Loyola University Chicago Overview

Located in Chicago, Illinois, Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Loyola University Chicago Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Loyola Chicago is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Loyola Chicago.
• In <nil>, 47% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Loyola Chicago makes roughly $66,791 a year. This is 64% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Loyola Chicago student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Loyola University Chicago?

Contact details for Loyola Chicago are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1032 W. Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60660
Phone:	773-274-3000
Website:	www.luc.edu

How Do I Get Into Loyola Chicago?

You can apply to Loyola Chicago online at: https://www.luc.edu/undergrad/apply/

Admission Requirements for Loyola Chicago

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Loyola Chicago?

Loyola Chicago has an acceptance rate of 77%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 23% of students accepted to Loyola Chicago submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 690. Math scores were between 570 and 670.

Loyola Chicago received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 25 and 29. Composite scores were between 27 and 32.

Can I Afford Loyola University Chicago?

The overall average net price of Loyola Chicago is $44,968. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Loyola Chicago, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $8,374 a year. That adds up to $33,496 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Loyola Chicago is 0.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Loyola University Chicago Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,819 undergraduate students at Loyola Chicago, with 11,205 being full-time and 614 being part-time.

There are also 5,679 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,205 full-time undergraduates at Loyola Chicago, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Loyola University Chicago students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,457
Black or African American	612
Hispanic or Latino	2,107
White	6,002
International Students	331
Other Races/Ethnicities	696

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Loyola University Chicago. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 101 countries are represented at Loyola Chicago. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Loyola University Chicago

In 2020-2021, 8,150 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Loyola Chicago has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Loyola Chicago

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Loyola University Chicago was 302.1%. This is the #220 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Loyola Chicago regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Amerique under License

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