by our College Data Analytics Team
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Loyola University Chicago was awarded 443 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Loyola Chicago is ranked #137 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Loyola Chicago held the #147 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Loyola Chicago also holds the #4 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.
The acceptance rate at Loyola University Chicago is 77%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Loyola Chicago is a good fit for you.
About 23% of students accepted to Loyola Chicago submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 690. Math scores were between 570 and 670.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Loyola University Chicago, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Loyola University Chicago is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
Loyola University Chicago has a freshmen retention rate of 88%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Loyola Chicago for first-time, full-time students is 66%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,612 undergraduates at Loyola Chicago with 10,924 being full-time and 688 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $29,263 | $29,357 | $32,229 | $36,291 | $40,835 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Loyola Chicago, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Loyola Chicago, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $8,374 a year. That adds up to $33,496 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Loyola Chicago is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Loyola Chicago are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1032 W. Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60660 |
| Phone: | 773-274-3000 |
| Website: | https://www.luc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/LoyolaChicago |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/LoyolaChicago |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 496 | $66,111 |
| General Biology | 306 | $22,900 |
| Marketing | 163 | $46,476 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 140 | $29,188 |
| Political Science & Government | 139 | $32,001 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 129 | $58,529 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 127 | $40,389 |
| Business Administration & Management | 120 | $52,064 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 87 | $36,200 |
| International Relations & National Security | 62 | $33,076 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 8,150 students took at least one online class at Loyola University Chicago. This is a decrease from the 16,142 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 8,150 | 2,831 |
| 2019-2020 | 16,142 | 15,143 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,521 | 1,175 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,158 | 1,136 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,083 | 1,043 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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