Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago is a private college in Chicago, IL. Its average net price is $36,340 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$30,709
$30,001 to $48,000$31,498
$48,001 to $75,000$31,297
$75,001 to $110,000$35,289
$110,001 and up$43,708
$56,060Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$56,060Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$36,340Average Net Price
$17,600Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,600Books and Supplies
$1,700Other Expenses
29.7%Students on Pell Grants
46.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

81.6%Acceptance Rate
600 to 690SAT Reading, Middle Half
570 to 670SAT Math, Middle Half
27 to 32ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$61,615
8 years after entry$71,416
10 years after entry$78,431
72.1%Graduation Rate
81.7%Retention Rate
$23,750Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Chicago, ILLocation
Large citySetting
11,737Undergraduate Enrollment
PrivateControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$77,747 Small program - rough guide n=66$23,000 Small program - rough guide n=68
Agricultural Production Operations$40,871 National median for this major n=581Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Area StudiesNot publishedNot published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$52,960 National median for this major n=144Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$33,834 n=274$25,000 n=286
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$62,548 National median for this major n=381Not published
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$63,500 n=134$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=90
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$54,462 National median for this major n=3,522Not published
Business/Corporate Communications$50,777 National median for this major n=985Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$57,385 Small program - rough guide n=47$24,840 Small program - rough guide n=35
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$41,457 National median for this major n=2,766Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$45,386 Small program - rough guide n=31$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=33
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$65,588 Small program - rough guide n=56$21,750 Small program - rough guide n=49
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,748 Small program - rough guide n=83$24,500 Small program - rough guide n=83
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education, Other$40,204 National median for this major n=1,831Not published
Educational Administration and Supervision$41,124 National median for this major n=779Not published
English Language and Literature, General$33,634 Small program - rough guide n=41$22,750 Small program - rough guide n=32
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$41,350 Small program - rough guide n=52$23,815 Small program - rough guide n=76
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$43,384 National median for this major n=1,509Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,192 n=136$21,870 n=117
Forestry$46,339 National median for this major n=1,230Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$59,113 Small program - rough guide n=35$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617$21,250 Small program - rough guide n=33
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
International Business$68,214 Small program - rough guide n=36$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
International Relations and National Security Studies$38,538 Small program - rough guide n=56Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$43,348 Small program - rough guide n=43Not published
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$47,863 National median for this major n=156Not published
Legal Support Services$43,568 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$76,457 n=106$19,822 Small program - rough guide n=76
Marketing$58,606 n=184$23,500 n=109
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mathematics and Computer Science$76,818 National median for this major n=704Not published
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesNot publishedNot published
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$41,538 National median for this major n=2,315Not published
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology$29,880 National median for this major n=416Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$35,817 n=116$23,250 n=108
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$35,268 National median for this major n=1,162Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Political Science and Government$44,178 n=134$22,250 n=131
Psychology$35,804 n=230$22,425 n=252
Psychology, Other$40,236 National median for this major n=621Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894$23,625 Small program - rough guide n=32
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$54,198 n=157$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=90
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$31,448 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Registered Nursing$82,706 n=711$27,000 n=548
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Religious Education$36,920 National median for this major n=720Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893$26,745 Small program - rough guide n=38
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635$22,922 Small program - rough guide n=53
Sociology$35,782 Small program - rough guide n=35$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Sociology and Anthropology$37,664 National median for this major n=494Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesNot publishedNot published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$55,773 Small program - rough guide n=58$25,625 Small program - rough guide n=38
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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