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Loyola University Chicago is a private national university located in Chicago, Illinois. Loyola University Chicago is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Loyola University Chicago is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $63,232 10 years after enrolling, 10th in Illinois, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Loyola University Chicago bachelor students earn 3% more than the national average. Loyola University Chicago is ranked 38th in Illinois.
Loyola University Chicago’s median net annual cost of $36,434 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Loyola University Chicago sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Biology, Psychology, Marketing, Neurobiology & Neurosciences, Poli Sci/Government - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$36,434
Average years to graduate
4.2
Accounting
Rank: #161
Economic score: 2.12
Information Systems Mgmt.
Rank: #69
Economic score: 2.77
Finance
Rank: #201
Economic score: 2.97
Business Administration
Rank: #622
Economic score: 5.07
Criminal Justice
Rank: #244
Economic score: 5.64
Advertising & PR
Rank: #88
Economic score: 5.77
Computer science
Rank: #265
Economic score: 6.69
Natural Resource Conservation
Rank: #122
Economic score: 7.39
English Language & Lit
Rank: #308
Economic score: 11.08
International Relations
Rank: #102
Economic score: 25.88
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Loyola University Chicago - Social Work, Business Administration, Legal Research, Biology, Clinical / Counseling Psych, Registered Nursing - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #7
Economic score: 0.23
Statistics
Rank: #11
Economic score: 0.69
International and Comparative Education.
Rank: #3
Economic score: 0.74
Accounting
Rank: #282
Economic score: 0.76
Public Health
Rank: #85
Economic score: 0.78
Education
Rank: #124
Economic score: 0.86
Educ. Administration
Rank: #350
Economic score: 0.88
Pastoral Counseling
Rank: #3
Economic score: 1.18
Broadcast & Digital Comms
Rank: #11
Economic score: 1.67
Physiology & Pathology
Rank: #18
Economic score: 6.47
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 73% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Loyola University Chicago is 9% higher than the state average, and 6% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At Loyola University Chicago, Pell Grant recipients represent 23% of the measured graduating class, 12% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Loyola University Chicago graduates within 4.3 years.
Loyola University Chicago is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Loyola University Chicago’s economic mobility score of 14.98 is calculated by adjusting the 2.73 economic score of lower-income students by the 23% pell grant recipients within the student body. Loyola University Chicago’s EMS of 14.98 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Loyola University Chicago pays $36,434 a year, $27,206 less than the $63,640 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $36,434
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Loyola University Chicago, 98% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $36,434 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 45% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,374. This is 9% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,419
Pell grants
$5,022
State grants
$5,064
Institutional grants
$23,123
Loyola University Chicago offers 8 online bachelor programs, all of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Loyola University Chicago offers 2 programs, both of which are in hybrid format. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
10
Hybrid programs
2
Percentage of programs online
4%
Loyola University Chicago's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 77% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 37,824 applicants, of which 29,117 were admitted and 2,867 enrolled. Loyola University Chicago has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
97%
83%
Female
69%
59%
First time
78%
59%
In-state
55%
68%
1st generation
28%
35%
White
54%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
18%
15%
Asian
13%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
10%
12%