Chicago, Illinois · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Loyola University Chicago is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 17,384 students in fall 2024, including 12,538 undergraduates and 4,846 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Loyola University Chicago offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 241 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Work, Biology, and Law. It awarded 4,819 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 31 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
17,384
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
4,819
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
241
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 241
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
82%
First-year retention, part-time students
60%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,626
Associate degrees
101
Master's degrees
1,140
Doctoral degrees (research)
181
Professional doctorates
431
Certificates under 1 year
74
Postbaccalaureate certificates
259
Post-master's certificates
7
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
17,384
Undergraduates, fall 2024
12,538
Graduate students, fall 2024
4,846
Full-time, fall 2024
87%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
19,470
Undergraduates, 2024-25
14,050
Graduate students, 2024-25
5,420
Full-time, 2024-25
80%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
68%
Men
32%
White
46%
Hispanic or Latino
19%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
11%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
31
Programs with a fully online option
15
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
10%
Students taking some online courses
17%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Atlantic 10 Conference
President
Mark Reed, EdD.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization