Loyola University Chicago: Statistics
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #423 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #157 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #136 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #5 of 100 | In Illinois |
| #3 of 38 | In Chicago |
| #61 of 1,027 | For Bioethics/Medical Ethics |
| Top50% | For 170 other topics |
Quick Review
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Acceptance rate
- 77%
- Undergraduates
- 11,819
- Graduates
- 5,679
- 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 77% 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 | 77% | 73% | 79% |
| Applicants | 37,824 | 12,084 | 25,740 |
| Admissions | 29,117 | 8,859 | 20,258 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 2,862 | 844 | 2,018 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 5 | 1 | 4 |
5,319 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
2,831 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
652 or 23%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1160
or below
75% of them
had 1360
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Loyola University Chicago are 1160-1360 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
618 or 22%
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 |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| College-preparatory program | Recommended |
| Secondary school rank | Recommended |
| SAT/ACT | 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 | 9435 (54%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 3083 (18%) |
| Asian | 2058 (12%) |
| Black or African American | 1181 (7%) |
| Two or more races | 690 (4%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 571 (3%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 447 (3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 18 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend Loyola University Chicago is $29,371 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 | $20,824 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $23,409 |
| $48-75K | $25,510 |
| $75-110K | $28,987 |
| $110K+ | $31,114 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $46,410 | $18,990 |
| Tuition in-state | $46,410 | $18,990 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $46,410 | $18,990 |
| 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 | 3,902 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $15,180 |
| Room charge | $9,400 |
| Meal charge | $5,780 |
Loyola University Chicago majors
Loyola University Chicago has granted 3,353 bachelor's degrees across 80 programs, 1,245 master's across 74 programs, and 521 doctorate degrees across 29 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Loyola University Chicago.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 496 | 2 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 306 | 5 | ||
| Psychology, General | 306 | |||
| Social Work | 46 | 253 | 6 | |
| Law | 233 | |||
| Medicine | 167 | |||
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 163 | |||
| Political Science and Government, General | 139 | 1 | 4 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 14 | 124 | ||
| Finance, General | 129 | |||
| Accounting | 82 | 30 | ||
| Management Information Systems, General | 104 | |||
| Criminal Justice & Safety Studies | 87 | 9 | ||
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other | 95 | |||
| Office Management and Supervision | 86 | |||
| Health Law | 84 | |||
| Neurobiology and Behavior | 70 | |||
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other | 70 | |||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 69 | |||
| English Language and Literature, General | 51 | 9 | 4 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 62 | |||
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 46 | 15 | ||
| School Psychology | 34 | 24 | ||
| Behavioral Sciences | 53 | |||
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 30 | 20 | ||
| Environmental Science | 40 | 10 | ||
| Business & Managerial Economics | 49 | |||
| Sociology, General | 38 | 6 | 4 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 47 | |||
| Journalism | 39 | |||
| Management Science | 37 | |||
| Philosophy | 31 | 2 | 3 | |
| Computer Software Engineering | 24 | 11 | ||
| History, General | 32 | 2 | 1 | |
| Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General | 14 | 20 | ||
| International Business & Trade & Commerce | 34 | |||
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 34 | |||
| Pastoral Studies & Counseling | 33 | |||
| Physiology, General | 32 | 1 | ||
| Biochemistry | 31 | 1 | ||
| Bioethics & Medical Ethics | 22 | 10 | ||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 32 | |||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 27 | 4 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 25 | 4 | ||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 13 | 16 | ||
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law | 28 | |||
| Bioinformatics | 21 | 6 | ||
| Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General | 27 | |||
| Anthropology, General | 26 | |||
| Chemistry, General | 17 | 1 | 8 | |
| Educational Psychology | 26 | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 26 | |||
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 22 | 3 | ||
| Public Health, General | 3 | 22 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 22 | 3 | ||
| Family Practice Nurse & Nursing | 23 | |||
| Information Technology | 13 | 10 | ||
| Physics, General | 21 | |||
| Advertising | 20 | |||
| Statistics, General | 6 | 14 | ||
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 19 | |||
| Forensic Science and Technology | 18 | |||
| Women's Studies | 10 | 8 | ||
| Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance | 17 | |||
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 15 | 2 | ||
| Applied Psychology | 16 | |||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 16 | |||
| Environmental Studies | 16 | |||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 16 | |||
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | 15 | |||
| Nursing Practice | 15 | |||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 13 | 2 | ||
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | 14 | |||
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 14 | |||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 10 | 4 | ||
| Theology & Theological Studies | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
| International and Comparative Education | 13 | |||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 12 | |||
| Organizational Communication, General | 12 | |||
| Computer Science | 11 | |||
| Critical Care Nursing | 11 | |||
| Marketing, Other | 11 | |||
| Community Psychology | 10 | |||
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 10 | |||
| French Language and Literature | 10 | |||
| Clinical Psychology | 3 | 6 | ||
| Nursing Administration | 9 | |||
| Public & Applied History | 9 | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 8 | |||
| Business Statistics | 8 | |||
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 8 | |||
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 8 | |||
| Adult Health Nurse & Nursing | 7 | |||
| Applied and Professional Ethics | 7 | |||
| Dance, General | 7 | |||
| Dietetics & Dietitian | 7 | |||
| Immunology | 4 | 3 | ||
| Nursing Science | 7 | |||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 6 | |||
| Human Computer Interaction | 6 | |||
| Human Services, General | 6 | |||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 6 | |||
| Voice and Opera | 6 | |||
| Women's Health Nurse & Nursing | 6 | |||
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | 5 | |||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 5 | |||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 5 | |||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 5 | |||
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 5 | |||
| Music, General | 5 | |||
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other | 5 | |||
| Social Psychology | 3 | 2 | ||
| American & U.S. Law & Legal Studies & Jurisprudence | 4 | |||
| Biophysics | 4 | |||
| Computer Engineering, General | 4 | |||
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 4 | |||
| Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching | 4 | |||
| Divinity & Ministry | 3 | |||
| Molecular Biochemistry | 1 | 2 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 3 | |||
| Neuroscience | 2 | 1 | ||
| Counseling Psychology | 2 | |||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 2 | |||
| Latin Language and Literature | 2 | |||
| Legal Assistant & Paralegal | 2 | |||
| Medical Informatics | 2 | |||
| Molecular Biology | 2 | |||
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other | 2 | |||
| African Studies | 1 | |||
| Cell Biology and Anatomy | 1 | |||
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 1 | |||
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 1 | |||
| Geriatric Nurse & Nursing | 1 | |||
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 | |||
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | 1 | |||
| Pharmacology | 1 | |||
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 1 | |||
| Web Page, Digital & Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 1 | |||
| Grand Total | 93 | 3,353 | 1,245 | 521 |
Loyola University Chicago has a graduation rate of 72%, which is among the 20% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 72% | 70% | 73% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Loyola University Chicago is a world-class research university with 34,984 scientific papers published and 738,292 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 404 | 2207 |
| 1991 | 455 | 2375 |
| 1992 | 450 | 2946 |
| 1993 | 485 | 2982 |
| 1994 | 520 | 3168 |
| 1995 | 599 | 3767 |
| 1996 | 554 | 4568 |
| 1997 | 581 | 5122 |
| 1998 | 536 | 6191 |
| 1999 | 528 | 6841 |
| 2000 | 569 | 7739 |
| 2001 | 517 | 8281 |
| 2002 | 579 | 9495 |
| 2003 | 653 | 10910 |
| 2004 | 590 | 12159 |
| 2005 | 650 | 13958 |
| 2006 | 681 | 15377 |
| 2007 | 720 | 16593 |
| 2008 | 828 | 18186 |
| 2009 | 857 | 19689 |
| 2010 | 991 | 21591 |
| 2011 | 1087 | 23893 |
| 2012 | 1138 | 27507 |
| 2013 | 1233 | 30379 |
| 2014 | 1226 | 33261 |
| 2015 | 1291 | 35454 |
| 2016 | 1205 | 35763 |
| 2017 | 1258 | 38248 |
| 2018 | 1154 | 37902 |
| 2019 | 1232 | 43217 |
| 2020 | 1483 | 53714 |
| 2021 | 1579 | 65595 |
| 2022 | 1342 | 61349 |
Loyola University Chicago alumni
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Jennifer Morrison
- Occupations
- modelvoice actorfilm producerfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
-
Jennifer Marie Morrison is an American actress, director, producer, and former child model. She is mainly known for her roles as Dr. Allison Cameron in the medical-drama series House 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 actorcomedianvoice actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
-
George Robert Newhart is an American comedian and actor. He is known for his deadpan and stammering delivery style. Having started performing as a standup 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
- inventorinvestorplaywrightwritersocialite
- 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
- singerrecord producermusiciansongwriter
- 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 | 2,834 |
| 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 |