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Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · LUC

Private institution in Chicago, IL · 11,576 undergraduates · 81% acceptance rate · $71,530 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$35,1961,841st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$51,7161,836th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$51,7161,834th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$64,1671,748th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,1571,143rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$71,530254th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$58,411277th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
76.9%258th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.2%469th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
81.4%941st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1283227th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3099th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
11,576218th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
23.2%1,533rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 13 mi (ORD)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 73 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$67,300$66,195
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$67,101$66,029
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$65,734$61,380
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$60,903$56,544
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$60,161$52,107
PhysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors$60,161—
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$58,673$55,061
StatisticsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$53,358—
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$51,607$53,358
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$50,270$53,358
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$50,105$51,169
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$47,394—

Campus facts

Athletics — 6 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,974,249 (M $2,830,118 · W $4,144,131)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Loyola University Chicago’s 11,576 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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