Loyola Chicago's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Loyola University Chicago students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Loyola University Chicago students is 72.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 72.8%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 70.3%.

72.0%

asian 77.6% 242 students
African American 58.4% 59 students
white 73.9% 907 students
unknown 57.7% 15 students
hispanic 64.6% 204 students
International Students 68.5% 74 students
Mixed Race 75.0% 78 students

Drop Out

Loyola University Chicago has an overall drop-out rate of 27.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 28.4% and 26.9% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

27.4%

asian 21.5% 67 students
African American 41.6% 42 students
white 25.5% 313 students
unknown 42.3% 11 students
hispanic 34.8% 110 students
International Students 30.6% 33 students
Mixed Race 24.0% 25 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.6%

asian 1.0% 3 students
white 0.6% 7 students
hispanic 0.6% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Accounting and Related Services	$62,124	$61,380	$75,618
Management Information Systems and Services	$66,063	$66,029	$74,558
Finance and Financial Management Services	$58,529	$56,544	$70,042
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$66,111	$66,195	$69,151
Business/Managerial Economics	$51,505	$55,061	$60,046
Marketing	$46,476	$47,729	$59,122
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$40,298	$47,595	$57,580
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,064	$51,169	$52,760
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$40,389	$36,488	$49,970
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$36,200	$35,954	$48,642
Sociology	$33,278	$25,194	$47,541
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$29,376	$21,052	$47,488
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$31,620	$30,228	$43,090
Journalism	$33,124	$28,055	$42,276
Political Science and Government	$32,001	$27,114	$38,946
Psychology, General	$28,250	$26,187	$38,592
English Language and Literature, General	$29,059	$32,284	$37,758
Communication and Media Studies	$34,388	$35,988	$37,428
Biology, General	$22,900	$23,930	$34,532
International Relations and National Security Studies	$33,076	$24,267	$32,595
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$42,160	$37,208	NA
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$45,500	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$64,073	$52,107	NA
Human Resources Management and Services	$50,600	$53,358	NA
International Business	$47,227	$53,358	NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$32,189	NA	NA
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	$42,622	NA	NA
History	NA	$32,569	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$29,546	$33,993	NA
Chemistry	$37,122	NA	NA
Mathematics	$31,885	NA	NA
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$29,188	NA	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$35,060	NA
Anthropology	$23,057	NA	NA
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$26,877	NA	NA
Design and Applied Arts	NA	$29,685	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$19,580	$24,730	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$20,530	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$43,972	$41,565	NA
Philosophy	NA	$19,455	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$100,817	$220,906	$179,958
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$93,218	$97,604	$105,174
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$78,836	$87,470	$104,925
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	$89,863	$97,071	$88,922
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$53,386	$55,151	$54,863
Educational Administration and Supervision	$47,610	$43,638	$54,359
Social Work	$42,843	$43,426	$49,569
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	$39,927	$39,648	$44,598
Public Health	$52,918	$62,012	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$48,665	NA	NA
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$52,132	NA	NA
International and Comparative Education	$55,099	NA	NA
Accounting and Related Services	$68,049	NA	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	NA	$41,565	NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$43,831	$38,289	NA
Statistics	NA	$71,015	NA
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$14,839	NA	NA
Biology, General	$17,830	$14,230	NA
Computer Engineering	$84,354	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$54,467	$68,219	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$69,345	$65,424	$85,807
Medicine	$58,157	$57,643	$66,682

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$59,864	$66,821	$82,913
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$113,407	$116,458	NA

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Legal Support Services	$50,175	$42,682	$51,361

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$43,002	$54,661	NA

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