Private nonprofit · University

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois · Large city

81.6%
Admit rate
$36,079
Avg net price
73%
Graduation rate
$71,530
Median earnings

Loyola University Chicago is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Chicago, Illinois (large city setting), enrolling 11,737 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 11,737 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 82% admitNCAA Division I without footballCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Loyola University Chicago's admitted students.

Admit rate
81.6%
SAT (mid 50%)
1170–1360
Avg GPA (est.)
3.61

Enter a test score to see where you land against Loyola University Chicago's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Loyola University Chicago's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Chicago, Illinois

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. The first known permanent settler in Chicago was a trader, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. Du Sable was of African descent, perhaps born in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (Haiti), and he established the settlement in the 1780s. He is commonly known as the "Founder of Chicago". Chicago has the third-largest gross metropolitan product in the United States—about $670.5 billion according to September 2017 estimates. The city has also been rated as having the most balanced economy in the United States, due to its high level of diversification. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
9 miles to Chicago, IL
To Great Lakes shore
< 1 mile
Nearest airport
13 miles to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) · major hub

How Loyola University Chicago compares

Selectivity81.6%

More selective than 42% · #35 most selective of 58 in Illinois

SAT average1297

Higher than 79%

Graduation rate73%

Higher than 83% · #10 of 58 in Illinois

First-year retention82%

Higher than 66%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$71,530

Higher than 84% · #12 of 66 in Illinois

Average net price$36,079

Cheaper than 8% · #55 cheapest of 57 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$24,157

Lower than 45%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment11,737

Larger than 90%

Percentiles compare Loyola University Chicago with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Illinois.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

16,583students
  • Undergraduate11,73771%
  • Graduate4,84629%

Undergraduates by gender

11,737undergrads
  • Women8,04369%
  • Men3,69431%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White47%
  • Black8.1%
  • Hispanic23%
  • Asian13%
  • Other or multiracial8.6%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
11,737
Graduate enrollment
4,846
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
24%
First-generation students
28%
Students over 25
5%
Median family income
$60,528
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$103,635
Endowment
$1,054,708,355

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 3,132 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Illinois56%
  • Other U.S. states42%
  • International2.2%

A regional draw: about 56% of first-years come from Illinois, the rest from elsewhere.

2% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
81.6%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1170–1360
SAT average
1297
SAT reading
600–690
SAT math
570–670
ACT composite
27–32
Average GPA (estimated)
3.61

Cost

In-state tuition
$53,710
Room & board
$17,010
Books & supplies
$1,600
Total cost of attendance
$67,408
Average net price
$36,079

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
73%
Graduated on time (4 years)
66%
First-year retention
82%
Transferred to another college
19%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$58,411
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$71,530
Median debt at graduation
$24,157
Students with federal loans
45%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
70%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
66%
Low-income (Pell)
55%
First-generation
57%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
4,989
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
43%
Housing charge (year)
$10,684
Meal plan (year)
$6,210
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division I without football
Varsity athletes
299 (148 men · 151 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (6)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)129
Soccer62
Volleyball41
Basketball32
Softball18
Golf17

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
39
Property offenses (2022–2024)
20

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 6 campuses (17,384 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

20reported offenses a year
13 violent a year6.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
7.3
Rape
5.3
Burglary
5.0
Motor vehicle theft
1.7
Statutory rape
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$28,992
$30–48k
$28,663
$48–75k
$32,432
$75–110k
$36,853
$110k+
$42,346

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$134,630

$32,432/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

96%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$24,395
average award, among those who get one

Loyola University Chicago discounts heavily: 96% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $24,395. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 3,059 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$71,530
Typical debt at graduation
$24,157
Debt vs. one year's pay
34%
Out-earn a HS grad
76%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$69,986
Men
$74,953

Men out-earn women by $4,967 (7%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
81°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
39.5″
Annual snow
33.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Northerly IS, IL US station (10.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.