Welcome to the Graduate School at Loyola University Chicago. A graduate degree from Loyola, located in a world renowned urban center, empowers you to deepen your expertise, expand your perspective, and prepare for leadership in today’s complex world, guided by the Jesuit tradition of preparing people to lead extraordinary lives. 

For a century, the Graduate School has fostered a diverse and vibrant community of researchers and scholars. Our 1,500 graduate students work alongside our stellar and award-winning Graduate Faculty across three campuses, pursuing advanced study in over 70 graduate programs spanning the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and professional fields. Together, we are committed to rigorous training, creative inquiry, wrap-around support services, and meaningful scholarship.

Grounded in the Jesuit ideal of using knowledge in the service of society, our graduate students link theory to practice in classrooms, labs, experiential learning settings, and in the community. They bring reflection, compassion, and innovation to the challenges of our time and the Graduate School’s alumni go on to advance the common good locally and globally.

I invite you to explore what the Graduate School at Loyola has to offer for you. Join us in shaping a more just, compassionate, and hopeful future.

Dean Barman, PhD