Meet Loyola, by the numbers
‘Best Value’
U.S. News and World Report Ranking 2018
Phi Beta Kappa
One of only 8 percent of U.S. schools with a chapter of the honors society
Carnegie Foundation
Recognized for community service and engagement
Sierra Club
Top 50 Greenest Colleges or "Cool Schools" in U.S.
Our Students
17,159 enrolled in 2019
Including 12,240 undergraduates
40% our student body are students of color
250+ student clubs and organizations
MORE THAN 30% students study abroad
98% have a job or are in grad school three months after graduation
Home to 84 percent of freshmen, our Lake Shore Campus sits right along Lake Michigan. It makes for a scenic jog if you’re running late to class.
Who says business has to be drab? We’re one of America’s top greenest schools, and one of our newest green buildings is home to the Quinlan School of Business.
As evening falls, you might find yourself at a club meeting, leaving the lab, or watching a concert in one of these buildings. You’ll have to visit to find out which one!
Chicago’s top companies are on the horizon, literally and otherwise, for students at our Water Tower Campus.
If you’re in our nursing or pre-med programs, many of the top researchers in our Center for Translational Research and Education will also be your professors.
You’ll do far more than stare at old buildings during on-site classes and trips led by faculty.
Loyola has over 150 study abroad programs. Our John Felice Rome Center is a gateway to exploring Europe (with plenty of enviable food pics along the way).
Don’t blink or you’ll miss it! Our study abroad programs can take you places off the beaten path, such as the vibrant streets of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Student life isn’t city life 24/7. Our Retreat and Ecology Campus offers a perfect location for outdoor classes or just taking a break from noisy neighbors.
Our Freshmen
2,636 enrolled
from 47 states and 48 foreign countries
3.72 average weighted GPA
25–30 ACT Composite middle 50 percent
570–660 SAT verbal middle 50 percent
560–660 SAT math middle 50 percent
99% received need-based financial assistance
12% enrolled in interdisciplinary and business honors programs
34% students placed in top 10 percent of their high school class
Over 41% students identify as a student of color
Our Transfers
484 students
42% from four-year and 55% from two-year institutions
95% received need-based financial assistance
93% received institutional grants and scholarships
Our Faculty & Programs
600+
full-time faculty members
14:1
student-faculty ratio
80+
Majors
35+
5-yr bachelors/masters programs
The University also offers more than 80 minors, and more than 140 graduate, professional, and graduate-level certificate programs.
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Quinlan School of Business
- School of Communication
- School of Education
- Graduate Studies
- School of Law
- Stritch School of Medicine
- Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
- School of Continuing and Professional Studies
- School of Social Work
- Institute of Environmental Sustainability
- Institute of Pastoral Studies
- Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago
