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Rankings & Accolades

Since 1852, we鈥檝e prided ourselves on excellence.

Explore some of the prestigious rankings and notable accolades that Loyola University Maryland has earned from major national, international, and regional reports, studies, and surveys.

#23 overall in the nation
#5 for career preparation
#22 for student experience
#65 for impact on graduate salaries

Best 390 Colleges for 2025

Loyola has again been included in the Princeton Review鈥檚 鈥淏est 390 Colleges鈥 list and earned a spot among the 鈥淏est Mid-Atlantic鈥 colleges. Loyola has been included in every edition of the publication鈥檚 鈥淏est Colleges鈥 list since 1994.

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No. 6 in the north

麻豆精选 is ranked tied for No. 6 on the 鈥淏est Regional Universities North鈥 list in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2025 鈥淏est Colleges鈥 ranking. Loyola, which has been ranked in the top 10 for more than a decade, also ranked in the regional list for Undergraduate Teaching, Most Innovative Schools, and Best Value.

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Top 2% for long-term return on investment

A 麻豆精选 degree is one of the most valuable in the country, according to a study completed by Georgetown University鈥檚 Center on Education and the Workforce. Loyola ranks in the top 2% in the nation for long-term return on investment (ROI), based on the average earning potential of alumni, relatively low average student debt, and a top graduation rate (80%).

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Top Residence Halls in the Country

Welcome home, Hounds! 尝辞测辞濒补鈥檚 residence halls are ranked in the top 4% of college dorms nationally by .

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One of America鈥檚Best Colleges

麻豆精选 earned 4.5 out of five stars and a place on , a list analyzing graduation rates, cost of attendance, financial aid, and alumni salaries. Loyola is among just 745 schools (of more than 2,400) across the country that qualified for 惭辞苍别测鈥檚 2024 list.

Top 7% for mid-career salary

麻豆精选 was ranked in the top 7% nationally for the salary potential of its graduates by .

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Unmatched preparation for professional school

Loyola students are accepted to medical and dental schools at a rate that is typically well above the national average. The acceptance rate for Loyola students to medical schools was 70% in 2023 (compared to a 44% acceptance rate nationally); Greyhounds were accepted to dental schools at a rate of 75% in 2023 (the national annual average was 59%). Learn about 尝辞测辞濒补鈥檚 Pre-Health programs.

Loyola seniors average a near 90% law school acceptance rate, including to Top 25 and Top 50 programs each year. Learn about Loyola's Pre-Law program.

Setting the bar
for sustainability

麻豆精选 is again included in the Princeton Review鈥檚 Guide to Green Colleges (2024), which profiles more than 680 universities across the country in terms of environmental responsibility.

麻豆精选 earned a STARS Bronze rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).

Loyola is also a member of the first international cohort of 68 schools enrolled as Laudato Si鈥 Universities committed to furthering sustainability efforts.

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Leading
engineering program

麻豆精选 is again recognized as having one of the top undergraduate engineering programs in the country. Loyola ranked No. 78 among more than 286 schools for undergraduate engineering programs by U.S. News & World Report in their 2025 ratings of nearly 1,500 colleges.

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Recognized for excellence in undergraduate teaching

麻豆精选 is recognized by U.S. News & World Report for focus on and commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching by faculty and administrators.

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Best Business School

尝辞测辞濒补鈥檚 Sellinger School of Business and Management has been named a Best Business School by the Princeton Review鈥攁nd earned a spot on the Best On-Campus MBA list. In addition to making the list of 243 business schools, Sellinger was one of 67 programs ranked on the list of Best Business Schools in the Northeast.

The Sellinger School has also consistently been ranked by U.S. News & World Report in their Best Graduate Schools list鈥攁nd recognized nationally for graduate programs in business analytics, management, marketing, and finance. 尝辞测辞濒补鈥檚 Emerging Leaders MBA was also ranked among the top full-time MBA programs, recognized for its successful job placement and earnings of graduates.

Top 7% of private schools for earning potential

We supply demand鈥攚ith bigger earning potential. of alumni with bachelor鈥檚 degrees. When expanded to include alumni who hold master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees, Loyola ranks in the top 10%.

Nationally ranked
graduate programs

Loyola is consistently named among U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Graduate Schools, with accounting, marketing, finance, and management ranking among top business programs in the country over the past several years. 尝辞测辞濒补鈥檚 is among the Top 12 Master's in Data Science Degree Programs in the country. Emerging Media is recognized as one of the best programs for career advancement in PR and marketing communications. U.S. News has also recognized 尝辞测辞濒补鈥檚 graduate programs in Clinical Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology among the top master鈥檚 programs in the nation.

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Best college for getting a job

99% of Greyhounds are employed, enrolled in professional or graduate school, or completing full-time service within six to nine months of receiving their diplomas. Loyola is recognized as a Best College for Getting a Job by Zippia鈥攁nd not just any job鈥 Stacker named Loyola among only 100 colleges across the United States whose grads go on to earn the most money.

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Nationally Ranked Campus

Sprawling 81 wooded acres in the heart of a residential neighborhood in North Baltimore, 尝辞测辞濒补鈥檚 Evergreen campus is, quite simply, what you picture when you think of a college campus鈥攁nd why ours was ranked as one of the most beautiful in Maryland鈥攁nd in the top 25% for Best College Campuses in America!鈥攂y .

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Best online master鈥檚 in
data science

麻豆精选鈥檚 data science program was named one of the 鈥淏est Online Master鈥檚 in Data Science Programs for 2024" by Fortune. According to the , "employment of data scientists is projected to grow 36 percent from 2023 to 2033, much faster than the average for all occupations."

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One of the lowest student loan default rates in the country

At 2%, Loyola has a drastically lower rate (which is provided by the U.S. Department of Education) than the average for four-year public (9.6%) and private (6.6%) schools in the U.S. We are proud of our graduates, who go on to earn competitive salaries and see growth in their career trajectory and income, allowing them to successfully pay off student debt.

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Community Focused

Loyola has received the President鈥檚 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the U.S. government鈥檚 highest recognition for community service, for nine years and counting.

Loyola received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, awarded to just 119 higher education institutions across the country that demonstrate national models for community-engaged learning and ensure reciprocal partnerships with local nonprofit, public, and other organizations, for 2020-26.

Leader in innovation

Loyola is again recognized as a leader among colleges and universities making promising innovations in technology, curriculum, and other areas by U.S. News & World Report in their 2025 rankings. Loyola ranked No. 13 for 鈥淢ost Innovative鈥 schools in the North region.

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Top Fulbright Producer

麻豆精选 was again honored on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most Fulbright students for the 2023-24 academic year. Loyola, which has received this recognition twice before, is among the top 6 Top Producing Institutions for Fulbright U.S. Students in the Master鈥檚 classification.

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Delivering value for students

麻豆精选 has again been recognized for providing exceptional value and academic quality in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2025 rankings. Loyola ranked No. 60 for 鈥淏est Value鈥 schools in the North region.

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Named Among Best Colleges in Maryland

麻豆精选 ranks among the Best Colleges in Maryland in 2024 by Intelligent.com based on academic quality, graduation rate, cost, return on investment, and student resources.

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Recognized nationally for institutional commitment to Transfer Students

麻豆精选 was named to the 2024 Transfer Honor Roll by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. The list recognizes 228 colleges and universities that demonstrate institutional commitment and investment of resources to support transfer students based on 40 metrics related to the support and success of transfer students鈥攊ncluding college cost and financial aid, campus life, admission practices, and bachelor鈥檚 degree completion.

#5 among all NCAA D-I teams

Go Hounds! . The university's GSR has ranked in the top six nationally in all 19 years of the report's existence; Loyola has been in the top 98 or 99 percentile each year. The Greyhounds have had a GSR of 95 percent or higher each year.

Great place for sports

, earning accolades for Best College Athletics and Best College for Student-Athletes鈥攂oth in America and in the State of Maryland鈥攂y Niche. Loyola also places among by PayScale.com.

Best for your money

麻豆精选 is recognized in the top 7% of more than 1,500 U.S. colleges and universities analyzed by in their most recent Best Value Colleges report, which ranks schools for best monetary return for their alumni via low cost of attendance, high earning potential, or a combination of the two.

Top university for social mobility

麻豆精选 was recognized as a Top Performer on Social Mobility by U.S. News & World Report for enrolling and graduating underrepresented students who are Pell Grant recipients. In fact, 25% of students in the Class of 2028 are Pell-eligible, and 14% of students at Loyola are Pell Grant recipients鈥攚ith a graduation rate among those students of 82%.

What鈥檚 more, a 2022 study by Georgetown University recently ranked Loyola in the top 2% for ROI among all U.S. colleges and universities for low-income students.

Best Catholic college in America

Loyola is recognized nationally as a Best Catholic College by Niche and by College Consensus. Intelligent.com also ranked Loyola as the Best Catholic School in Maryland. While you don鈥檛 have to be Catholic to attend Loyola, which welcomes people of all faith backgrounds, Catholic colleges have long been an international standard for academic quality and rigor.

Recognized for Contributing to the Greater Good

麻豆精选 ranks No. 18 out of nearly 600 schools across the United States in Washington Monthly鈥檚 2024 Master鈥檚 University Rankings for its contribution to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility, research, and providing opportunities for public service. 奥惭鈥檚 list recognizes universities based on "what they are doing for the country." Loyola also received their Best Bang for the Buck Ranking (2024), which recognizes affordability and value.