Applying for Undergraduate Admission
Steps for Traditional Undergraduate Admission
If you never enrolled in college, you can apply as a traditional undergraduate student.
- Check our deadlines. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Students must be admitted by February 1 to be eligible for a merit scholarship
- Submit the online application.
- Ask your high school to send your official transcript. All freshmen are required to submit an official transcript from their secondary school. Please have them sent directly:
Loyola University Chicago
Undergraduate Admissions Office
1032 W. Sheridan Road
Sullivan Center, Room 150 - Report your ACT and/or SAT scores to us. You may self-report your ACT and/or SAT scores on the application. Applicants who are offered admission and choose to matriculate at Loyola will be required to provide official results prior to enrolling. Loyola does superscore meaning during the review process, the admission office is reviewing the highest sections from all SAT test and/or the highest sections from all ACT tests.
- Submit one letter of recommendation from a teacher or counselor. You may send an email request from our online application, or download a recommendation form: Counselor Recommendation Form.
- You may submit an optional essay about a topic of your choice or submit a resume of your extracurricular activities in school or work history since graduation.
- Upon admission, pay your enrollment deposit by May 1 to reserve a place in the class.
Steps for Transfer Undergraduate Admission
You should apply as a transfer student if you have attended another college or university, even if you were only enrolled for one semester.
- Check our deadlines. Applications are considered on a rolling basis and are reviewed on a space-available basis. For scholarship consideration please submit your application by June 1 for fall semester, and December 1 for spring semester.
- Submit the online application. There is no fee to apply.
- Send us official transcripts from all colleges previously attended. Transcripts can be sent directly to:
Loyola University Chicago
Undergraduate Admissions Office
1032 W. Sheridan Road
Sullivan Center, Room 150
Chicago, IL 60660 - If you have questions or concerns, please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office at 800.262.2373 or transfer@luc.edu.
*If you were homeschooled at any point during high school please complete this form in addition to sending any traditional transcript you may have.
Steps for Traditional Undergraduate Admission
If you never enrolled in college, you can apply as a traditional undergraduate student.
Steps for Transfer Undergraduate Admission
You should apply as a transfer student if you have attended another college or university, even if you were only enrolled for one semester.
*If you were homeschooled at any point during high school please complete this form in addition to sending any traditional transcript you may have.