Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit

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At a glance

81.6%

Acceptance rate

1,283

SAT Average

$35,196

Avg net price

11,576

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,283

SAT Reading/Writing600–690

SAT Math570–670

ACT Composite27–32

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 101Bachelor’s 2,626Master’s 1,140Doctoral 612	101	2,626	1,140	612
Associate’s 20Bachelor’s 504Master’s 259Doctoral None reported	20	504	259	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 404Master’s 68Doctoral 17	None reported	404	68	17
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 335Master’s 84Doctoral 212	None reported	335	84	212
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 253Master’s 71Doctoral 55	None reported	253	71	55
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 204Master’s 19Doctoral 4	None reported	204	19	4
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 163Master’s 17Doctoral None reported	None reported	163	17	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 118Master’s 7Doctoral None reported	None reported	118	7	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 85Master’s 38Doctoral None reported	None reported	85	38	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 75Master’s 51Doctoral 40	None reported	75	51	40
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 65Master’s 49Doctoral None reported	None reported	65	49	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 63Master’s 12Doctoral None reported	None reported	63	12	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 57Master’s 2Doctoral 2	None reported	57	2	2
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 53Master’s 12Doctoral 2	None reported	53	12	2
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 44Master’s 259Doctoral 2	None reported	44	259	2
Associate’s 49Bachelor’s 40Master’s 15Doctoral None reported	49	40	15	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 37Master’s 12Doctoral None reported	None reported	37	12	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 27Master’s 3Doctoral None reported	None reported	27	3	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 23Master’s 10Doctoral None reported	None reported	23	10	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 19Master’s 7Doctoral 7	None reported	19	7	7
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 17Master’s 6Doctoral 2	None reported	17	6	2
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 16Master’s 3Doctoral 0	None reported	16	3	0
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 12Master’s 9Doctoral None reported	None reported	12	9	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s 93Doctoral 263	None reported	8	93	263
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	3	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s 34Doctoral 6	None reported	1	34	6
Associate’s 32Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	32	0	None reported	None reported

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Atlantic 10 Conference

Projected sponsored sports15

Men's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's SoccerMen's Track, IndoorMen's Track, OutdoorMen's VolleyballSoftball

Athletic participation

216 unique student-athletes · 11 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Priority application deadline

Dec 1, 2026

· Apply with Common App or the college's application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $52,230
Required fees: $1,480
Food and housing: $17,010
Books and supplies: $1,600
Other expenses: $1,700
Total: $74,020

Total by year

$63,1232019–2019–20
$63,6402020–2120–21
$65,7882021–2221–22
$67,8182022–2322–23
$71,4102023–2423–24
$74,0202024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $35,196 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 67%
Average share of need met: 83.8%
Average need-based grant: $35,854
Required forms: FAFSA

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation69%

6-year graduation77%

Retention rate84%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$71,530

Median debt$24,157

Campus

Enrollment11,576

Student-faculty ratio13:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Loyola University Chicago’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Loyola University Chicago admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

No early admission plans appear in Loyola University Chicago's Common Data Set filing.

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Loyola University Chicago admits in-state applicants at 77.4%, out-of-state applicants at 87.1%, and international applicants at 47.3%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

2,605 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈1,174In-state (domestic)≈1,378International≈53

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 23% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 22%.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

39% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

15% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

Loyola University Chicago’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 100% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 19.2% who submitted class rank.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.74

High-school class rank

Among the 19.2% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

Loyola University Chicago rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Class rank: Considered
Standardized test scores: Considered

Nonacademic

Talent / ability: Considered
First generation: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Considered
Level of applicant's interest: Considered
Interview: Not considered
Geographical residence: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered

Loyola University Chicago leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Does disclose: Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

Loyola University Chicago’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $78,090 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $35,196 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 1,743 of 2,605 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSA

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $78,090

Average aid package, 61% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 39% of sticker

Averages among the 1,743 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Loyola University Chicago offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Loyola University Chicago admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

84.2% of Loyola University Chicago’s first-years return for a second year and 76.9% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03