College · Private nonprofit · Baltimore, MD · City
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Religious affiliation
Admit rate75%
6-yr median pay$64k
Net price / yr$31k
Undergrad size3,869
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $31k/yr for a shot at a $64k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 75% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1290.
If you get in
3,869 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $74k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $31k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$296k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$122k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$174k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $57.1k
- Room & board
- $19.1k
- Books & supplies
- $800
How students pay for it.
Pell grants20%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans52%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr79%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$64k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$83k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out17%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 3,869
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Region
- Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White61%
- Hispanic15%
- Black12%
- Two or more races5%
- Asian4%
- International2%
- Unknown1%
First-gen students13%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$110k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 39
What you can study.