Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
75.1%
33,009 admitted
SAT · 50th
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6-yr grad
73.6%
Retention 84.9%
Undergrads
12,640
13:1 S-F
Admissions
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77.4% / 87.1%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications43,954
Overall admit rate75.1%
In-state admit rate77.4%
Out-of-state admit rate87.1%
Enrolled2,605 · 7.9% yield
Admitted from waitlist0 of 0
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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SAT composite · 50th %ile
SAT
255075
R&W580—690
Math540—660
Comp——1390
ACT
255075
Comp26—31
Cost & aid
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$56,930
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$56,930
Fees$1,580
Room & board$17,980
Books$1,600
Avg need-based grant$33,467
% need met82.5%
Avg debt at graduation$42,570
Academics
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13 : 1
student-faculty ratio
84.9% retention
Student-faculty13 : 1
Retention84.9%
4-year graduation66.5%
6-year graduation73.6%
Enrollment
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12,640
undergraduates
42.0% out-of-state · 53 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates12,640
First-year2,605
Transfer393
Full-time88%
Female69%
Out-of-state42.0%
International (freshmen)53
Rankings
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#13
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#1326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)#3826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#7726
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#13226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#15426
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#23026
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#24226
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Athletic conferenceAtlantic 10 Conference9
Athletic divisionNCAA D142
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingIllinois colleges13
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Regular decisionRolling → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Test policyNot required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 0 SciLab, 2 FL, 2 SS, 1 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://uao.luc.edu/apply/
Admissions emailadmission@LUC.edu
Admissions phone773-508-3075
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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DePaul University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
DePaul University IL · Private (nonprofit)87.8%1235—
Marquette University WI · Private (nonprofit)78.0%1300—
University of Illinois Chicago IL · Public75.8%117024K
University of Dayton OH · Private (nonprofit)66.6%12707K
Fordham University NY · Private (nonprofit)59.3%140010K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Loyola University Chicago

12 years of Loyola University Chicago's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.