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Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL 11,737 Undergrads 70.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$67,408
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$36,079
After Aid
Median Earnings
$73,865
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$36,079
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$73,865
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$71,530
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate70.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.0
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients24.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS82.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
81.6%
SAT Avg
1,297
SAT Reading
25th: 60064075th: 690
SAT Math
25th: 57062075th: 670
ACT Composite
25th: 273075th: 32

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$643k
+$177k
+$159k
Median Cost$36k/yr
+$514k
+$47k
+$29k
Full Cost$67k/yr
+$401k
-$66k
-$84k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$36k/yr
51
22%
Full Cost$67k/yr
Never
-34%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return27%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-56%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,104
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,907
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,135
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k

Associate's Degrees

Behavioral Sciences
AssocCIP: 3017
Median Debt
$5,903
Earnings (4yr)
$41,634
Natl Median: $40,793
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$7,761
Earnings (4yr)
$41,855
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$97,667
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$211k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,024
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,140
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,681
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,821
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,554
Earnings (4yr)
$89,745
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Median Debt
$24,635
Earnings (4yr)
$77,773
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Median Debt
$21,899
Earnings (4yr)
$78,094
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,256
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Median Debt
$21,295
Earnings (4yr)
$99,112
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$222k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$97,158
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,857
Earnings (4yr)
$58,145
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,928
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,195
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$227k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,289
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,001
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$82,040
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$23,288
Earnings (4yr)
$57,639
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,190
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,698
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,511
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$21,125
Earnings (4yr)
$57,407
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,166
Earnings (4yr)
$103,884
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$258k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$24,567
Earnings (4yr)
$86,662
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,808
Earnings (4yr)
$57,790
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,373
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,571
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,437
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,960
Earnings (4yr)
$56,658
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$68,942
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,479
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,922
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,575
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Religious Education
BachCIP: 3904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,633
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,344
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,194
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$19,589
Earnings (4yr)
$59,206
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,429
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,500
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,896
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,535
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Legal Support Services
PB-CertCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,898
Natl Median: $55,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,859
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$55,711
Earnings (2yr)
$14,230
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$626k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$59,409
Earnings (4yr)
$129,044
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$427k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$59,490
Earnings (4yr)
$66,713
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$126,090
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
+$401k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,541
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$339k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,382
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$150,553
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$613k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,642
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,403
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$63,005
Earnings (4yr)
$87,326
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Median Debt
$40,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,015
Natl Median: $69,445
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$58,186
Earnings (4yr)
$123,695
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$380k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,092
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,204
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,226
Natl Median: $53,024
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$48,483
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$55,713
Earnings (4yr)
$95,808
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,020
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$42,384
Earnings (4yr)
$67,635
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Median Debt
$59,750
Earnings (4yr)
$118,017
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$331k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,129
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$59,888
Earnings (4yr)
$65,097
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$111,280
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
+$273k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,706
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$68,219
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,661
Natl Median: $65,965
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,077
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
Gr-CertCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,957
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$130,041
Natl Median: $122,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$572k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,515
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
Gr-CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,362
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$92,394
Earnings (4yr)
$104,629
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$154,544
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$366k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
DocCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,610
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$116,458
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,768
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$119,367
Earnings (4yr)
$122,384
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$249,216
Earnings (4yr)
$97,532
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.