Loyola University Chicago
#1001-1200
QS Rank
73%
Acceptance rate
~3%
Intl. students
$54,530
Tuition/yr
16,500
Enrollment
About Loyola University Chicago
Private Jesuit university in Chicago, Illinois. Strong business, engineering, and liberal arts.
Loyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit, Catholic research university founded in 1870, with its main Lake Shore Campus on the north side of Chicago and additional campuses downtown and in Rome, Italy. It enrolls approximately 15,500 students across 15 schools and colleges, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in fields ranging from arts and sciences to medicine, law, and business.
Loyola's academic strengths are particularly pronounced in health-related fields and business. Its nursing program ranks #13 nationally and its health law program #4 nationally according to US News 2026 rankings. The Quinlan School of Business is the top undergraduate business school in Chicago for twelve consecutive years per US News, with international business ranked #10 and business analytics #16 nationally.
The Lake Shore Campus sits along Lake Michigan in the Rogers Park neighborhood, providing direct lakefront access within a major metropolitan area. Chicago's status as a global business, healthcare, and technology hub gives students substantial internship and employment access. Loyola also runs a well-regarded semester-abroad program at its own campus in Rome.
World University Rankings
Campus & Location
IL
Urban
Optional Practical Training (OPT)
All graduates from CRICOS-registered programs qualify for 12-month Optional Practical Training (OPT). STEM-designated programs (CS, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Sciences) qualify for a 24-month STEM OPT extension — 36 months total of US work authorisation.
For Nepali students
- Loyola automatically considers all admitted international students for merit scholarships of $20,000–$34,000 per year, applied against an annual undergraduate tuition of approximately $54,530, which meaningfully reduces the net cost compared to peer private universities in Chicago.
- Nepali students interested in nursing, health sciences, business, or law will find Loyola's programs nationally ranked, areas where U.S.-trained professionals have strong employment prospects and where F-1 OPT (up to 3 years for STEM-designated programs) extends post-graduation work authorization.
- Chicago's large and diverse South Asian professional community provides a practical support network, and Loyola's Jesuit tradition of service-oriented education aligns well with the values many Nepali students bring from community-focused backgrounds.
- The university's relatively compact international student body (~3% of enrollment) means Nepali students will receive individualized attention from the International Student Services office rather than being one of thousands in a large international cohort.
Admission requirements — Nepali equivalents
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