Loyola University Chicago

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 7,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 11,589
Men / Women 31% / 69%
From State 56%
From Region 9%
Athletes 216 (1.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 47%
Hispanic 23%
Asian 13%
Black 8%
Mixed 5%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Loyola University Chicago 2,626 30% 55% 12% 5% 18% 3% $76,360 62 +0.41 67 96% 5.3%
Biomedical Engineering 6 — 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $102,705 67 +0.34 92 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 11 — 64% 55% 0% 0% 27% 0% $119,485 68 +0.11 98 100% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 7 — 29% 57% 0% 0% 14% 0% $90,644 82 +0.72 84 — — — — —
Computer Science 33 — 76% 42% 21% 3% 18% 3% $120,593 52 -0.13 98 98% 3.9% — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $110,010 23 -0.29 95 — — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 13 — 38% 15% 54% 8% 8% 8% $119,485 50 -0.16 98 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity 20 — 40% 40% 15% 5% 35% 0% $108,270 84 +0.77 95 — — — — —
Data Science 9 +2 33% 56% 22% 0% 0% 0% $104,484 27 -0.30 93 — — — — —
Information Technology 12 — 83% 42% 17% 25% 8% 0% $120,593 86 +1.09 98 98% 3.9% — — —
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design — — — — — — — — $81,476 51 -0.09 75 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 5 — 20% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $100,477 50 -0.26 91 — — — — —
Chemistry 11 — 45% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $71,470 56 -0.01 57 95% — — — —
Mathematics 10 +1 50% 70% 0% 0% 10% 0% $85,018 60 -0.01 79 86% — — — —
Physics 6 +1 50% 50% 33% 0% 0% 0% $92,663 79 +0.65 86 100% — — — —
Statistics 8 +4 75% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $97,829 40 -0.34 89 — — — — —
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,663 79 +0.65 86 100% — — — —
Biochemistry 18 — 39% 67% 17% 0% 17% 0% $71,059 50 -0.04 56 95% — — — —
Bioinformatics 15 +1 47% 47% 33% 0% 7% 0% $71,082 50 -0.04 56 — — — — —
Biology 254 +12 31% 52% 21% 4% 19% 0% $73,480 84 +0.82 61 94% — — — —
Biophysics 4 — 25% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% $71,059 50 -0.04 56 95% — — — —
Conservation Biology 16 — 25% 81% 0% 0% 12% 0% $59,082 72 +0.31 24 — — — — —
Neurobiology and Behavior 50 +12 20% 42% 18% 10% 20% 6% $56,790 14 -0.89 19 100% — — — —
Neurobiology and Neurosciences 47 +8 30% 51% 32% 4% 11% 0% $56,790 14 -0.89 19 100% — — — —
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $63,973 60 +0.23 37 — — — — —
Environmental Science 40 — 15% 65% 8% 5% 12% 0% $62,564 72 +0.49 33 97% — — — —
Environmental Studies 25 — 16% 96% 0% 0% 4% 0% $62,564 72 +0.49 33 97% — — — —
Natural Resources Management — — — — — — — — $49,339 11 -1.17 7 — — — — —
Environmental Health 5 — 0% 40% 20% 0% 20% 20% $73,157 71 +0.32 60 96% — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 27 — 19% 52% 22% 4% 15% 0% $67,913 77 +0.72 47 — — — — —
Nursing 266 — 13% 51% 15% 9% 17% 1% $88,688 42 -0.35 83 97% 4.1% — — —
Public Health 30 — 7% 43% 20% 3% 30% 0% $73,157 79 +0.74 60 96% — — — —
Accounting 48 +5 50% 52% 10% 6% 19% 6% $104,892 86 +1.16 93 97% — — — —
Advertising 10 — 40% 70% 10% 0% 10% 10% $77,805 55 +0.02 69 96% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 15 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 27% 0% $93,529 86 +0.83 87 97% 4.7% — — —
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 35 +3 51% 9% 6% 0% 6% 77% $75,584 60 -0.11 65 96% — — — —
Economics 31 +11 35% 55% 0% 3% 26% 10% $109,493 87 +0.98 95 100% — — — —
Economics 14 +7 64% 71% 0% 0% 21% 7% $91,894 52 -0.23 85 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 14 +2 57% 50% 0% 0% 36% 14% $65,725 32 -0.45 42 86% — — — —
Finance 104 +18 64% 54% 18% 3% 17% 6% $107,753 74 +0.30 94 97% — — — —
Health Administration 34 — 3% 38% 35% 9% 12% 3% $78,069 85 +0.60 70 94% — — — —
Human Resources Management 13 +2 15% 46% 8% 8% 23% 8% $82,687 81 +0.48 76 100% — — — —
International Business 26 +2 46% 54% 8% 0% 23% 15% $97,497 77 +0.61 89 95% — — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 46 +41 59% 48% 13% 7% 13% 7% $117,932 93 +1.46 97 98% — — — —
Marketing 121 +13 40% 59% 9% 3% 19% 6% $87,410 78 +0.77 81 98% — — — —
Office Management and Supervision 38 +12 45% 68% 8% 0% 18% 3% $93,529 86 +0.83 87 97% 4.7% — — —
Operations Management 13 +6 54% 54% 15% 0% 31% 0% $93,529 55 +0.06 87 97% 4.7% — — —
Ancient Greek — — — — — — — — $61,071 63 +0.27 29 — — — — —
Classical Languages 3 +2 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $61,037 63 +0.27 29 — — — — —
Creative Writing 10 — 30% 80% 10% 0% 10% 0% $61,205 90 +1.07 29 — — — — —
English 47 +1 21% 68% 6% 0% 17% 0% $62,834 93 +1.27 34 98% — — — —
French 3 +2 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $60,025 59 +0.18 26 95% — — — —
History 53 +13 53% 79% 2% 2% 11% 0% $58,301 68 +0.13 22 94% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $60,050 73 +0.26 26 — — — — —
Italian Studies 3 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,814 59 +0.13 28 — — — — —
Latin 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $61,166 64 +0.28 29 — — — — —
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies — — — — — — — — $61,696 79 +0.42 31 — — — — —
Pastoral Studies/Counseling — — — — — — — — $55,464 81 +0.57 16 — — — — —
Philosophy 17 +3 41% 41% 6% 6% 12% 6% $83,529 93 +1.67 77 100% — — — —
Spanish 9 +4 22% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $60,025 59 +0.18 26 95% — — — —
Theology/Theological Studies 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,025 76 +0.39 13 — — — — —
Women's Studies 9 +4 0% 67% 11% 0% 0% 0% $60,265 70 +0.49 27 — — — — —
Anthropology 18 +3 22% 83% 6% 0% 11% 0% $63,758 87 +0.62 36 86% — — — —
Applied Psychology 11 — 9% 55% 0% 36% 0% 0% $84,268 100 +4.43 78 96% — — — —
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics 20 — 25% 90% 0% 5% 5% 0% $49,339 6 -1.23 7 — — — — —
Human Services 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,920 96 +1.03 31 — — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 28 +5 25% 39% 11% 7% 32% 4% $55,873 9 -0.88 17 89% — — — —
Journalism 26 — 35% 77% 4% 0% 12% 0% $63,902 63 +0.18 37 100% — — — —
Political Science 140 +10 27% 63% 9% 5% 17% 1% $69,715 45 -0.18 52 95% — — — —
Psychology 242 +9 19% 45% 15% 6% 24% 1% $60,994 84 +0.90 29 94% — — — —
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 71 — 27% 68% 7% 6% 13% 3% $77,805 73 +0.56 69 96% — — — —
Social Work 42 — 12% 5% 0% 0% 7% 0% $65,393 98 +1.44 41 98% — — — —
Sociology 26 +2 12% 46% 4% 19% 12% 0% $58,293 66 +0.13 22 90% — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 5 — 20% 40% 0% 40% 20% 0% $60,068 72 +0.29 26 — — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 30 — 30% 70% 0% 13% 7% 0% $61,210 52 -0.06 29 93% — — — —
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $58,941 74 +0.49 24 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 9 — 0% 56% 0% 0% 33% 11% $56,738 83 +0.66 18 95% 5.7% — — —
Elementary Education 26 — 4% 62% 23% 0% 12% 0% $56,738 83 +0.66 18 95% 5.7% — — —
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 5 — 20% 60% 20% 0% 20% 0% $56,738 61 +0.20 18 95% 5.7% — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $58,819 69 +0.10 23 — — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 24 — 38% 71% 4% 0% 21% 0% $56,738 61 +0.20 18 95% 5.7% — — —
Special Education 6 — 17% 67% 17% 0% 17% 0% $59,216 68 +0.50 24 — — — — —
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 9 +3 0% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $51,509 60 -0.02 9 95% — — — —
Dance 9 +1 11% 67% 11% 0% 11% 0% $42,078 42 -0.13 3 — — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 17 +4 12% 71% 0% 0% 18% 0% $76,533 92 +1.28 67 100% — — — —
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 26 — 58% 69% 4% 12% 12% 0% $52,859 51 -0.19 11 96% 11.9% — — —
Jazz/Jazz Studies — — — — — — — — $49,865 63 +0.34 7 — — — — —
Music 5 +1 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,047 64 +0.35 8 — — — — —
Photography 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,795 33 -0.40 7 — — — — —
Studio Arts 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,509 75 +0.50 9 95% — — — —
Theater 14 +1 0% 71% 7% 0% 7% 0% $40,677 35 -0.32 2 97% — — — —
Voice and Opera 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $49,687 62 +0.32 7 — — — — —
Criminal Justice and Corrections 75 +7 20% 45% 5% 7% 31% 3% $67,849 89 +1.10 47 97% 8.1% — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 43 — 5% 72% 5% 5% 16% 0% $66,108 83 +0.86 43 96% — — — —
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 8 — 12% 50% 0% 12% 25% 0% $62,273 69 +0.33 32 96% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $58,507
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 66%
6-Year Graduation Rate 73%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 25.2% 661 22% 54% 9% 7% 18% 1% $64,833 72 +0.47 39 94% —
Business & Economics 21.4% 562 47% 52% 11% 3% 18% 11% $95,559 80 +0.62 88 97% 4.7%
Life & Natural Sciences 15.4% 404 30% 52% 22% 4% 17% 1% $68,682 54 +0.31 50 96% —
Health Sciences 12.5% 328 12% 50% 16% 8% 18% 1% $85,321 77 -0.15 79 97% 4.1%
Humanities 6.0% 158 34% 68% 4% 2% 15% 1% $62,903 85 +0.73 34 97% —
Professional 4.8% 126 14% 55% 5% 6% 25% 2% $66,901 49 +0.97 45 96% 8.1%
Arts 3.4% 89 26% 72% 3% 3% 13% 0% $53,826 61 +0.15 13 97% 11.9%
Computer Science 3.4% 89 60% 40% 24% 7% 17% 2% $115,795 60 +0.21 97 98% 3.9%
Education 2.9% 75 20% 63% 12% 0% 21% 1% $57,078 73 +0.44 19 95% 5.7%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.6% 68 16% 76% 4% 3% 10% 0% $62,626 61 +0.48 33 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 42 50% 71% 7% 0% 12% 0% $87,206 71 +0.02 81 93% —
Engineering 0.9% 24 46% 58% 8% 0% 17% 0% $106,878 67 +0.35 94 100% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $27.7M #95 54% $3.2M 38 #51 75 4
Life & Natural Sciences $23.7M #119 70% $1.4M 12 #136 89 23
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.4M #227 31% $0 69 #72 141 1
Physical Sciences & Math $2.1M #283 55% $0 5 #193 30 4
Agriculture & Food Science $1.8M #135 61% $0 — — — 1
Computer Science $1.3M #210 88% $0 — — 8 3
Education $0.3M #314 16% $0 32 #129 — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #345 35% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #422 0% $0 — — — —
Total $60.4M #191 60% $4.5M 156 #134 343 36

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 67 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 30 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Volleyball 25 $950K $950K $0
Basketball 17 $7.0M $7.0M $0
Golf 9 $387K $387K $0
Total 106 $10.9M $10.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 62 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 32 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 18 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 16 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 15 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Golf 8 $473K $473K $0
Total 110 $9.2M $9.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 129 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Soccer 62 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Volleyball 41 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Basketball 32 $10.6M $10.6M $0
Softball 18 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Golf 17 $860K $860K $0
Total 216 $25.5M $25.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (non-ED) 8%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 83% 82% 72%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 54%
SAT Range 1220 – 1390
SAT Math Range 540 – 660
SAT RW Range 580 – 690