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- 1032 W. Sheridan Road
- Chicago, IL 60660
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- Phone: (773) 274-3000
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- $33,294
- tuition and fees
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- 9,747
- enrolled
- 36%
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male
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- 64%
- female
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- rolling admission
- 59.6%
- accepted
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Summary
Loyola University Chicago is a private institution that was founded in
1870.
It
has a total undergraduate enrollment of 9,747,
its setting is urban,
and the campus size is 105 acres.
It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.
Loyola University Chicago's ranking in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges
is National Universities,
119.
Its tuition and fees are $33,294 (2011-12).
Loyola University Chicago, or Loyola Chicago as it’s known for short, is the largest Jesuit institution in the country. The school has two locations in Chicago—Lake Shore and Water Tower— where on-campus living is separated between freshmen, sophomores, and all upperclassmen. The university also has an international campus four miles from downtown Rome, where about 400 students study abroad each year. The Loyola Ramblers compete in the NCAA Division I Horizon League.
For graduate students, Loyola Chicago has a business school, a law school—particularly well known for healthcare law—and a medical school. There are accelerated 3+3 year programs for Loyola Chicago undergraduates who want to go to law or medical school at Loyola, too. Notable alumni include Ian Brennan, cocreator of the TV show Glee; Thomas Purcell, coexecutive producer of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report; and Michael Quinlan, former CEO of McDonald’s Corp.
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When applying to Loyola University Chicago, it's important to note the application
deadline is rolling.
Scores for
either the ACT or SAT test are
due February 1.
It is more selective,
with an acceptance rate of 59.6 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions
process, visit the
Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity |
more selective
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| Fall 2010 acceptance rate |
60%
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| Application deadline |
rolling
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| SAT/ACT scores must be received by |
February 1
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The student-faculty ratio at Loyola University Chicago is
15:1, and the school has 30.6 percent
of its classes with fewer than 20 students.
The most popular majors at Loyola University Chicago include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Social Sciences; Psychology; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; and Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs.
The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction,
is 84.5 percent.
| Class sizes |
| Student-faculty ratio |
15:1
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| 4-year graduation rate |
48%
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Medium
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| Five most popular majors for 2010 graduates |
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Academic Life
Loyola University Chicago has a total undergraduate enrollment of
9,747, with a gender distribution of 36.5
percent male students and 63.5 percent female students.
41.0 percent of the students live in college-owned,
-operated, or -affiliated housing and 59.0
percent of students live off campus.
Loyola University Chicago is part of the NCAA I athletic conference.
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| Total enrollment |
15,951
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| Student gender distribution |
| Undergraduate men who are members of a fraternity |
| Undergraduate women who are members of a sorority |
| Collegiate athletic association |
NCAA I
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Student Life
Loyola University Chicago offers a number of student services including
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, and health insurance.
Loyola University Chicago
also
offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc).
Of the students at Loyola University Chicago, 5 percent have cars on campus.
Alcohol is
permitted for students of legal age at Loyola University Chicago.
| Students who have cars on campus |
5%
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Low
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| Health insurance offered |
Yes
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| Students required to own/lease a computer |
No
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Campus Info & Services
At Loyola University Chicago, 74.2 percent of full-time undergraduates
receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based
scholarship or grant award is $17,598.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the
Paying for College knowledge center
to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees |
$33,294 (2011-12)
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| Room and board |
$11,570 (2011-12)
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Student Reviews
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The best thing about Loyola is definitely the location. It's right in the heart of Chicago and there are tons of things to do. Also it is right by the lake and in the spring and summer, it is beautiful! The best place to be on campus when you want a quiet place to study is to sit on the grass by the lake. The worst thing about Loyola is that it is 60% girls so there aren't that many guys around and the guys that are here are mostly gay, so it's difficult to meet guys to date.
Emily
Senior
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The best thing about Loyola is that they host many events; there are so many clubs and activities for all various kinds of students. I rarely find myself asking what I should do. I would change the way they spend our tuition money. Our school size is just right. When I tell people I go to Loyola, their face lights up as if I have offered them a piece of chocolate. Most of my time is FOR SURE spent at the library-it easily takes up most of my day. It's not really a college town, i mean it's in Chicago! I do not envy the administration at the lake shore campus as much as I do at the water tower campus. They are very nice over there, but at the lake shore campus, they can be very rude, and not just sometimes. The biggest recent controversy was about how campus security was acting racist, and so there was a big student body movement, with a demand for rights on campus to the President-everyone in support of it wears green ribbons. Going to Loyola is something that you can say with a huge amount of pride. You have to go there to experience it. I mean, even the name itself is powerful! Something unusual about Loyola is that they always seem as though they are trying to make money off of you-sure there's a certain line of yes you should pay for being irresponsible, but Loyola crosses that line-then with that extra money that they make, like perhaps from an increase in tuition, they make a huge building with 330 or so computers and a bunch of group study rooms. The computers are great (This new building is called the information commons-it's attached to the cudahy library). But I mean come on Loyola, all the group study rooms have a huge gap in the window wall at the top, so that basically everything you say is heard by others outside the room, and you hear any noise outside the room. I'll always remember being waken up at random times like 2 AM in the morning during school days because someone set off the fire alarm my freshman year at the dorm Mertz. This happened a LOT during the first few weeks of school. That was great-everyone from Mertz would gather outside and it would be like a social event. Some complaints made by students are that Loyola doesn't know how to spend our money right, the 8-ride service is not a good service, the shuttle service takes too long, dorming is expensive and the teachers are not always great...but i guess that depends on the student's grade now, doesn't it?
Karun
Sophomore
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One of the best things about Loyola is the opportunity to live on two different campuses. Loyola has this really nice shuttle bus service that usually runs every fifteen minutes taking you from the Lakeshore Campus in Rogers Park to a few blocks off Michigan Avenue in Downtown Chicago. One of the greatest ezperiences I have had and probably will ever have is the opportunity to live Downtown as a sophomore. The dorm rooms are apartment style and just amazing. Whether you live on Lakeshore Campus or Downtown, it is so easy to commute between the two and there will always be something to do. Loyola's campus is also beautiful. We are literally right on Lake Michigan. In my freshmen year dorm room, my view was from the Penthouse floor of my building overlooking the lake. The sunsets could not be more pretty. It was great. We also have a brand new building called the Information Commons that is eco-friendly and literally feet away from the lake. It is almost entirely made of glass and you can sit on sofas, use the computers, and relax while looking at the lake. You can even nap..I've done it a few times. Loyola also has its own train stop on the CTA redline, virtually making anything around you accesible. Loyola encourages exploring the city by including a CTA Upass in the tuition. It really comes in handly whether you want to travel north to Evanston for some great food, or go to Belmont for some new posters. Pretty much all of Chicago is your playground. Usually when I tell people I go to Loyola, I get the "Oh, that's so nice! Loyola is a great school." And it ends just about there. I think it has to do with people know it is a private school, assume it is extremely expensive and must be worth something. I think one thing I would change is Loyola's scholarships. In the past, scholarships were merit-based, and if you didn't get the highest one right away, with a good GPA in college, you were eligible for an upgrade. They changed it my freshman year that in order to be eligible for an upgrade, it needed to be need-based. For those people that may have counted on upgrading their scholarship, it kind of sucks their policy changed in the middle of their academic career. Also, we don't have the biggest school pride on campus. We have basketball games which can be fun, but I definitely miss football games like the ones in high school. The biggest recent controvery on campus was the Anti-Racist Movement. Apparently the security guards were racial profiling and a group of students got together to speak against it and protest in a march across campus. As far as I know, our President handled it very well, wanted to hear everything anyone had to say, and was working on resolving the issue.
Angelika
Sophomore
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