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

2026-27 Tuition, From the College's Website

Posted tuition for the 2026-27 academic year, taken from the college's own site - separate from the federal figures above, which carry their own year labels. See the college's tuition page.

$56,930Tuition 2026-27

Checked Nov 8, 2026.

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

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$77,747 Small program - rough guide n=66$23,000 Small program - rough guide n=68
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biology$33,834 n=274$25,000 n=286
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$45,386 Small program - rough guide n=31$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=33
Computer Science$65,588 Small program - rough guide n=56$21,750 Small program - rough guide n=49
Criminal Justice$43,748 Small program - rough guide n=83$24,500 Small program - rough guide n=83
Environmental Conservation$41,350 Small program - rough guide n=52$23,815 Small program - rough guide n=76
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617$21,250 Small program - rough guide n=33
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Psychology$35,804 n=230$22,425 n=252
Registered Nursing$82,706 n=711$27,000 n=548
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
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$55,773 Small program - rough guide n=58$25,625 Small program - rough guide n=38

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