Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland · Private · 3,869 undergraduates · loyola.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
70%
of 11,850 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1250 to 1370
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$86,640Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Loyola University Maryland
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
70% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$86,640
a year in 2027-28, from a $86,640 sticker price
What to do with your 1310
Send your score
About 86% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1200, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Admission Policies | Undergraduate Admission | Loyola University Maryland · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
70%
of applicants were admitted: 8,278 of 11,850 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 1/15.
Early Decision
Binding. 39% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
1,770 students were offered a spot; 45 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 13% of them sent SAT scores and 2.1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1250 to 1370
Reading and Writing 640 to 710
Math 600 to 670
ACT composite 29 to 33
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160020%
- 1200 to 139970%
- 1000 to 11999.6%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.69
- 4.034%
- 3.75 to 3.9921%
- 3.50 to 3.7420%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.247.4%
- 2.50 to 2.994.1%
- Below 2.500.9%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$86,640
a year
- Tuition$64,280
- Food and housing$20,420
- Books and supplies$830
- Transportation and other$1,110
Loyola University Maryland published $83,310 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$23,591
- $30,001 to $48,000$27,713
- $48,001 to $75,000$29,084
- $75,001 to $110,000$32,559
- Over $110,000$39,006
Financial aid
84%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$42,639
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
31%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $31,914 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 12/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
37 of 37
Earn credit with a score of 3
12 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,430Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | SA 224 or PT 270 pending portfolio review by department |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | SA 366 pending portfolio review by department |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | HS 219 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | AH 111 |
| Art History | 5 | 6 | AH 110 and AH 111 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BL 150 and BL 151 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | MA 151 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MA 251 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MA 251 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MA 251 and MA 252 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | MA 151 | |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MA 251 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CH 110 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CH 101/105 & CH 102/106 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | Automatic placement into CI 104 (no AP credits awarded) | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | CI 104 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | CI 104, CI 201 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PS 350 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS120 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CS 151 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CS 120 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | SA 225 pending portfolio review by department |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | WR 100 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | EN 101 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | 3 CR for ENV 114 (student may elect to change to 3 CR for BL 111) |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HS 207 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | Automatic placement into FR 104 (no AP credits awarded) | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FR 104 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | 3 CR for FR 104 and 3 CR for FR 201. See department chair for placement if planning a French major or minor |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | Automatic placement into GR 104 (no AP credits awarded) | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | GR 104 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | GR 104 and GR 201 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | Automatic placement into IT 104 (no AP credits awarded) | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | IT 104 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | IT 104, IT 201 |
| Latin | 3 | Automatic placement into LT 104 (no AP credits awarded) | |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LT 103, 104 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | EC 103 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | EC 102 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MU 201 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 6 | MU 201 and MU 302 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PH 101 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PH 102 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PH 202 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PH 201 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | Automatic placement into MA 151 or MA 251 or ST 210 (no AP credits awarded) | |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MA109 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PY 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | Automatic placement into SN 104 (no AP credits awarded) | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SN 104 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | SN 104 and 201 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SN 104 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 6 | SN 104 and SN 200-level literature course |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | ST 110 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | ST 210 or ST 265 or EC 220 (depending on major) |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PS 102 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HS 206 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HS 200 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
75%
Come back for a second year
87%
Typical earnings
$90,179
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Loyola University Maryland$102,546
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 16 majors here have earnings data.
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