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Baltimore, MD · Private · 3,869 undergraduates · urban

Loyola University Maryland

Less selective

Loyola offers a classic Jesuit liberal-arts education with a polished residential campus and Baltimore’s professional opportunities close at hand.

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Institutional profile

Highly regarded Strong in career outcomes, and strong in student experience.
Academic Solid Affordability Steady Career Strong Mobility Solid Experience Strong
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Strong
Mobility Solid
Student experience Strong
Admission
76.3% admitted

10,162 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
79.9%

$82,652 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Loyola University Maryland apart

Academic design

More than 55 undergraduate majors combine liberal arts, business and education, while the curriculum explicitly addresses ethics, reflection and whole-person development.

Campus pattern

The 81-acre Evergreen campus is wooded and residential, creating separation from the city while remaining within Baltimore.

Career & value signal

The Messina first-year program uses small seminars, advising and co-curricular experiences to structure the transition into Jesuit academic life.

Can I get in?

76.3% admitted

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

Recent applicant pool

10,162

About 76 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 76.3%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1180–1350
10601460
ACT middle 50%27–32
2435

Of admitted students, 18% submitted an SAT, and 4% submitted an ACT. Scores were rare in this class, so the SAT and ACT ranges say more about who volunteered one than about who was admitted.

Academic benchmarkLess selective

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

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

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What Loyola University Maryland 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  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

More than 55 undergraduate majors combine liberal arts, business and education, while the curriculum explicitly addresses ethics, reflection and whole-person development.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Loyola offers a classic Jesuit liberal-arts education with a polished residential campus and Baltimore’s professional opportunities close at hand.

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.

Early DecisionNov 15
Early Decision IIJan 15
Early ActionNov 15
Regular DecisionJan 15
Fee and waiver$60 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

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$82,600
Average annual cost after aid$31,000
Affordability profileSteady

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Loyola University Maryland

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 years79.9%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one86.5%

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$82,652

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.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates232
Median earnings$93,753

Admits separately

Communication and Media Studies

Recent graduates72
Median earnings$71,948

Admits separately

Psychology, General

Recent graduates69
Median earnings$59,905

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

Recent graduates57
Median earnings$72,055

Admits separately

Biology, General

Recent graduates56
Median earnings$77,861

What is campus life like?

Loyola University Maryland beyond the classroom

The 81-acre Evergreen campus is wooded and residential, creating separation from the city while remaining within Baltimore.

Academics

A defining academic feature

More than 55 undergraduate majors combine liberal arts, business and education, while the curriculum explicitly addresses ethics, reflection and whole-person development.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The 81-acre Evergreen campus is wooded and residential, creating separation from the city while remaining within Baltimore.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

The Messina first-year program uses small seminars, advising and co-curricular experiences to structure the transition into Jesuit academic life.

3,869 undergraduatesMid-Atlanticurban setting92% of first-year students live on campus