Loyola University Chicago SAT & ACT Scores

Loyola lets you decide whether to include ACT or SAT scores in your application. If you do, it recommends sharing all of your results. Loyola superscores, which means it reviews your highest score in each section across multiple test dates. You can self-report scores in the application or have the testing agency send them. If you are admitted after self-reporting, you'll need the testing agency to send official scores by the start of May. Every applicant is automatically considered for merit scholarships when they apply.

Among enrolled students in the fall 2025 entering class who submitted the SAT, the middle 50% scored 1220–1390. A quarter scored 1220 or lower, and a quarter scored 1390 or higher. Section ranges were 580–690 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 540–660 in Math. Loyola's 2025–26 Common Data Set does not list a median.

Only 39% of enrolled students sent SAT scores, so this range describes the students who chose to submit, not the whole class. Students usually submit when their scores help them, which tends to push the range up. Loyola's admissions site also publishes a separate middle 50% range for admitted fall 2025 students who submitted scores.

Because Loyola superscores, the useful question is where your best section scores land when combined. A superscore at or above 1390 puts you in the top quarter of enrolled students who submitted. A superscore inside 1220–1390 is in line with that group. If yours is well below 1220, Loyola's test-optional policy lets you apply on your transcript and the rest of your application instead.

15% of the fall 2025 entering class submitted the ACT. Their middle 50% composite was 26–31. English scores ran 25–34 and Math scores ran 23–29.

Loyola superscores the ACT too, taking your highest score in each section across test dates, and it recommends sending all of your results if you submit. A composite at or above 31 sits in the top quarter of enrolled submitters, while one below 26 falls under the middle 50%. If your composite is below that range, consider whether your transcript makes a stronger case on its own.

Loyola has no Early Decision or Early Action. For a fall start, it has a priority application deadline in early December, and it keeps admitting students after that date as long as space is available. There is no application fee, and you can apply with the Common App or Loyola's own application.

If you plan to submit, a practical target is 1390 or higher on the SAT or 31 or higher on the ACT, the top quarter of enrolled students who sent scores. Scores inside 1220–1390 or 26–31 are in line with recent enrolled submitters. Since Loyola accepts self-reported scores and superscores them, you can report your best results when you apply and send official reports only if you are admitted.

In its 2025–26 Common Data Set, Loyola rates the rigor of your high school record and your GPA as very important, and test scores and class rank as considered. That puts your transcript first, whether or not you send scores. The application process also includes a recommendation letter from a teacher or counselor, and Loyola invites an optional resume and essay so you can share more about yourself.