Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Loyola University Chicago

At Loyola University Chicago, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 73.24%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 81.00%. Loyola University Chicago's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 4 years.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 14.02%, and the 2024 yield is 9.00%. The number of Loyola University Chicago applicants decreased by -1.08% (441 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 73.24%, and this year's acceptance rate is 81.00% at Loyola University Chicago. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.26% and women students' rate is 74.72%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Loyola University Chicago over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	85.04%	86.94%	84.14%
2014-15	63.34% -21.69%	61.92% -20.11%	64.03% -20.11%
2015-16	71.26% 7.92%	68.50% 8.52%	72.56% 8.52%
2016-17	72.57% 1.31%	68.83% 1.72%	74.28% 1.72%
2017-18	70.59% -1.98%	66.82% -1.81%	72.46% -1.81%
2018-19	67.92% -2.67%	64.07% -2.72%	69.74% -2.72%
2019-20	67.22% -0.70%	64.32% -1.13%	68.61% -1.13%
2020-21	70.54% 3.31%	67.31% 3.48%	72.09% 3.48%
2021-22	77.00% 6.46%	73.00% 6.91%	79.00% 6.91%
2022-23	79.15% 2.15%	75.19% 2.06%	81.06% 2.06%
2023-24	81.00% 1.85%	76.00% 2.94%	84.00% 2.94%
Average	73.24%	70.26%	74.72%

Loyola University Chicago Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 14.02% where the current academic year yield is 9.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Loyola University Chicago from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	19.13%	20.05%	18.69%
2014-15	17.72% -1.41%	17.90% -1.05%	17.65% -1.05%
2015-16	14.28% -3.44%	15.36% -3.84%	13.81% -3.84%
2016-17	15.91% 1.62%	16.72% 1.76%	15.56% 1.76%
2017-18	15.95% 0.04%	16.04% 0.35%	15.91% 0.35%
2018-19	16.23% 0.28%	17.24% -0.11%	15.80% -0.11%
2019-20	15.29% -0.94%	16.31% -0.96%	14.84% -0.96%
2020-21	11.86% -3.43%	12.36% -3.20%	11.64% -3.20%
2021-22	10.00% -1.86%	10.00% -1.64%	10.00% -1.64%
2022-23	8.85% -1.15%	8.31% -0.91%	9.08% -0.91%
2023-24	9.00% 0.15%	8.00% -0.09%	9.00% -0.09%
Average	14.02%	14.39%	13.82%

Loyola University Chicago Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 27,186, the average number of admitted is 20,094, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,594. The number of Loyola University Chicago applicants decreased by -1.08% (441 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Loyola University Chicago from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	15,438	13,128	2,512
2014-15	20,414 4,976	12,931 -220	2,292 -220
2015-16	21,555 1,141	15,360 -98	2,194 -98
2016-17	22,712 1,157	16,482 428	2,622 428
2017-18	23,571 859	16,639 32	2,654 32
2018-19	25,122 1,551	17,064 116	2,770 116
2019-20	25,583 461	17,198 -140	2,630 -140
2020-21	25,453 -130	17,954 -501	2,129 -501
2021-22	37,824 12,371	29,124 783	2,912 783
2022-23	40,909 3,085	32,379 -48	2,864 -48
2023-24	40,468 -441	32,779 86	2,950 86
Average	27,186	20,094	2,594

Loyola University Chicago Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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