Loyola University ranked No. 4 in the North region by U.S. News & World Report
Ā鶹¾«Ń” was ranked No. 4 among the best universities in the North region by the U.S. News & World Report's āBest Collegesā guide for 2022. Loyola has been listed in the top five for more than a decade.
Loyola was ranked No. 1 among the best colleges for veterans in the North region. The ranking was based on participation in federal initiatives that help make pursuing a college degree more affordable for veterans and active-duty service members. Learn more about veterans education benefits at Loyola on our Military and Veterans Community site.
In addition, Loyola was ranked:
- No. 6 for āUndergraduate Teaching ā Regional Universities Northā
- No. 10 (tied) for āMost Innovative Schoolsā
- No. 14 (tied) for āService Learningā
- No. 18 for āA+ Schools for B Studentsā
- No. 28 (tied) for āMarketing in Undergraduate Business Programsā
- No. 33 (tied) for āManagement in Undergraduate Business Programsā
- No. 53 for āBest Value Schoolsā
- No. 62 (tied) for āBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs - No Doctorateā
- No. 57 (tied) for āAccounting in Undergraduate Business Programsā
- No. 125 (tied) for āUndergraduate Business Programsā
- No. 178 (tied) for āUndergraduate Computer Science Programsā
āAt Ā鶹¾«Ń”, students know they do not have to choose between focused, effective career preparation and the profound life-long benefits of a faith-based liberal arts education. Undergraduate teaching and mentorship are key to our studentsā success,ā said Amanda M. Thomas, Ph.D., interim president of Ā鶹¾«Ń”. āThis type of recognition highlights the value of the education we deliver to our students. We are especially gratified to be recognized for our efforts to make higher education accessible to veterans and active-duty members of the military.ā
To establish its rankings, U.S. News analyzed 1,466 U.S. bachelorās 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. The indicators were assigned a weight or grade based on U.S. Newsā criteria.
More information on the 2022 U.S. News & World Report āBest Collegesā rankings is available at .