Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD · private nonprofit
Official site ↗Admissions
| Admit rate | 76.3% |
| Applicants | — |
| Middle-50% SAT | 1180–1350 |
| Middle-50% ACT | 27–32 |
| Avg GPA | — |
| Test policy | — |
| Avg net price / yr | $29,633 |
| Grad rate | 80% |
| Median earnings (10 yr) | $82,652 |
| Source | scorecard_bulk · 2025 |
Application requirements
| Early Decision | 2025-11-15 |
| Early Decision II | 2026-01-15 |
| Early Action | 2025-11-15 |
| Regular / Rolling | 2026-01-15 |
| Application fee | $60 (US) · $60 (intl) |
| Personal essay | Required |
| Test policy | never required |
| Teacher recommendations | 1 |
| Counselor recommendation | Required |
Source: Common App first-year Requirements Grid, 2025-26 cycle. Confirm on the college's site — requirements can change mid-cycle.
Supplemental essays
- The author of A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka describes experiencing community in different ways throughout his memoir, often in positive interactions, though sometimes in negative interactions as well. For your essay, describe the community or communities you come from, how those communities may be very different, and how interactions in those communities have shaped who you are as you come to Loyola. What lessons from your community(ies) do you hope to nurture as you start your college experience? What do you hope to leave behind or move away from? What do you anticipate will be important as you enter the community at Loyola Maryland?
- Lev Golinkin, the author of A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka, describes the family’s tea service and the importance the set holds to his family and their past, as they build a new life and a new identity. In what ways do material objects hold symbolic importance for our memories and personal history, and our present, and future? You may paint, sculpt, draw, build, sing, write, etc. to respond.
Copied verbatim from the school's official admissions page (2025-26 cycle).