Loras College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 100,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (74%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 834
Men / Women 61% / 39%
From State 31%
From Region 61%
Athletes 598 (56.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
Hispanic 9%
International 6%
Black 5%
Mixed 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Loras College 292 55% 71% 2% 3% 7% 4% $69,905 43 +0.10 62 99%
Engineering 7 — 100% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $97,085 52 -0.11 91 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 16 — 75% 81% 0% 0% 6% 0% $95,424 32 -0.48 90 — — — — —
Computer Science 6 +1 83% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $86,548 8 -1.12 84 — — — — —
Data Science 2 +4 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $79,803 8 -1.42 78 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,675 57 +0.01 66 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 +1 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,562 35 -0.52 66 — — — — —
Biochemistry 11 — 45% 64% 0% 0% 9% 9% $71,146 50 -0.03 65 — — — — —
Biology 10 — 40% 60% 10% 0% 10% 0% $62,191 26 -0.49 44 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,181 30 -0.24 49 — — — — —
Exercise Science 28 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 14% 0% $66,909 74 +0.60 56 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,967 49 -0.10 56 — — — — —
Public Health 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,143 56 +0.00 51 — — — — —
Accounting 12 +1 58% 50% 8% 0% 0% 0% $89,846 63 +0.18 87 100% — — — —
Business — — — — — — — — $78,574 68 +0.05 77 — — — — —
Business Administration 28 +18 71% 71% 4% 4% 0% 7% $75,373 60 -0.12 72 96% — — — —
Business Analytics 6 +6 67% 50% 17% 0% 0% 0% $79,971 24 -0.71 78 — — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $78,187 24 -0.74 76 — — — — —
Finance 17 +8 76% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $72,548 8 -0.92 67 100% — — — —
Marketing 6 +4 50% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $77,833 55 +0.02 76 100% — — — —
Sport Management 18 +4 78% 67% 0% 11% 0% 6% $66,909 77 +0.60 56 100% — — — —
Creative Writing 4 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,586 38 -0.34 13 — — — — —
English 4 +3 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,157 47 -0.15 16 — — — — —
History 10 — 80% 80% 10% 0% 10% 0% $55,592 52 -0.13 26 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,460 60 +0.08 44 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,101 87 +0.90 32 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,596 59 +0.14 37 — — — — —
Communications 15 +1 60% 53% 0% 13% 13% 7% $73,309 88 +1.07 69 100% — — — —
International Affairs 2 +3 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $64,669 30 -0.42 50 — — — — —
Political Science 1 +7 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $64,779 31 -0.55 50 100% — — — —
Psychology 21 +4 38% 76% 0% 5% 14% 0% $58,237 70 +0.48 33 97% — — — —
Public Relations 6 +2 83% 50% 17% 17% 0% 0% $62,843 24 -0.80 45 100% — — — —
Social Work 14 +4 14% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $56,589 72 +0.39 28 97% — — — —
Sociology 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $60,912 74 +0.37 40 — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $51,530 31 -0.41 16 — — — — —
Elementary Education 16 — 6% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $50,611 39 -0.25 15 95% — — — —
Music 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,793 58 +0.22 11 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $53,200 80 +0.69 20 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 11 +5 64% 64% 0% 18% 9% 0% $78,612 99 +2.58 77 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,611
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 29.8% 87 70% 70% 3% 3% 1% 6% $75,553 41 -0.12 72 99% —
Social Sciences 20.9% 61 41% 69% 3% 7% 10% 5% $62,424 65 +0.43 44 98% —
Health Sciences 10.3% 30 47% 73% 0% 0% 13% 0% $66,852 13 +0.55 56 100% —
Humanities 8.2% 24 50% 67% 4% 0% 8% 0% $54,967 50 -0.04 24 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.2% 24 42% 62% 4% 0% 8% 4% $66,544 44 -0.25 55 100% —
Engineering 7.9% 23 83% 78% 0% 4% 9% 0% $95,930 20 -0.36 91 — —
Education 5.5% 16 6% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $50,611 27 -0.25 15 95% —
Professional 3.8% 11 64% 64% 0% 18% 9% 0% $78,612 74 +2.58 77 100% —
Computer Science 2.7% 8 75% 62% 0% 0% 0% 38% $84,862 10 -1.20 83 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 7 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,594 30 -0.37 66 — —
Arts 0.3% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,793 38 +0.22 11 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 97 $560K $560K $0
Baseball 61 $231K $231K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 60 $90K $90K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 60 $90K $90K $0
Soccer 50 $243K $243K $0
Wrestling 43 $325K $325K $0
Basketball 31 $276K $276K $0
Cross Country 27 $85K $85K $0
Volleyball 18 $131K $131K $0
Tennis 14 $55K $55K $0
Golf 12 $73K $73K $0
Swimming 10 $46K $46K $0
Total 394 $2.2M $2.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 44 $260K $260K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 42 $91K $91K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 42 $91K $91K $0
Softball 29 $163K $163K $0
Volleyball 25 $142K $142K $0
Basketball 24 $172K $172K $0
Swimming 21 $49K $49K $0
Cross Country 16 $70K $70K $0
Golf 12 $56K $56K $0
Tennis 8 $48K $48K $0
Wrestling 7 $57K $57K $0
Total 204 $1.2M $1.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 102 $181K $181K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 102 $181K $181K $0
Football 97 $560K $560K $0
Soccer 94 $504K $504K $0
Baseball 61 $231K $231K $0
Basketball 55 $449K $449K $0
Wrestling 50 $383K $383K $0
Cross Country 43 $155K $155K $0
Volleyball 43 $274K $274K $0
Swimming 31 $96K $96K $0
Softball 29 $163K $163K $0
Golf 24 $129K $129K $0
Tennis 22 $104K $104K $0
Total 598 $5.6M $5.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional