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#432 of 14,131 In the World
#158 of 2,597 In North America
#137 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 100 In Illinois
#3 of 38 In Chicago
#59 of 1,070 For Bioethics/Medical Ethics
Top50% For 177 other topics
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Acceptance rate
82%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
30
Avg. cost to attend
$39,147 /y
Aid receiving
99%
Undergraduates
12,538
Graduates
4,846
Male:Female Ratio
31:69
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
luc.edu

Loyola University Chicago Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Loyola University Chicago has an acceptance rate of 82% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 82% 78% 84%
Applicants 39,315 13,086 26,209
Admissions 32,081 10,143 21,927
Freshmen enrolled full time 2,762 810 1,950
Freshmen enrolled part time 1 1

3,165 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,393 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
623 or 23%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1170
or below

75% of them
had 1360
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Loyola University Chicago are 1170-1360 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
426 or 15%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 27
or below

75% of them
had 32
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Loyola University Chicago are 27-32 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Secondary school record Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 8208 (47%)
Hispanic 3470 (20%)
Asian 2016 (12%)
Black or African American 1409 (8%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 965 (6%)
Two or more races 740 (4%)
Nonresident Alien 545 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 12 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Loyola University Chicago is $39,147 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$39,147/year
Average aid awarded
$28,816
Students receiving aid
99%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $28,992
$30-48K $28,663
$48-75K $32,432
$75-110K $36,853
$110K+ $42,346

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $52,230$20,970
Tuition in-state $52,230$20,970
Tuition out-of-state $52,230$20,970
Fee in-district $1,480$942
Fee in-state $1,480$942
Fee out-of-state $1,480$942

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 4,957
Combined charge for room and board $17,010
Room charge $10,630
Meal charge $6,380

Loyola University Chicago majors

Loyola University Chicago has granted 2,509 bachelor's degrees across 93 programs, 1,247 master's across 76 programs, and 657 doctorate degrees across 33 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Loyola University Chicago.

Major Associate Bachelor Master Doctoral
Law 351
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 322
Social Work 43 237 4
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 261 2
Psychology, General 232
Medicine 150
Political Science and Government, General 129 8 3
Business Administration and Management, General 19 21 82
Management Science 113
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 97
Finance, General 96
Accounting 48 30
Environmental Science 37 38
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other 75
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 59 13
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 25 36
Health Law 60
Public Health, General 25 31
Pastoral Studies & Counseling 1 51
School Psychology 29 21
Neurobiology and Behavior 47
Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other 46
English Language and Literature, General 33 11 1
History, General 35 7 3
Behavioral Sciences 44
Office Management and Supervision 44
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 33 5
Biochemistry 33 3
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 21 15
Sociology, General 27 5 4
Bioethics & Medical Ethics 13 22
Computer and Information Sciences, General 35
Anthropology, General 34
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 26 8
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 33
Curriculum and Instruction 25 7
Philosophy 22 6 4
Forensic Science and Technology 30
International Business & Trade & Commerce 30
Journalism 29
Management Information Systems, General 29
Secondary Education and Teaching 15 14
Business & Managerial Economics 27
Biomedical Sciences, General 24
Creative Writing 24
Educational Psychology 24
Environmental & Natural Resource Economics 24
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 24
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law 22
International & Globalization Studies 22
Computer Software Engineering 9 12
Bioinformatics 15 5
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 20
Economics, General 20
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 4 16
Family Practice Nurse & Nursing 20
Information Technology 11 9
Chemistry, General 11 3 5
Environmental Studies 19
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 9 10
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 18
Elementary Education and Teaching 18
Communication and Media Studies, Other 16
Operations Management and Supervision 16
Counseling Psychology 13 2
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 10 5
International Relations and Affairs 1 14
Statistics, General 7 7
Computer Science 13
Pre-Medicine & Pre-Medical Studies 13
Mathematics, General 6 6
Theology & Theological Studies 2 3 7
Design and Visual Communications, General 11
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 11
Fine & Studio Arts, General 11
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 11
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other 5 6
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 10
Conservation Biology 10
Data Science, General 5 5
Microbiology and Immunology 5 5
Women's Studies 1 9
Applied Psychology 9
Business Statistics 9
Adult Health Nurse & Nursing 5 3
Advertising 8
American & U.S. Law & Legal Studies & Jurisprudence 8
Dietetics & Dietitian 8
Public & Applied History 8
Spanish Language and Literature 8
Legal Assistant & Paralegal 7
Social Psychology 3 4
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 4 3
Women's Health Nurse & Nursing 7
Clinical Psychology 6
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 6
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 6
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 6
Human Computer Interaction 6
Nursing Administration 6
Nursing Practice 6
Physics, General 6
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2 3
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 5
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 5
Critical Care Nursing 3 2
Divinity & Ministry 5
French Language and Literature 5
International Law and Legal Studies 5
Mathematics and Computer Science 5
Neuroscience 4 1
Public Administration 5
Public Policy Analysis, General 5
Sociology and Anthropology 5
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics 5
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 4
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 4
Computer Engineering, General 4
Dance, General 4
Developmental and Child Psychology 4
International and Comparative Education 4
Italian Studies 4
Voice and Opera 4
Applied and Professional Ethics 3
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 3
Cell Physiology 1 2
Human Services, General 3
Mathematics Teacher Education 3
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 3
Music, General 3
Nursing Science 3
Oncology and Cancer Biology 3
Special Education and Teaching, General 3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2
Environmental Health 2
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2
Ancient & Classical Greek Language and Literature 1
Applied Mathematics, General 1
Biophysics 1
Educational Statistics and Research Methods 1
Educational & Instructional Technology 1
Emergency Room & Trauma Nursing 1
Jazz & Jazz Studies 1
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 1
Latin Language and Literature 1
Medical Informatics 1
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1
Pharmacology 1
Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing 1
Urban Studies & Affairs 1
Web Page, Digital & Multimedia and Information Resources Design 1
Grand Total 96 2,509 1,247 657

Loyola University Chicago has a graduation rate of 73%, which is among the 18% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 73% 69% 75%
  • Full-time retention rate - 82%
  • Part-time retention rate - 60%

Publications & Citations

Loyola University Chicago is a world-class research university with 45,030 scientific papers published and 1,195,236 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Psychology, Political Science, Computer Science, Chemistry, Law, Genetics, and Sociology.

Publications
45,030
Citations
1,195,236

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
25,447 / 861,297
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
23,945 / 579,307
Biology
23,774 / 849,823
Psychology
15,587 / 507,543
Political Science
15,026 / 322,846
Computer Science
14,634 / 461,172
Chemistry
14,536 / 553,274
Law
13,909 / 314,113
Genetics
13,605 / 524,686
Sociology
12,435 / 299,681
Environmental Science
11,963 / 308,098
Biochemistry
11,691 / 481,494
Philosophy
11,210 / 281,571
Physics
10,714 / 301,229
Engineering
10,494 / 309,838
Pathology
9,826 / 406,107
Surgery
8,041 / 256,151
Psychiatry
7,937 / 292,043
Business
6,754 / 170,343
Mathematics
6,659 / 232,324
History
6,602 / 122,874
Economics
6,538 / 158,820
Geography and Cartography
6,241 / 139,848
Geology
5,723 / 163,818
Neuroscience
5,504 / 212,308
Quantum and Particle physics
5,340 / 135,839
Organic Chemistry
5,271 / 184,221
Immunology
4,959 / 190,161
Statistics
4,825 / 197,706
Linguistics
4,719 / 133,559
Archaeology
4,681 / 103,031
Paleontology
4,664 / 139,862
Social Psychology
4,476 / 169,297
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
4,391 / 125,115
Art & Design
4,039 / 71,804
Ecology
3,894 / 106,962
Development Studies
3,668 / 97,465
Anatomy and Physiology
3,639 / 124,177
Oncology and Cancer research
3,479 / 135,968
Public Health
3,331 / 146,150

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 575 4411
1994 634 4741
1995 664 5491
1996 661 6470
1997 685 7300
1998 643 8601
1999 629 9590
2000 656 11111
2001 616 11793
2002 713 13639
2003 800 15910
2004 707 17565
2005 777 19817
2006 786 21722
2007 845 23796
2008 939 25595
2009 1040 27958
2010 1158 30999
2011 1231 33334
2012 1366 37743
2013 1459 40997
2014 1460 44260
2015 1541 45944
2016 1341 46972
2017 1461 49897
2018 1414 53149
2019 1531 59883
2020 1671 77580
2021 1709 81758
2022 1700 78479
2023 1829 81067
2024 1550 78377
2025 1294 71987
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Loyola University Chicago alumni

  1. Jennifer Morrison

    Jennifer Morrison
    Born in
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    Years
    1979-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    stage actorfilm directoractormodelvoice actor
    Biography

    Jennifer Marie Morrison is an American actress and director. She is most known for her roles as Dr. Allison Cameron in the medical-drama series House (2004–2012) and Emma Swan in the ABC adventure-fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2011–2018). She has also portrayed Zoey Pierson, one of Ted Mosby's love interests, on the comedy series How I Met Your Mother; Winona Kirk, mother of James T. Kirk in the 2009 science-fiction film Star Trek; and Tess Conlon in the 2011 sports drama film Warrior. She made her feature-film directorial debut with Sun Dogs (2017).

  2. Bob Newhart

    Bob Newhart
    Born in
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    Years
    1929-2024 (aged 95)
    Occupations
    comediantelevision actorfilm actorvoice actorstand-up comedian
    Biography

    George Robert Newhart was an American comedian and actor. Newhart was known for his deadpan and stammering delivery style. Beginning his career as a stand-up comedian, he transitioned his career to acting in television. He received three Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

  3. Lori Greiner

    Lori Greiner
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    playwrightwritersocialiteentrepreneurinventor
    Biography

    Lori Greiner is an American television personality and entrepreneur. She is known for her QVC show Clever & Unique Creations, for which she has been called the "Queen of QVC" and additionally being an investor on the reality series Shark Tank (2012–present) on ABC. She has hundreds of inventions and holds over 120 patents. She is the president and founder of For Your Ease Only, Inc.

  4. David Draiman

    David Draiman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    singersongwriter
    Biography

    David Michael Draiman is an American heavy metal singer. Noted for his distorted baritone voice and percussive singing style, he has been the lead vocalist of Disturbed since 1996. He has written some of the band's most successful singles, such as "Stupify", "Down with the Sickness", "Indestructible", and "Inside the Fire". In 2006, he was ranked at No. 42 on the Hit Parader list of "Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time". During Disturbed's hiatus from 2011 to 2015, he worked on an industrial metal project with Geno Lenardo, which was later named Device. They released one self-titled album in 2013. Disturbed returned with the album Immortalized in 2015, Evolution in 2018, and Divisive in 2022.

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General info

Alternative names LUC
Founded 1870
Motto Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam
For the greater glory of God
Colors black, gold, maroon
Academic calendar August to June (August - December; January-June)
Total FTE staff 3,181
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 1032 W. Sheridan Rd
Chicago, Illinois, 60660
United States
City population 2,746,000
Phone 7732743000

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