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 3%, 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.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 50% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Loyola Chicago with a bachelor's degree make about $63,232 a year. That's 55% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• 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.

Loyola University Chicago Rankings

We have ranked Loyola Chicago as #395 out of 2,018 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. Out of the 78 colleges in Illinois, it is ranked at #13.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Loyola Chicago.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Pastoral Specialized Ministries Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best International Education Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Religious Education Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#48	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#68	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#82	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#112	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#165	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Loyola Chicago has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools	College Factual
#7	Best Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#36	Best Psychology Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#52	Best Education Schools	College Factual
#90	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#110	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/LoyolaChicago
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/LoyolaChicago

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	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Loyola Chicago?

Loyola Chicago has an acceptance rate of 71%, 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 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 100% 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 570 and 660. Math scores were between 560 and 670.

Loyola Chicago received ACT scores from 58% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 34. Math scores were between 24 and 29. Composite scores were between 25 and 31.

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 61% of students took out student loans averaging $9,165 a year. That adds up to $36,660 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Loyola Chicago is 2.7%. 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 11,612 undergraduate students at Loyola Chicago, with 10,924 being full-time and 688 being part-time.

There are also 5,281 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,924 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	1,425
Black or African American	565
Hispanic or Latino	1,943
White	5,924
International Students	394
Other Races/Ethnicities	673

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 2019-2020, 16,142 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 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Loyola Chicago

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Loyola University Chicago was $46,060 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Loyola Chicago is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#55	#55

Online Affordability Rankings of Loyola Chicago Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Loyola University Chicago was $46,060 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Loyola Chicago is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	#70	#70

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.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Loyola Chicago majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	11%
Criminal Justice & Corrections	2%
Health Professions	0%
Legal Support Services	26%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	19%
Psychology	12%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Loyola Chicago ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Loyola Chicago.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	#10
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#26
Business Administration & Management	#85
Business, Management & Marketing	#124

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%.

Loyola University Chicago Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	0	496	9	61	22	588
General Biology	0	0	306	0	74	0	380
Social Work	0	0	46	12	253	6	317
General Psychology	0	0	306	0	0	0	306
Business Administration & Management	0	14	120	5	124	0	263
Legal Research	0	0	0	136	116	0	252
Law	0	0	0	0	0	233	233
Marketing	0	0	163	0	11	0	174
Medicine	0	0	0	0	0	167	167
Political Science & Government	0	0	139	0	1	4	144
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	140	0	2	1	143
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	129	0	0	0	129
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	127	0	0	0	127
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	16	0	73	32	121
Accounting	0	0	82	0	30	0	112
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	43	61	0	104
Management Information Systems	0	0	104	0	0	0	104
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	87	0	9	0	96
Computer Information Systems	3	0	60	0	10	0	73
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	49	0	20	0	69
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	56	0	10	0	66
General English Literature	0	0	51	0	9	4	64
International Relations & National Security	0	0	62	0	0	0	62
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	46	0	15	0	61
Behavioral Science	0	53	0	0	0	0	53
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	30	0	20	0	50
Business/Managerial Economics	0	0	49	0	0	0	49
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	22	24	3	0	49
Sociology	0	0	38	0	6	4	48
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	0	7	38	0	45
History	0	0	32	0	11	1	44
Legal Support Services	41	0	2	0	0	0	43
Philosophy	0	0	31	0	9	3	43
Human Resource Management	4	0	14	4	20	0	42
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	10	22	10	42
Legal Professions (Other)	0	0	0	23	19	0	42
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	35	0	2	4	41
International Business	0	0	34	6	0	0	40
Natural Resource Management	0	0	27	13	0	0	40
Journalism	0	0	39	0	0	0	39
Computer Engineering	0	0	28	0	11	0	39
Romance Languages	0	0	33	0	3	0	36
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	0	0	0	33	1	34
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	32	0	0	0	32
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	25	6	31
Public Health	0	0	3	4	22	0	29
Mathematics	0	0	25	0	4	0	29
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	21	0	6	0	27
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	26	0	0	0	0	26
Chemistry	0	0	17	0	1	8	26
Anthropology	0	0	26	0	0	0	26
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	0	17	7	0	24
Physics	0	0	21	0	0	0	21
Statistics	0	0	6	0	14	0	20
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	20	0	0	0	20
Ethnic Studies	0	0	10	0	8	0	18
Information Technology	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	8	0	6	3	17
Special Education	0	0	6	10	0	0	16
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	16	0	0	0	16
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Education Philosophy	0	0	0	0	13	2	15
International Education	0	0	0	2	13	0	15
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	14	0	0	0	14
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	5	8	1	0	14
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	14	0	0	0	14
Computer Science	0	0	0	0	11	0	11
Music	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	10	0	10
Environmental Engineering	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Public Policy	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	0	0	0	0	4	3	7
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Dance	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Human Computer Interaction	0	0	0	0	6	0	6
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	0	0	3	3	6
Human Services	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Multilingual Education	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Mathematics & Computer Science	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Information Science	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Pharmacology & Toxicology	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Business/Corporate Communications	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Educational Assessment	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Area Studies	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Urban Studies	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Religious Education	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Medical Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Missionary Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	51	93	3,335	335	1,245	521	5,580

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.