Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Location Chicago, IL
Population 7,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 11,589
Men / Women 31% / 69%
From State 56%
From Region 9%
Athletes 2.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 47%
Hispanic 23%
Asian 13%
Black 8%
Mixed 5%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Loyola University Chicago 2,626 30% / 70% 3% $70,998 66 96%
Biomedical Engineering 6 33% / 67% 0% $89,133 88
Computer Engineering 11 64% / 36% 0% $94,804 91 100%
Environmental Engineering 7 29% / 71% 0% $80,597 80
Computer Science 33 76% / 24% 3% $95,996 92 98%
Computer Software Engineering 13 38% / 62% 8% $94,804 91 100%
Cybersecurity 20 40% / 60% 0% $92,239 90
Data Science 9 +2 33% / 67% 0% $88,569 87
Information Technology 12 83% / 17% 0% $95,996 92 98%
Mathematics and Computer Science 2 100% / 0% 0% $89,968 88
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design $95,359 92
Applied Mathematics 5 20% / 80% 0% $92,092 90
Chemistry 11 45% / 55% 0% $64,076 50
Mathematics 10 +1 50% / 50% 0% $75,843 75
Physics 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $74,898 73
Statistics 8 +4 75% / 25% 0% $91,138 89
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $75,283 74
Biochemistry 18 39% / 61% 0% $64,968 52 100%
Bioinformatics 15 +1 47% / 53% 0% $64,909 52
Biology 254 +12 31% / 69% 0% $66,627 56 96%
Biophysics 4 25% / 75% 0% $64,968 52 100%
Conservation Biology 16 25% / 75% 0% $53,084 18
Neurobiology and Behavior 50 +12 20% / 80% 6% $56,791 28 100%
Neurobiology and Neurosciences 47 +8 30% / 70% 0% $56,791 28 100%
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 3 33% / 67% 0% $58,262 32
Environmental Science 40 15% / 85% 0% $56,911 28 87%
Environmental Studies 25 16% / 84% 0% $56,911 28 87%
Natural Resources Management $57,816 31
Environmental Health 5 0% / 100% 20% $73,158 70 96%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 27 19% / 81% 0% $58,335 33
Nursing 266 13% / 87% 1% $84,992 84 95%
Public Health 30 7% / 93% 0% $73,158 70 96%
Accounting 48 +5 50% / 50% 6% $92,226 90 100%
Advertising 10 40% / 60% 10% $66,576 56 100%
Business Economics 14 +7 64% / 36% 7% $81,179 81
Business Management and Administration 15 40% / 60% 0% $71,414 67 96%
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 35 +3 51% / 49% 77% $75,319 74 100%
Business/Managerial Economics 31 +11 35% / 65% 10% $99,382 94 95%
Entrepreneurship 14 +2 57% / 43% 14% $65,726 54 86%
Finance 104 +18 64% / 36% 6% $101,282 95 93%
Health Administration 34 3% / 97% 3% $78,437 78 95%
Human Resources Management 13 +2 15% / 85% 8% $83,470 83 96%
International Business 26 +2 46% / 54% 15% $84,931 84 91%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 46 +41 59% / 41% 7% $118,121 99 93%
Marketing 121 +13 40% / 60% 6% $84,364 84 98%
Office Management and Supervision 38 +12 45% / 55% 3% $71,414 67 96%
Operations Management 13 +6 54% / 46% 0% $71,414 67 96%
Ancient Greek $65,554 54
Anthropology 18 +3 22% / 78% 0% $57,251 29 100%
Applied Psychology 11 9% / 91% 0% $84,270 84 96%
Classical Languages 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $65,544 54
Creative Writing 10 30% / 70% 0% $57,380 30
English 47 +1 21% / 79% 0% $54,514 22 100%
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics 20 25% / 75% 0% $60,268 39
French 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $66,054 55 96%
History 53 +13 53% / 47% 0% $63,483 48 100%
Human Services 2 0% / 100% 0% $55,298 24
Intercultural and International Studies 27 +5 26% / 74% 4% $61,547 42
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $58,317 33
International Affairs 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,311 24 89%
Italian Studies 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $58,571 33
Journalism 26 35% / 65% 0% $54,711 22 100%
Latin 1 100% / 0% 0% $65,529 54
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies $58,579 34
Pastoral Studies/Counseling $53,739 20
Philosophy 17 +3 41% / 59% 6% $67,135 58 91%
Political Science 140 +10 27% / 73% 1% $68,061 60 94%
Psychology 242 +9 19% / 81% 1% $58,517 33 95%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 71 27% / 73% 3% $66,576 56 100%
Social Work 42 12% / 88% 0% $55,917 26 95%
Sociology 26 +2 12% / 88% 0% $61,196 41 93%
Sociology and Anthropology 5 20% / 80% 0% $58,664 34
Spanish 9 +4 22% / 78% 0% $66,054 55 95%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 30 30% / 70% 0% $53,694 20 88%
Theology/Theological Studies 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $53,689 20
Women's Studies 9 +4 0% / 100% 0% $57,796 31
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $55,829 25
Early Childhood Education 9 0% / 100% 11% $52,378 17 97%
Elementary Education 26 4% / 96% 0% $52,378 17 97%
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 5 20% / 80% 0% $52,378 17 97%
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 67% / 33% 0% $55,151 24
Secondary Education and Teaching 24 38% / 62% 0% $52,378 17 97%
Special Education 6 17% / 83% 0% $56,036 26
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 9 +3 0% / 100% 0% $43,863 6
Dance 9 +1 11% / 89% 0% $40,279 3
Design and Visual Communications 17 +4 12% / 88% 0% $58,260 32 100%
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 26 58% / 42% 0% $46,932 8 98%
Fine/Studio Arts 3 33% / 67% 0% $43,516 5
Jazz/Jazz Studies $43,547 5
Music 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $43,512 5
Photography 4 0% / 100% 0% $43,991 6
Theater 14 +1 0% / 100% 0% $41,021 4 100%
Voice and Opera 2 100% / 0% 0% $43,528 5
Criminal Justice and Corrections 75 +7 20% / 80% 3% $68,397 61 91%
Forensic Science and Technology 43 5% / 95% 0% $62,183 44 100%
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 8 12% / 88% 0% $62,274 45 96%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $58,507
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 66%
6-Year Graduation Rate 73%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 31.2% 819 24% / 76% 1% $61,338 42 96%
Business & Economics 21.4% 562 47% / 53% 11% $88,460 87 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 15.4% 404 30% / 70% 1% $63,575 48 97%
Health Sciences 12.5% 328 12% / 88% 1% $81,535 81 95%
Professional 4.8% 126 14% / 86% 2% $65,888 55 94%
Arts 3.4% 89 26% / 74% 0% $46,667 8 99%
Computer Science 3.4% 89 60% / 40% 2% $94,091 91 99%
Education 2.9% 75 20% / 80% 1% $52,874 18 97%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.6% 68 16% / 84% 0% $56,971 29 87%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 42 50% / 50% 0% $77,447 77
Engineering 0.9% 24 46% / 54% 0% $89,243 88 100%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $27.7M #95 54% $3.2M 38 #51 75 4
Life & Natural Sciences $23.7M #119 70% $1.4M 12 #136 89 23
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.4M #227 31% $0 69 #72 141 1
Physical Sciences & Math $2.1M #283 55% $0 5 #194 30 4
Agriculture & Food Science $1.8M #135 61% $0 1
Computer Science $1.3M #210 88% $0 8 3
Education $0.3M #314 16% $0 32 #130
Business & Economics $0.1M #345 35% $0
Engineering $0.0M #422 0% $0
Total $60.4M #191 60% $4.5M 156 #134 343 36

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (Unbound) 8%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 83% 82% 72%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 54%
SAT Range 1220 – 1390
SAT Math Range 540 – 660
SAT RW Range 580 – 690