How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Loyola University Chicago admits about 81.6% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,170 and 1,360, and ACT scores typically fall between 27 and 32. Among enrolled undergraduates, 23.8% receive Pell Grants and 27.7% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 13.7% of the student body. The freshman retention rate is 81.7%. Azimuth ranks Loyola University Chicago #549 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students at meaningful scale, paired with a selective admissions process that limits the overall volume of students admitted. The six-year graduation rate stands at 73.0%, with 65.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Loyola University Chicago #351 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $67,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 92.5 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the combination of selective admissions with strong outcomes for the low-income students who do enroll — a pattern where per-student earnings gains are meaningful, but the institution's admission scale constrains the total number of students who benefit from that pathway. Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes explores this tension across institutions.
Loyola University Chicago admits about 81.6% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,170 and 1,360, and ACT scores typically fall between 27 and 32. Among enrolled undergraduates, 23.8% receive Pell Grants and 27.7% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 13.7% of the student body. The freshman retention rate is 81.7%. Azimuth ranks Loyola University Chicago #549 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students at meaningful scale, paired with a selective admissions process that limits the overall volume of students admitted. The six-year graduation rate stands at 73.0%, with 65.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Loyola University Chicago #351 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $67,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 92.5 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the combination of selective admissions with strong outcomes for the low-income students who do enroll — a pattern where per-student earnings gains are meaningful, but the institution's admission scale constrains the total number of students who benefit from that pathway. Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes explores this tension across institutions.
Loyola University Chicago admits about 81.6% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,170 and 1,360, and ACT scores typically fall between 27 and 32. Among enrolled undergraduates, 23.8% receive Pell Grants and 27.7% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 13.7% of the student body. The freshman retention rate is 81.7%. Azimuth ranks Loyola University Chicago #549 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students at meaningful scale, paired with a selective admissions process that limits the overall volume of students admitted. The six-year graduation rate stands at 73.0%, with 65.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Loyola University Chicago #351 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $67,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 92.5 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the combination of selective admissions with strong outcomes for the low-income students who do enroll — a pattern where per-student earnings gains are meaningful, but the institution's admission scale constrains the total number of students who benefit from that pathway. Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes explores this tension across institutions.
