Enrollment Trends at Loyola University Chicago

The student population at Loyola University Chicago is 16,899 (11,703 undergraduate and 5,196 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,179 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Loyola University Chicago is 69.25% which is increased by 1,980 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 801 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 2.20 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

2,215 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 139.46% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 16,597 where 16,899 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

69.25% of total students is undergraduate students and 30.75% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,980 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 801 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.20 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Loyola University Chicago than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Loyola University Chicago since 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	15,720	9,723	3,580	6,143	5,997	2,147	3,850
2013-14	15,957 237	10,168 445	3,688 108	6,480 337	5,789 -208	2,083 -64	3,706 -144
2014-15	15,902 -55	10,322 154	3,665 -23	6,657 177	5,580 -209	2,022 -61	3,558 -148
2015-16	16,437 535	11,079 757	3,889 224	7,190 533	5,358 -222	1,936 -86	3,422 -136
2016-17	16,422 -15	11,129 50	3,764 -125	7,365 175	5,293 -65	1,823 -113	3,470 48
2017-18	16,673 251	11,420 291	3,856 92	7,564 199	5,253 -40	1,826 3	3,427 -43
2018-19	17,007 334	11,919 499	3,992 136	7,927 363	5,088 -165	1,719 -107	3,369 -58
2019-20	17,159 152	12,240 321	4,039 47	8,201 274	4,919 -169	1,634 -85	3,285 -84
2020-21	16,893 -266	11,612 -628	3,800 -239	7,812 -389	5,281 362	1,746 112	3,535 250
2021-22	17,498 605	11,819 207	3,763 -37	8,056 244	5,679 398	1,821 75	3,858 323
2022-23	16,899 -599	11,703 -116	3,649 -114	8,054 -2	5,196 -483	1,632 -189	3,564 -294
Average	16,597	11,194	3,790	7,404	5,403	1,854	3,549

Loyola University Chicago Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 11,194 where 11,703 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Loyola University Chicago since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	9,723	8,952	3,278	5,674	771	302	469
2013-14	10,168	9,339	3,345	5,994	829	343	486
2014-15	10,322	9,331	3,275	6,056	991	390	601
2015-16	11,079	9,774	3,409	6,365	1,305	480	825
2016-17	11,129	10,362	3,503	6,859	767	261	506
2017-18	11,420	10,681	3,591	7,090	739	265	474
2018-19	11,919	11,189	3,724	7,465	730	268	462
2019-20	12,240	11,622	3,804	7,818	618	235	383
2020-21	11,612	10,924	3,535	7,389	688	265	423
2021-22	11,819	11,205	3,551	7,654	614	212	402
2022-23	11,703	11,174	3,459	7,715	529	190	339
Average	11,194	11,194	3,498	6,916	11,194	292	488

Loyola University Chicago Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 5,403 where 5,196 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Loyola University Chicago since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	5,997	4,347	1,694	2,653	1,650	453	1,197
2013-14	5,789	4,124	1,650	2,474	1,665	433	1,232
2014-15	5,580	4,100	1,593	2,507	1,480	429	1,051
2015-16	5,358	3,959	1,561	2,398	1,399	375	1,024
2016-17	5,293	3,924	1,447	2,477	1,369	376	993
2017-18	5,253	3,919	1,456	2,463	1,334	370	964
2018-19	5,088	3,808	1,352	2,456	1,280	367	913
2019-20	4,919	3,697	1,287	2,410	1,222	347	875
2020-21	5,281	4,029	1,395	2,634	1,252	351	901
2021-22	5,679	4,172	1,433	2,739	1,507	388	1,119
2022-23	5,196	3,923	1,294	2,629	1,273	338	935
Average	5,403	5,403	1,469	2,531	5,403	384	1,019

Loyola University Chicago Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.26%. The percentage was 62.94% 10 years ago and Loyola University Chicago still has a high percentage of white students. 12.07% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.08% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Loyola University Chicago over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	19	1,293	901	1,553	17	9,894	608
2013-14	18	1,461	897	1,714	26	9,860	687
2014-15	15	1,449	920	1,793	33	9,706	721
2015-16	18	1,566	1,000	1,980	44	9,420	628
2016-17	25	1,702	1,121	2,218	46	9,409	593
2017-18	21	1,762	1,163	2,317	41	9,364	611
2018-19	23	1,930	1,174	2,541	44	9,413	615
2019-20	16	1,925	1,127	2,648	38	9,662	658
2020-21	17	1,992	1,104	2,771	30	9,236	664
2021-22	15	2,058	1,181	3,083	18	9,435	690
2022-23	17	2,040	1,196	3,122	13	8,831	709
Average	19	1,743	1,071	2,340	32	9,475	653

Loyola University Chicago Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,215 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 139.46% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Loyola University Chicago from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	15,902	925	712	14,265
2015-16	16,437	986	755	14,696
2016-17	16,422	972	978	14,472
2017-18	16,673	1,043	1,040	14,590
2018-19	17,007	1,136	1,022	14,849
2019-20	17,159	1,175	1,346	14,638
2020-21	16,893	15,143	999	751
2021-22	17,498	2,831	5,319	9,348
2022-23	16,899	2,215	3,269	11,415
Average	16,766	2,936	1,716	12,114

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