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Chicago, IL · Private · 11,737 undergraduates · urban

Loyola University Chicago

Less selective

Loyola divides undergraduate life between a residential lakefront campus and a downtown academic campus rather than forcing one setting to serve every program.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in student experience, and solid in career outcomes.
Academic Solid Affordability Emerging Career Solid Mobility Solid Experience Solid
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Solid
Student experience Solid
Admission
81.4% admitted

40,468 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
70.7%

$71,530 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Loyola University Chicago apart

Academic design

Students in several professional schools take substantial coursework at the Water Tower Campus while completing university requirements across Loyola's broader academic system.

Campus pattern

Lake Shore Campus sits directly on Lake Michigan in Rogers Park; Water Tower Campus places classrooms beside Michigan Avenue in central Chicago.

A signature opportunity

The two-campus undergraduate rhythm lets students combine a traditional residential base with regular coursework in downtown Chicago.

Can I get in?

81.4% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

40,468

About 81 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 81.4%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1160–1340
10401460
ACT middle 50%27–31
2434

Of admitted students, 25% submitted an SAT, and 12% submitted an ACT. The ACT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA42.2%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Loyola University Chicago, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

See where I land

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What Loyola University Chicago weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Students in several professional schools take substantial coursework at the Water Tower Campus while completing university requirements across Loyola's broader academic system.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Loyola divides undergraduate life between a residential lakefront campus and a downtown academic campus rather than forcing one setting to serve every program.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Regular DecisionDec 1
Fee and waiverNo application fee

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Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$78,450
Average annual cost after aid$36,000
Affordability profileEmerging

College funding

Scholarships and financial aid

Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.

Loyola University Chicago publishes one merit award, the largest reaching $20,000 a year or more. No separate scholarship application is required; the college uses the admission application.

Automatic consideration An award reaching $20,000 a year or more

Open across the university · Merit · Competitive

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This award, by name

What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.

  • The name of each award 
  • What it pays 
  • The grades and scores it asks for 
  • How to be considered 
  • What to send, and where 
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Average annual cost by household income at Loyola University Chicago

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years70.7%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one82.9%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$71,530

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Recent graduates424
Median earnings$87,922

Psychology, General

Recent graduates280
Median earnings$56,658

Biology, General

Recent graduates261
Median earnings$62,821

Finance and Financial Management Services

Recent graduates149
Median earnings$89,001

Admits separately

Political Science and Government

Recent graduates147
Median earnings$63,437

What is campus life like?

Loyola University Chicago beyond the classroom

Lake Shore Campus sits directly on Lake Michigan in Rogers Park; Water Tower Campus places classrooms beside Michigan Avenue in central Chicago.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Students in several professional schools take substantial coursework at the Water Tower Campus while completing university requirements across Loyola's broader academic system.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Lake Shore Campus sits directly on Lake Michigan in Rogers Park; Water Tower Campus places classrooms beside Michigan Avenue in central Chicago.

Signature opportunity

A reason to look closer

The two-campus undergraduate rhythm lets students combine a traditional residential base with regular coursework in downtown Chicago.

11,737 undergraduatesMidwesturban setting82.4% of first-year students live on campus