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Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois 60660

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Data last updated: August 29, 2026

81%Admit rate
$35,196Avg net price
1160–1340SAT middle 50%
77%Grad in 4 yrs
11,576Undergrads

Strong graduate outcomes — known for business

Loyola University Chicago is a private institution in Chicago with particular strength in business and health sciences. With an average SAT of 1283, the school attracts a broad applicant pool.

A large campus of 11.6K undergraduates with a 13:1 student-faculty ratio. The urban location puts students at the center of city life.

77% of students graduate within four years, and graduates earn a median of $71,530 a decade after enrollment. Net price after aid averages $35,196.

Established
1870
Motto
Ad majorem Dei gloriam
Mascot
Lu Wolf
Type
Private research university
Conference
NCAA Division I
Division
Division I
81%
Acceptance
1283
SAT Avg
11,576
Undergrads
13:1
Student : Faculty
77%
Grad Rate (4yr)
$71,530
Earnings 10yr
$35,196
Avg Net Price

Rankings

U.S. News
2025
#211
Forbes
2025
#211

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History & Fun Facts

  • •History Madonna Della Strada Chapel On June 30, 1870, Jesuit priest and educator Arnold Damen established St.
  • •In 1909, the school was renamed Loyola University, and in 1912, it began to move to the Lake Shore Campus; today the original building is part of St.
  • •To meet the growing needs of Chicago, Loyola established professional schools in law (1908), medicine (1909), business (1922), and nursing (1935).
  • •The Chicago College of Dental Surgery became part of the university in 1923, and closed 70 years later.
  • •A downtown campus was founded in 1914, and with it, the School of Sociology.

Source: Wikipedia

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