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Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Roman Catholic

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Overall admit rate
75.1%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
7.9%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
82.5%
Total cost — out-of-state
$76,490
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
13:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$25,365

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates12,640
Total all graduate4,892
Grand total all students17,532

Admissions

Total applicants43,954
Total admitted33,009
Total enrolled2,605
Overall admit rate75.1%
Admit rate — women78.2%
Admit rate — men69.4%
Yield rate7.9%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT39.0%
% submitting ACT15.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile580
SAT EBRW 75th %ile690
SAT Math 25th %ile540
SAT Math 75th %ile660
ACT Comp 25th %ile26
ACT Comp 75th %ile31
% in top 10% of HS class37.3%
% in top 25% of HS class69.3%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$56,930
Tuition — out-of-state$56,930
Required fees$1,580
Room and board$17,980
Total cost — in-state$76,490
Total cost — out-of-state$76,490

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$33,467
Avg % of need met82.5%
% with 100% of need met17.4%
Avg merit grant (no need)$24,260
Avg loan debt at graduation$25,365

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist0
# admitted from waitlist0
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)3,175
Transfer admit rate48.5%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio13:1
% faculty full-time59.1%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)81.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$36,079Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)72.9%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)63.7%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate82.9%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$73,865Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant24.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan48.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full14.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress32.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress22.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted3.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white47.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black8.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino23.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian12.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women51.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men48.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white65.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown5.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services18.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences14.4%
Health Professions And Related Programs12.0%
Psychology9.0%
Social Sciences7.3%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs5.8%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services4.2%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies3.2%