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Loyola Chicago
Decision sheet
Illinois · Research checked 2026-07-02 · School research, not an aid offer
The starting point
Jesuit university in Chicago with six named merit tiers (Presidential, Damen, Loyola, Trustee, Dean, Regent's) automatically awarded at admission. The range published for Fall 2025 entrants is $14,000 to $31,000 per year — all tuition-restricted.
Published academic criteria. These awards are recorded as automatic on academic criteria. Match the published grades and scores, then check residency, entering year and every additional condition.
Awards to discuss
The 1 award in this school's research. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Presidential / Damen / Loyola / Trustee / Dean / Regent's Scholarships
$14,000–$31,000 per year (Fall 2025 entering class, last verified range); awarded by tier with the tier name announced on the admission letter. · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
Eligibility: All six tiers are awarded as part of the admission decision based on academic achievement. No separate application. Loyola recommends submitting the admission application by December 1 to ensure admission by the February 1 cutoff for scholarship consideration. Restricted to full-time undergraduates pursuing their first bachelor's degree; second-bachelor's students are ineligible.
Renewal: Tuition-restricted awards renewable as outlined in the admission letter. Standard renewal contingent on maintaining required GPA each year.
Other terms: Loyola Chicago publishes a single range, not stat-banded tier-by-tier cutoffs. The specific tier (Presidential at the top through Regent's at the bottom) is decided by the admission committee.
https://web.archive.org/web/20260201223529/https://www.luc.edu/finaid/scholarships/undergraduate/
Ask before you decide
- Which entering-year policy and residency category apply to us? What are the admission and scholarship deadlines?
- What grades and credits are required to renew, and for how many terms?
- How would other school awards or outside scholarships change the offer?
Recorded stacking policy: Loyola Chicago documents both a tuition-cap rule for merit (outside + merit scholarship cannot exceed tuition; merit is reduced first) and a need-based rule (private scholarships may reduce need-based aid, with loans and work-study cut before grants per federal regulations).
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