36,340national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$30,709
$30,001–48,000$31,498
$48,001–75,000$31,297
$75,001–110,000$35,289
$110,001+$43,708
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 82%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1297
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–690
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 570–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 27–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college82%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college72%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college30%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 72%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 66%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 74%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $61,615
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $78,431middle 50%: $55,570–$111,100
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$111,100
Median, Loyola University Chicago$78,431
Lower quarter$55,570
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 11,737
- Part-time
- 4.0%
- Women / men
- 69% / 31%
- Average age at entry
- 21.0
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 30%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 52%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,515 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,058
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,054,708,355
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White47%
Hispanic23%
Black8.1%
Asian13%
Two or more races5.0%
U.S. nonresident2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.2%
26 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management19%
Biological & biomedical sciences14%
Health professions12%
Psychology9.0%
Social sciences7.3%
Communication & journalism5.8%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.2%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies3.2%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| DePaul University Chicago, IL | $27,108 | 67% | $75,602 |
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| Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL | $36,529 | 47% | $48,427 |
| National Louis University Chicago, IL | $10,364 | 32% | $52,883 |
| Lewis University Romeoville, IL | $17,318 | 57% | $59,389 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY | $37,232 | 70% | $84,700 |
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | $37,704 | 76% | $81,698 |
| Howard University Washington, DC | $33,002 | 74% | $69,682 |
| Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL | $36,511 | 59% | $50,557 |
| Clarkson University Potsdam, NY | $32,137 | 72% | $92,494 |
| The Catholic University of America Washington, DC | $32,543 | 76% | $81,308 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 146719. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1537759.