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Nursing at Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago graduates about 424 nursing majors a year, 13% of its graduating class. That puts it 63rd of 388 schools we score for nursing, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $88,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $32 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

74/100Strong#63 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year42413% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$88,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$32Ma year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1180–1370whole school

Around Loyola University Chicago

Editors at a LUC Women Scientists Workshop
LUC Women Scientists 3Photo: Keilana · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Built in 1938, this Art Deco-style building was designed by Andrew Rebori to ser
Madonna Della Strada Chapel, Loyola University, Neil Hartigan Parkway, Rogers PaPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1938, this Art Deco-style building was designed by Andrew Rebori to ser
Madonna Della Strada Chapel, Loyola University, Neil Hartigan Parkway, Rogers PaPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Madonna Della Strada Chapel
Madonna Della Strada Chapel - panoramioPhoto: Bohao Zhao · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where nursing happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 32 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 3 · Library 3 · Student housing 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 75
  2. Curry College 75
  3. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 75
  4. Howard University 75
  5. University of Mississippi 74
  6. University of Arizona 74
  7. University of Illinois Chicago 74
  8. University of New England 74

Other strong majors at Loyola University Chicago

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Loyola University Chicago with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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