Loyola University Chicago
Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Religious Affiliation
Catholic (Jesuit)
Location
Chicago, IL
Population
7,500,000
Website
http://www.luc.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
11,576
Men / Women
31% / 69%
White
48%
Hispanic
22%
Asian
11%
Black
10%
Mixed
4%
International
2%
Native American
0%
From State
56%
From Region
9%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics
20%
Life & Natural Sciences
19%
Health Sciences
15%
Arts
3%
Computer Science
3%
Education
2%
Engineering
1%
Physical Sciences & Math
1%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$53,710
Est. Cost of Attendance
$67,408
10-Year ROI
$143,000
ROI Percentile
48th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
82%
4-Year Graduation Rate
66%
6-Year Graduation Rate
73%
Transfer-Out Rate
19%
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours
2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation
241 (38%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
75%
Yield (Unbound)
9%
Early Decision 1
Nov 1
Early Action
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R1
Expenditure
| Life & Natural Sciences | $55M | #142 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $3M | #202 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $1M | #302 |
Graduate Degrees
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 452 | #31 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 205 | #127 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 0 | #258 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
38%
SAT Range
1200
–
1330
SAT Math Range
570
–
670
SAT RW Range
600
–
690
ACT Range
27
–
32
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).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Chicago | 2,509 | 30% / 70% | 2% | $71,463 | 96% | ||
| Biomedical Engineering | 5 — | 20% / 80% | 0% | $90,028 | 89 | — | |
| Computer Engineering | 4 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $95,215 | 92 | 100% | |
| Environmental Engineering | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $82,627 | 84 | — | |
| Computer Science | 35 +1 | 60% / 40% | 6% | $97,130 | 93 | 98% | |
| Computer Software Engineering | 9 — | 67% / 33% | 11% | $95,215 | 92 | 100% | |
| Cybersecurity | 10 +1 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $92,180 | 91 | — | |
| Data Science | 5 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $82,114 | 83 | — | |
| Information Technology | 11 +1 | 64% / 36% | 0% | $97,130 | 93 | 98% | |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 5 — | 20% / 80% | 20% | $83,062 | 84 | — | |
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $88,110 | 88 | — | |
| Applied Mathematics | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $88,191 | 88 | — | |
| Chemistry | 11 — | 27% / 73% | 0% | $67,073 | 60 | — | |
| Mathematics | 6 +2 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $76,925 | 77 | — | |
| Physics | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 17% | $75,038 | 74 | — | |
| Statistics | 7 — | 43% / 57% | 0% | $87,710 | 88 | — | |
| Theoretical and Mathematical Physics | 5 — | 80% / 20% | 20% | $75,219 | 75 | — | |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | 4 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $56,277 | 29 | — | |
| Biochemistry | 33 — | 42% / 58% | 6% | $65,443 | 56 | 100% | |
| Bioinformatics | 15 +3 | 47% / 53% | 0% | $66,096 | 57 | — | |
| Biology | 261 +16 | 34% / 66% | 1% | $67,114 | 60 | 96% | |
| Biophysics | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $65,443 | 56 | 100% | |
| Conservation Biology | 10 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $53,259 | 21 | — | |
| Environmental Science | 37 — | 27% / 73% | 0% | $56,939 | 31 | 87% | |
| Environmental Studies | 19 — | 37% / 63% | 0% | $56,939 | 31 | 87% | |
| Natural Resources Management | — — | — | — | $56,618 | 30 | — | |
| Neurobiology and Behavior | 47 +2 | 28% / 72% | 4% | $57,206 | 32 | 100% | |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 46 +8 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $57,206 | 32 | 100% | |
| Environmental Health | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $74,043 | 73 | 96% | |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 21 — | 10% / 90% | 0% | $58,839 | 37 | — | |
| Nursing | 322 — | 15% / 85% | 1% | $86,020 | 86 | 95% | |
| Public Health | 25 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $74,043 | 73 | 96% | |
| Accounting | 48 +5 | 44% / 56% | 2% | $93,326 | 91 | 100% | |
| Advertising | 8 — | 38% / 62% | 25% | $67,395 | 60 | 100% | |
| Business Economics | 20 +3 | 60% / 40% | 5% | $81,393 | 82 | — | |
| Business Management and Administration | 21 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $72,266 | 70 | 96% | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | 20 +3 | 65% / 35% | 0% | $76,218 | 76 | 100% | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 27 +8 | 67% / 33% | 22% | $100,568 | 95 | 95% | |
| Entrepreneurship | 11 +3 | 55% / 45% | 9% | $66,510 | 58 | 86% | |
| Finance | 96 +10 | 73% / 27% | 7% | $102,491 | 96 | 93% | |
| Health Administration | 25 — | 8% / 92% | 0% | $79,385 | 80 | 95% | |
| Human Resources Management | 9 +3 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $84,466 | 85 | 96% | |
| International Business | 30 +1 | 17% / 83% | 10% | $85,944 | 86 | 91% | |
| Management Information Systems and Statistics | 29 +37 | 62% / 38% | 0% | $119,530 | 99 | 93% | |
| Marketing | 97 +21 | 35% / 65% | 6% | $85,371 | 86 | 98% | |
| Office Management and Supervision | 44 +5 | 43% / 57% | 7% | $72,266 | 70 | 96% | |
| Operations Management | 16 +5 | 62% / 38% | 6% | $72,266 | 70 | 96% | |
| Ancient Greek | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $67,115 | 60 | — | |
| Anthropology | 34 +1 | 15% / 85% | 0% | $57,844 | 34 | 100% | |
| Applied Psychology | 9 — | 11% / 89% | 0% | $85,095 | 86 | 96% | |
| Classical Languages | 2 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $66,930 | 59 | — | |
| Creative Writing | 24 +2 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $56,991 | 31 | — | |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 59 +6 | 22% / 78% | 2% | $69,197 | 64 | 91% | |
| English | 33 +3 | 18% / 82% | 0% | $55,105 | 26 | 100% | |
| Environmental/Natural Resource Economics | 24 — | 17% / 83% | 4% | $58,902 | 37 | — | |
| Forensic Science and Technology | 30 +1 | 23% / 77% | 3% | $62,910 | 49 | 100% | |
| French | 5 +2 | 20% / 80% | 0% | $66,967 | 59 | 95% | |
| History | 35 +6 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $63,957 | 52 | 100% | |
| Human Services | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $56,440 | 30 | — | |
| Intercultural and International Studies | 22 +22 | 32% / 68% | 5% | $58,842 | 37 | — | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $58,599 | 36 | — | |
| International Affairs | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $55,884 | 28 | 89% | |
| Italian Studies | 4 +2 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $57,267 | 32 | — | |
| Journalism | 29 — | 31% / 69% | 0% | $55,384 | 27 | 100% | |
| Latin | 1 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $66,955 | 59 | — | |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 7 — | 14% / 86% | 0% | $62,898 | 49 | 96% | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 5 — | 20% / 80% | 40% | $58,085 | 35 | — | |
| Pastoral Studies/Counseling | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $54,843 | 25 | — | |
| Philosophy | 22 +8 | 41% / 59% | 0% | $67,470 | 60 | 91% | |
| Political Science | 129 +10 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $68,766 | 63 | 94% | |
| Psychology | 232 +5 | 13% / 87% | 2% | $59,090 | 38 | 95% | |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 75 — | 24% / 76% | 3% | $67,395 | 60 | 100% | |
| Social Work | 43 — | 7% / 93% | 0% | $56,302 | 30 | 95% | |
| Sociology | 27 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $61,830 | 46 | 93% | |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 5 — | 20% / 80% | 0% | $60,001 | 40 | — | |
| Spanish | 8 +6 | 12% / 88% | 0% | $66,967 | 59 | 96% | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 33 — | 21% / 79% | 6% | $54,354 | 24 | 88% | |
| Theology/Theological Studies | 2 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $54,453 | 24 | — | |
| Women's Studies | 1 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $56,816 | 31 | — | |
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $55,516 | 27 | — | |
| Early Childhood Education | 6 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $52,818 | 20 | 97% | |
| Elementary Education | 18 — | 6% / 94% | 0% | $52,818 | 20 | 97% | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $52,818 | 20 | 97% | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $55,465 | 27 | — | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 15 — | 20% / 80% | 0% | $52,818 | 20 | 97% | |
| Special Education | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $55,712 | 28 | — | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 4 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $45,092 | 7 | — | |
| Dance | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $40,108 | 3 | — | |
| Design and Visual Communications | 11 +1 | 18% / 82% | 0% | $58,729 | 37 | 100% | |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 26 — | 46% / 54% | 4% | $47,509 | 10 | 98% | |
| Fine/Studio Arts | 11 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $45,191 | 7 | — | |
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $43,664 | 6 | — | |
| Music | 3 +1 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $43,627 | 6 | — | |
| Photography | — +1 | — | — | $45,045 | 7 | — | |
| Theater | 18 +1 | 39% / 61% | 0% | $41,351 | 4 | 100% | |
| Voice and Opera | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $43,699 | 6 | — |