Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois · Website
$71,530
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$71,530
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Loyola University Chicago is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Chicago, Illinois with 11,737 undergraduates and 4,846 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $36,079 a year (tuition and fees $53,710). It admits 82% of applicants and 73% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $71,530 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,157 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$36,079
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$53,710
US median $11,837
Admission rate
82%
US median 78%
Completion rate
73%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,157
About $256 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$71,530
Rank 347 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $36,079
- Tuition and fees
- $53,710
- Cost of attendance
- $67,408
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 45%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $28,992
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $28,663
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $32,432
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $36,853
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $42,346
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $40,426 in 2015-16 to $53,710 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1,297
- SAT reading, middle
- 640
- SAT math, middle
- 620
- ACT, middle
- 30
- Undergraduates
- 11,737
- Graduate students
- 4,846
- Part-time students
- 4.0%
- Women
- 69%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 73%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 239
- Endowment
- $1.1B
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 347 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $36,079 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $53,710 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 82% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 73% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,157 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $58,411 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $71,530 | $39,544 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 75% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 83% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
239 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 430 | $59,888 | $51,834 | $65,097 | $65,123 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 424 | $25,000 | $76,869 | $87,922 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 280 | $24,960 | $32,463 | $56,658 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 261 | $25,000 | $31,964 | $62,821 | $57,214 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 231 | $119,367 | $83,184 | $122,384 | $107,773 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 180 | $59,409 | $101,612 | $129,044 | $103,485 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 161 | $249,216 | $66,669 | $97,532 | $112,460 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 149 | $22,000 | $66,919 | $89,001 | $83,343 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 147 | $23,000 | $37,007 | $63,437 | $63,293 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 141 | $24,567 | $51,065 | $86,662 | $69,303 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 120 | $58,186 | $98,283 | $123,695 | $101,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 119 | $23,250 | $43,308 | $68,942 | $63,560 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 118 | $23,554 | $64,513 | $89,745 | $68,257 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 112 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $25,000 | $26,251 | $58,373 | $62,451 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 93 | $24,857 | $38,953 | $58,145 | $55,378 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $24,166 | $67,801 | $103,884 | $83,290 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 90 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,807 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $22,808 | $30,797 | $57,790 | $55,012 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $22,000 | $69,965 | $97,667 | $76,194 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 61 | $59,490 | $63,118 | $66,713 | $65,184 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $19,589 | Withheld | $59,206 | $51,790 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | $130,041 | $122,843 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $25,000 | $55,652 | $53,896 | $47,382 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $23,288 | $31,079 | $57,639 | $50,680 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Loyola University Chicago cost?
$36,079 a year is the average net price at Loyola University Chicago after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $53,710, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $67,408. Families earning under $30,000 pay $28,992 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Loyola University Chicago?
82% of applicants are admitted to Loyola University Chicago. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,297 and the middle ACT score is 30. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do Loyola University Chicago graduates earn?
$71,530 a year is the median pay of former Loyola University Chicago students who work, 10 years after they started ($58,411 after 6 years). That ranks 347 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's) at $168,571.
How much student debt do Loyola University Chicago graduates have?
$24,157 is the median federal student loan debt of Loyola University Chicago graduates, about $256 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 45% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Loyola University Chicago?
73% of first-time, full-time students at Loyola University Chicago finish within 6 years. 82% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Loyola University Chicago?
Social Work (430 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (424 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (280 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 239 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.