Loyola University Maryland

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Loyola University Maryland

Loyola University Maryland operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 3,869 students of which 4,062 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Loyola University Maryland is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 75.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,290. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $30,574, with published in-state tuition of $57,150 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 79.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 87.1%. Graduates earn a median of $82,652 ten years after enrolling, compared with $64,453 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 118900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 84.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.