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#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
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Acceptance rate
79%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Avg. cost to attend
$37,511 /y
Aid receiving
99%
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.

Net average cost to attend
$37,511/year
Average aid awarded
$26,796
Students receiving aid
99%

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

UndergraduatesGraduates
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%
  • Full-time retention rate - 81%
  • Part-time retention rate - 20%

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.

Publications
38,160
Citations
799,564

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
21,790 / 592,004
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
20,693 / 368,194
Biology
20,513 / 594,580
Psychology
13,647 / 347,259
Political Science
13,092 / 201,387
Chemistry
12,723 / 403,346
Computer Science
12,656 / 318,029
Law
12,157 / 196,170
Genetics
11,894 / 387,759
Sociology
11,054 / 200,727
Biochemistry
10,358 / 357,509
Environmental Science
10,216 / 204,435
Philosophy
9,618 / 175,912
Physics
9,084 / 211,450
Engineering
8,950 / 215,534
Pathology
8,648 / 283,082
Psychiatry
6,965 / 204,902
Surgery
6,951 / 184,082
Business
5,962 / 108,279
Mathematics
5,951 / 158,091
Economics
5,832 / 108,845
History
5,717 / 73,033
Geography and Cartography
5,240 / 84,270
Neuroscience
4,930 / 155,752
Geology
4,927 / 115,391
Organic Chemistry
4,705 / 143,512
Immunology
4,438 / 143,649
Quantum and Particle physics
4,433 / 94,359
Statistics
4,332 / 135,248
Paleontology
4,144 / 101,188
Archaeology
4,087 / 62,598
Linguistics
4,054 / 81,818
Social Psychology
3,991 / 106,674
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
3,778 / 85,638
Art & Design
3,474 / 46,887
Ecology
3,411 / 73,411
Anatomy and Physiology
3,295 / 97,124
Development Studies
3,273 / 74,436
Public Health
2,963 / 105,366
Oncology and Cancer research
2,919 / 95,073

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
Academic rankings

Loyola University Chicago alumni

  1. Jennifer Morrison

    Jennifer Morrison
    Born in
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    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    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).

  2. Bob Newhart

    Bob Newhart
    Born in
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    Years
    1929-.. (age 95)
    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.

  3. Lori Greiner

    Lori Greiner
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    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.

  4. David Draiman

    David Draiman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    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.

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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 3,072
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

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