Loyola University Chicago Business Programs

Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The city atmosphere of Chicago makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Loyola University Chicago Rankings

Loyola Chicago is ranked #161 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #7 out of 46 schools in Illinois.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Loyola Chicago has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#132	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#146	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Loyola Chicago.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#16	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Most Popular International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#68	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#73	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#79	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#82	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#91	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Loyola Chicago has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Office Administration Schools	College Factual
#6	Best General Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#7	Best Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#83	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#105	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#119	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Loyola University Chicago?

Contact details for Loyola Chicago are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1032 W. Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60660
Phone:	773-274-3000
Website:	www.luc.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/LoyolaChicago
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/LoyolaChicago

How Do I Get Into Loyola Chicago?

You can apply to Loyola Chicago online at: https://www.luc.edu/undergrad/apply/

Admission Requirements for Loyola Chicago

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Loyola Chicago?

The acceptance rate at Loyola University Chicago is 71%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 100% of students accepted to Loyola Chicago submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 660. Math scores were between 560 and 670.

Loyola Chicago received ACT scores from 58% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 34. Math scores were between 24 and 29. Composite scores were between 25 and 31.

Can I Afford Loyola University Chicago?

The overall average net price of Loyola Chicago is $44,968. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Loyola Chicago, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $9,165 a year. That adds up to $36,660 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Loyola Chicago is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Loyola University Chicago Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,612 undergraduate students at Loyola Chicago, with 10,924 being full-time and 688 being part-time.

There are also 5,281 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,924 full-time undergraduates at Loyola Chicago, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Loyola University Chicago students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,425
Black or African American	565
Hispanic or Latino	1,943
White	5,924
International Students	394
Other Races/Ethnicities	673

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Loyola University Chicago. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 101 countries are represented at Loyola Chicago. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Loyola University Chicago

In 2019-2020, 16,142 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Loyola Chicago has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Loyola Chicago

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Loyola University Chicago was $46,060 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Loyola Chicago is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Office Administration	#19	#19

Online Affordability Rankings of Loyola Chicago Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Loyola University Chicago was $46,060 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Loyola Chicago is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Office Administration	#6	#6

Online Growth Rankings of Loyola Chicago

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Loyola University Chicago was 302.1%. This is the #187 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Loyola Chicago regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Loyola Chicago ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Loyola Chicago.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Office Administration	#4
Business Administration & Management	#85

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Loyola University Chicago Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	163	0	0	163
General Business Administration and Management	0	14	0	0	124	138
Finance	0	0	129	0	0	129
Accounting	0	0	82	0	30	112
General Management Information Systems	0	0	104	0	0	104
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	95	0	0	95
Office Administration	0	0	86	0	0	86
Management Science	0	0	0	43	37	80
Business Economics	0	0	49	0	0	49
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	34	6	0	40
Supply Chain Management	0	0	34	5	0	39
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	14	2	20	36
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law	0	0	0	4	28	32
Tax Law/Taxation	0	0	0	24	0	24
Advertising	0	0	20	0	0	20
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	16	16
Entrepreneurship	0	0	15	0	0	15
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	14	0	0	14
General Organizational Communication	0	0	12	0	0	12
Other Marketing	0	0	0	0	11	11
Business Statistics	0	0	0	0	8	8
Applied & Professional Ethics	0	0	0	0	7	7
Organizational Behavior Studies	4	0	0	0	0	4
Other Human Resources Management and Services	0	0	0	2	0	2
Business/Corporate Communications	1	0	0	0	0	1
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operations Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Labor & Industrial Relations	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	5	14	851	86	281	1,237

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.