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Loyola ranked No. 4 in north by U.S. News & World Report

A circle of students meets for class under leafy trees on the Academic Quadrangle.
A circle of students meets for a class under leafy trees on the Academic Quadrangle.

Āé¶¹¾«Ń” was ranked No. 4 among the ā€œBest Regional Universitiesā€ in the North Region in U.S. News & World Report’s ā€œBest Collegesā€ rankings for 2023. Loyola has been recognized in the top five for more than a decade.

The publication also ranked Loyola No. 1 among the ā€œBest Colleges for Veteransā€ in the North Region. The ranking recognized Loyola’s participation in federal initiatives that help make pursuing a college degree more affordable for veterans and active-duty service members. Loyola offers a range of programs and resources for the military community.

In addition, U.S. News & World Report ranked Loyola:

  • No. 4 for ā€œUndergraduate Teaching - Regional Universities Northā€
  • No. 11 among the ā€œMost Innovative Schools - Regional Universities Northā€ (tie)
  • No. 49 for ā€œBest Undergraduate Engineering - No Doctorateā€ (tie)
  • No. 56 for ā€œFirst-Year Experiencesā€ (tie)
  • No. 59 among the ā€œBest Value Schoolsā€

The University was also ranked for its undergraduate business (No. 108) and computer science (No. 172) programs.

ā€œLoyola’s consistency in earning top rankings in the region and nation year after year is a testament to our incredible faculty who deliver a powerful education,ā€ said Terrence M. Sawyer, J.D., president of Loyola. ā€œIn addition to academics, we’re proud to score highly across a range of categories, including for our outstanding undergraduate teaching and our exceptional first-year experiences, which are both points of tremendous pride at our University.ā€

To calculate the rankings, U.S. News & World Report analyzed 1,500 U.S. bachelor’s degree-granting institutions on 17 measures of academic quality, including retention and graduation rates, class sizes, student-faculty ratios, and average federal loan debt of graduates. View all the rankings and learn more at .