Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 11,737 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 82%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $36,340per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 73%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $78,43110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Students at Loyola's Arrupe College receive a laptop computer, a CTA transit pass, and breakfast and lunch on class days.
Loyola University Chicago operates Arrupe College, an associate-degree program designed to graduate students with little to no student debt.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 82%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1170–1360Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 27–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Loyola University Chicago's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
62% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.74. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 75%33,009 admitted of 43,954 first-year applicants
- Top 10% of their class
- 37%69% were in the top quarter.
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Loyola University Chicago Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $36,340full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $70,688sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $56,060Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 73%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 82%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $78,43110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 11,737Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 30%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 28%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Drexel University Philadelphia, PA — admits 79%
- Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL — admits 89%
- Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY — admits 67%
- DePaul University Chicago, IL — admits 76%
- Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA — admits 84%
- Marquette University Milwaukee, WI — admits 81%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Loyola University Chicago, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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