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Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, ILQuad's selectivityAccessible
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Updates

What changed

New and revised figures from the latest data releases, each with its year.

Published Oct 10, 2026

  • Fall 2025: middle 50% ACT composite 26–31 (fall 2024: 27–32)Loyola University Chicago Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Entered fall 2024: 85% returned for a second year (entered fall 2023: 82%)Loyola University Chicago Common Data Set 2025–26

Sources:Loyola University Chicago Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Loyola University Chicago Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Admissions · Fall 2026

8 in 10 applicants admitted

Loyola University Chicago admits about 8 in 10 applicants (82%). That puts it in the "Accessible" tier, more selective than 41% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

82%

82%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityAccessible

Applied

40,313

Admitted

32,081

Yield

9%

of admits enroll

Avg. GPA

3.74

SAT middle 50%

1170–1360

10001600
ACT middle 50%

26–31

1836
Applications +93% since fall 2014 · admit rate 63% → 82%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 11,737 undergrads, where 24% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

11.7K

undergrads · larger than 90% of colleges

Diversity index

0.70

Pell Grant

24%

below the median

First generation

28%

below the median

Large cityNCAA D-I · Atlantic 10 ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
More diverse · index 0.60 → 0.70 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (10% of graduates). 13 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 50% of colleges. 52% of faculty are full-time. Spends $14,058 a year on instruction per student.

13 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 50% of colleges

Most popular major

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

10% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Management Information Systems and Services

$103.9K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

52%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$14.1K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $43,121 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $18.8K more than the national median. The 98% who received grants paid $39,147 on average; the other 2% paid the full sticker price of $71,410.

40%

$43.1K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $18.8K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$71,410 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Little need-based aid above $110K
aid thins out for families above that income
Merit aid
29% · avg $22K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 40% of full price

Federal loans

45%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost steady · −4% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $71,530 ten years after enrolling, more than at 85% of colleges; 71% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.4 years of that salary.

71%

71%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$71.5K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$24.2K

≈ $256/month for 10 years

Retention

85%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 73% → 73% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price rose 6% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 4%, because grants grew faster. Applications rose 93% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 63% to 82%.

  • Cost

    Steady

    −4% after inflation

  • Applications

    Growing

    +93%

  • Selectivity

    Less selective

    admit rate 63% → 82% (to fall 2024)

  • Diversity

    More diverse

    index 0.60 → 0.70

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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IPEDS unit ID 146719 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything