Loyola University Chicago: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #440 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #161 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #139 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #5 of 100 | In Illinois |
| #3 of 38 | In Chicago |
| #73 of 1,011 | For Bioethics/Medical Ethics |
| Top50% | For 175 other topics |
Quick Review
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Acceptance rate
- 79%
- Undergraduates
- 11,703
- Graduates
- 5,196
- 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 79% 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 | 79% | 75% | 81% |
| Applicants | 40,909 | 13,256 | 27,647 |
| Admissions | 32,379 | 9,967 | 22,411 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 2,862 | 827 | 2,035 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 2 | 1 | 1 |
3,269 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
2,215 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
731 or 26%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1180
or below
75% of them
had 1370
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Loyola University Chicago are 1180-1370 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
587 or 21%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 27
or below
75% of them
had 31
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Loyola University Chicago are 27-31 (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 | 8831 (52%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 3122 (18%) |
| Asian | 2040 (12%) |
| Black or African American | 1196 (7%) |
| Two or more races | 709 (4%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 584 (3%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 387 (2%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 13 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend Loyola University Chicago is $37,511 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.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $29,189 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $29,131 |
| $48-75K | $31,960 |
| $75-110K | $36,356 |
| $110K+ | $40,169 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $48,100 | $19,440 |
| Tuition in-state | $48,100 | $19,440 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $48,100 | $19,440 |
| Fee in-district | $1,398 | $904 |
| Fee in-state | $1,398 | $904 |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,398 | $904 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 4,846 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $15,520 |
| Room charge | $9,690 |
| Meal charge | $5,830 |
Loyola University Chicago majors
Loyola University Chicago has granted 3,286 bachelor's degrees across 81 programs, 1,571 master's across 80 programs, and 539 doctorate degrees across 30 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Loyola University Chicago.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 415 | 3 | ||
| Social Work | 67 | 268 | 4 | |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 305 | 8 | ||
| Psychology, General | 266 | |||
| Law | 264 | |||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 20 | 230 | ||
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 170 | |||
| Political Science and Government, General | 159 | 8 | 2 | |
| Medicine | 150 | |||
| Finance, General | 146 | |||
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other | 121 | |||
| Accounting | 72 | 46 | ||
| Criminal Justice & Safety Studies | 88 | 15 | ||
| Office Management and Supervision | 95 | |||
| Environmental Science | 44 | 45 | ||
| Management Information Systems, General | 86 | |||
| Health Law | 76 | 1 | ||
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 34 | 38 | ||
| Business & Managerial Economics | 70 | |||
| English Language and Literature, General | 53 | 10 | 3 | |
| History, General | 53 | 9 | 4 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 64 | |||
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other | 60 | |||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 59 | |||
| Behavioral Sciences | 58 | |||
| Neurobiology and Behavior | 54 | |||
| Sociology, General | 48 | 3 | 1 | |
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 32 | 18 | ||
| Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General | 22 | 25 | ||
| Public Health, General | 13 | 34 | ||
| School Psychology | 22 | 23 | ||
| Bioethics & Medical Ethics | 28 | 15 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 37 | |||
| Pastoral Studies & Counseling | 36 | |||
| Biochemistry | 34 | 1 | ||
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 24 | 11 | ||
| Marketing, Other | 34 | |||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 14 | 20 | ||
| Family Practice Nurse & Nursing | 33 | |||
| International Business & Trade & Commerce | 33 | |||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 33 | |||
| Chemistry, General | 22 | 7 | 2 | |
| Anthropology, General | 30 | |||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 24 | 6 | ||
| Journalism | 29 | |||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 28 | |||
| Educational Psychology | 28 | |||
| Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General | 27 | |||
| Information Technology | 11 | 16 | ||
| Management Science | 27 | |||
| Philosophy | 24 | 3 | ||
| Forensic Science and Technology | 26 | |||
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 26 | |||
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law | 25 | |||
| Statistics, General | 10 | 15 | ||
| Computer Software Engineering | 9 | 15 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 19 | 5 | ||
| Theology & Theological Studies | 10 | 3 | 10 | |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 22 | |||
| Adult Health Nurse & Nursing | 21 | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 21 | |||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 21 | |||
| Physiology, General | 19 | 2 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 14 | 5 | ||
| Bioinformatics | 12 | 6 | ||
| Environmental Studies | 18 | |||
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | 17 | |||
| Women's Studies | 6 | 11 | ||
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 12 | 4 | ||
| Clinical Psychology | 9 | 6 | ||
| Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance | 15 | |||
| Critical Care Nursing | 15 | |||
| Applied Psychology | 14 | |||
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | 14 | |||
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 14 | |||
| Business Statistics | 13 | |||
| Community Psychology | 13 | |||
| Dietetics & Dietitian | 13 | |||
| Music, General | 13 | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 12 | |||
| Computer Science | 12 | |||
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 12 | |||
| Social Psychology | 9 | 3 | ||
| American & U.S. Law & Legal Studies & Jurisprudence | 11 | |||
| International and Comparative Education | 11 | |||
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 11 | |||
| Public & Applied History | 11 | |||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 9 | 2 | ||
| Women's Health Nurse & Nursing | 11 | |||
| Nursing Practice | 10 | |||
| Physics, General | 10 | |||
| Advertising | 9 | |||
| Divinity & Ministry | 9 | |||
| Legal Assistant & Paralegal | 9 | |||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 8 | |||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 1 | 7 | ||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 8 | |||
| French Language and Literature | 8 | |||
| Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching | 8 | |||
| Nursing Administration | 8 | |||
| Organizational Communication, General | 8 | |||
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other | 7 | 1 | ||
| Applied and Professional Ethics | 7 | |||
| Dance, General | 7 | |||
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 2 | 5 | ||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 2 | 4 | ||
| Human Services, General | 6 | |||
| Geriatric Nurse & Nursing | 5 | |||
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 5 | |||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 5 | |||
| Cell Biology and Anatomy | 3 | 1 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 4 | |||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 4 | |||
| Immunology | 1 | 3 | ||
| International Law and Legal Studies | 4 | |||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 4 | |||
| Neuroscience | 4 | |||
| Pharmacology | 3 | 1 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 3 | |||
| Computer Engineering, General | 3 | |||
| Counseling Psychology | 3 | |||
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 3 | |||
| Latin Language and Literature | 3 | |||
| Religious Education | 3 | |||
| Ancient & Classical Greek Language and Literature | 2 | |||
| Biophysics | 2 | |||
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 2 | |||
| International & Globalization Studies | 2 | |||
| Molecular Biochemistry | 1 | 1 | ||
| Molecular Biology | 2 | |||
| Nursing Science | 2 | |||
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | 2 | |||
| Tax Law & Taxation | 2 | |||
| Voice and Opera | 2 | |||
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | 1 | |||
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods | 1 | |||
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 1 | |||
| Human Computer Interaction | 1 | |||
| Italian Studies | 1 | |||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 1 | |||
| Medical Informatics | 1 | |||
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 1 | |||
| Grand Total | 99 | 3,286 | 1,571 | 539 |
Loyola University Chicago has a graduation rate of 71%, which is among the 22% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 71% | 68% | 72% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Loyola University Chicago is a world-class research university with 38,160 scientific papers published and 799,564 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Psychology, Political Science, Chemistry, Computer Science, Law, Genetics, and Sociology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 491 | 2696 |
| 1992 | 486 | 3241 |
| 1993 | 514 | 3405 |
| 1994 | 558 | 3491 |
| 1995 | 623 | 4130 |
| 1996 | 596 | 4991 |
| 1997 | 633 | 5543 |
| 1998 | 564 | 6669 |
| 1999 | 561 | 7278 |
| 2000 | 584 | 8432 |
| 2001 | 550 | 8713 |
| 2002 | 635 | 10054 |
| 2003 | 694 | 11633 |
| 2004 | 603 | 12990 |
| 2005 | 676 | 14562 |
| 2006 | 714 | 15979 |
| 2007 | 751 | 17627 |
| 2008 | 843 | 18810 |
| 2009 | 907 | 20561 |
| 2010 | 1026 | 22960 |
| 2011 | 1109 | 25082 |
| 2012 | 1180 | 28287 |
| 2013 | 1285 | 30983 |
| 2014 | 1303 | 33844 |
| 2015 | 1361 | 34998 |
| 2016 | 1296 | 36091 |
| 2017 | 1347 | 37115 |
| 2018 | 1287 | 40918 |
| 2019 | 1368 | 44985 |
| 2020 | 1548 | 55364 |
| 2021 | 1498 | 60201 |
| 2022 | 1461 | 60856 |
| 2023 | 1539 | 60133 |
Loyola University Chicago alumni
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Jennifer Morrison
- Occupations
- voice actormodelactorfilm directorstage actor
- Biography
-
Jennifer Marie Morrison is an American actress, director, producer, and former child model. She is mainly known for her roles as 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).
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Bob Newhart
- Occupations
- television actorfilm actoractorvoice actorcomedian
- Biography
-
George Robert Newhart is an American comedian and actor. He is known for his deadpan and stammering delivery style. Beginning as a stand-up comedian, he transitioned his career to acting in television. He has received numerous accolades, including three Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2002.
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Lori Greiner
- Occupations
- entrepreneursocialitewriterplaywrightinvestor
- Biography
-
Lori Greiner is an American television personality and entrepreneur. She is an investor on the reality ABC TV series Shark Tank. Greiner has hundreds of inventions and holds 120 patents. She became known as the "Queen of QVC" as a result of her show, Clever & Unique Creations, that premiered on the network in 2000. Greiner is the president and founder of For Your Ease Only, Inc.
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David Draiman
- Occupations
- singersongwriterrecord producer
- Biography
-
David Michael Draiman is an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distorted, operatic, baritone voice and percussive singing style, he has been the lead vocalist of heavy metal band 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.
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 | 3,072 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 1032 W. Sheridan Rd Chicago, Illinois, 60660 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 2,746,000 |
| Phone | 7732743000 |