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Chicago, IL
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Compare with Illinois Public Colleges

Compare with Illinois Public Colleges for Loyola University Chicago
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$37,706 lower in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$39,372 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois State University Normal, IL	$37,566 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	$40,462 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	$40,788 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL	$41,458 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Illinois Private Colleges

Compare with Illinois Private Colleges for Loyola University Chicago
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
DePaul University Chicago, IL	$7,711 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$8,164 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bradley University Peoria, IL	$11,550 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$1,324 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
North Central College Naperville, IL	$7,984 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL	$3,994 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$2,692 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Benedictine University Lisle, IL	$17,770 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL	$33,105 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Knox College Galesburg, IL	$4,193 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Loyola University Chicago
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$35,974 lower in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$37,252 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$40,466 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$42,107 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$40,208 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$43,718 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$35,549 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$41,566 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Iowa State University Ames, IA	$42,923 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$42,427 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$36,496 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$39,734 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Main Campus Athens, OH	$39,552 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$40,966 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Missouri Columbia Columbia, MO	$38,873 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	$43,774 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$43,872 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Missouri St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$39,598 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Rochester Rochester, MN	$38,694 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Loyola University Chicago
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$11,315 higher in-state tuition	71% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$4,570 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	$3,070 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Butler University Indianapolis, IN	$6,150 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$2,540 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$12,898 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$13,656 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drake University Des Moines, IA	$1,580 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$15,182 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	$5,260 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$13,290 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$14,396 higher in-state tuition	67% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$17,810 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$5,360 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hope College Holland, MI	$11,740 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$6,050 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$2,050 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
John Carroll University University Heights, OH	$3,210 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$14,394 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI	$14,360 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$688 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$7,930 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA	$1,050 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$4,939 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$3,230 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Evansville Evansville, IN	$9,538 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$8,258 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Holy Cross College Notre Dame, IN	$17,110 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	$3,706 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hanover College Hanover, IN	$9,072 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA	$956 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH	$13,878 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Taylor University Upland, IN	$13,220 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI	$7,340 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kettering University Flint, MI	$5,240 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$13,910 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$7,176 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	$16,560 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI	$18,654 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Centre College Danville, KY	$890 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN	$480 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH	$178 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Webster University Saint Louis, MO	$21,960 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Luther College Decorah, IA	$1,590 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Earlham College Richmond, IN	$220 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Transylvania University Lexington, KY	$6,840 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bethel University Saint Paul, MN	$9,484 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$3,272 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Viterbo University La Crosse, WI	$19,460 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Loyola University Chicago
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$6,782 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	$8,030 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mercer University Macon, GA	$11,398 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Belmont University Nashville, TN	$11,170 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$690 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$420 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL	$9,461 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$540 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$9,840 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$5,960 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Portland Portland, OR	$4,390 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$4,600 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$7,460 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$310 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$4,724 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$7,168 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$4,640 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$1,770 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$8,135 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$4,984 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$170 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Endicott College Beverly, MA	$13,060 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$4,726 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rollins College Winter Park, FL	$6,870 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$7,130 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$3,440 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	$11,118 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$450 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$5,688 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	$13,138 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$11,278 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$6,836 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Champlain College Burlington, VT	$5,860 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	$11,470 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Fox University Newberg, OR	$10,960 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$9,561 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH	$19,610 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Bismarck, ND	$31,354 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026