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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.

Most popular majors

2,626 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 39% of graduates; 89 programs in 25 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380110% 266
    Graduates in this field earn $87,922 4 years out
  2. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01019.7% 254
    Graduates in this field earn $62,821 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.01019.2% 242
    Graduates in this field earn $56,658 4 years out
  4. Political Science and Government, General 45.10015.3% 140
    Graduates in this field earn $63,437 4 years out
  5. Marketing/Marketing Management, General 52.14014.6% 121
    Graduates in this field earn $86,662 4 years out

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Management Information Systems and Services$103,884 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $67,801

    4 years after completion$103,884
    National median: $83,290Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $92,797(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,166 · 176 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer and Information Sciences, General$99,112 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $68,950

    4 years after completion$99,112
    National median: $92,374Above typical

    Median federal debt: $21,295 · 94 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Accounting and Related Services$97,667 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $69,965

    4 years after completion$97,667
    National median: $76,194Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $80,178 · Non-Pell: $81,899(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,000 · 139 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Computer Engineering$97,158 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $68,020

    4 years after completion$97,158
    National median: $109,015Below typical

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 41 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Business Administration, Management and Operations$89,745 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $64,513

    4 years after completion$89,745
    National median: $68,257Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $50,837 · Non-Pell: $72,523(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,554 · 239 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college13 to 1
13 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 50% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 13 to 1 in its Common Data Set (13,843 students, 1,027 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

37%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 3% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–91919%
10–1962128%
20–2954425%
30–3951424%
40–4924311%
50–99502%
100+241%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Domestic exchange program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Liberal arts/career combination
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, intensive writing, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty52%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$104,279

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$14,058
$14,058
← Lessmore than 69% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$66,060
$66,060
← Lessmore than 67% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Loyola University Chicago Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Loyola University Chicago Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)