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The video opens with a confident looking graduate in cap and gown gazing out a window at the Chicago skyline. The scene shifts to a lakeside view of the Lake Shore Campus, followed by a close up of a Loyola flag. Soft light fills the next scene as a graduate stands by a window. A heartfelt embrace between a graduate and a guest captures their emotion. Inside Gentile Arena, a graduate walks across the floor then joins in celebration cheering alongside two other teammates. Two joyful graduates jump arm in arm, laughing. A graduate stands in a School of Law setting. Another graduate walks a bright hallway lined with windows. More celebrations follow: a post-ceremony hug, two graduates make the LU Wolf sign while holding their diplomas. A quick montage highlights three different graduates in distinct settings, ending with a group celebrating together. The video closes with the same graduate from the opening scene, now walking confidently on the Water Tower Campus.
Learning That Moves the World Forward
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At Loyola University Chicago, we are expanding knowledge in the service of humanity.
This is a place where bright minds illuminate what matters.
Academics That Ignite Action
Our nationally recognized programs are built to impact the world. From the first day of class, learning is active and deeply connected to life beyond campus. With more than 100 majors and 100 minors, plus a wide range of graduate and online offerings, Loyola distinguishes itself through an education that prepares you for success.
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
Online Programs
Where Research, Service, and Global Impact Come Together
By working alongside faculty on research, engaging with communities across Chicago, and learning in global settings, you gain experience that opens doors long after graduation. This is what defines Loyola.
Explore Loyola's Rankings and Recognition
Advancing Knowledge
Research with Purpose
Recognized as a Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola University Chicago ranks among the nation's most active research universities. But what defines our research isn't what happens in the lab alone—it's application. From securing digital networks to informing public policy, students and faculty turn bold questions into global solutions. It is discovery shaped by responsibility and grounded in real-world needs.
Discover Research That Drives Change
Life-Changing Clinical Trials
400+
Across Loyola’s Health Sciences Campus, our researchers are leading more than 400 active clinical trials, advancing treatments for cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious illness, and public health challenges that affect communities everywhere.
Faith in Action
A Jesuit Mission That Serves Humanity
At Loyola, faith is a verb. It shapes how we research, teach, interact, and show up in the world, asking not only what we know but how that knowledge is used in the service of others. This conviction drives work like protecting Lake Michigan through long-term sustainability efforts and advancing health equity with a $51 million grant for our Institute for Translational Medicine.
Learn About Our Mission
Commitment to Community
240,000+
Hours
Each year, our students contribute more than 240,000 hours of service, collaborating with 850+ community partners to address food insecurity, education and housing access, and environmental sustainability throughout Chicago. They turn the Jesuit call for justice into tangible, lasting change that sets Loyola apart among colleges in Chicago.
Impact Across Borders
Global Learning and Engagement
What begins at Loyola Chicago carries global significance. Our research, partnerships, and international learning initiatives connect local work to global challenges, bringing expertise to areas where it can have far-reaching influence. Through opportunities such as Ricci Scholars or study at our Rome campus, we reinforce our ongoing investment in applying knowledge thoughtfully across cultures.
Explore Our Global Reach
Global Initiative
$6
Million Investment
Loyola launched the Holistic Immigration Hub to address global displacement, migration, and human rights by integrating scholarship and practice within law, health care, education, public health, and social work.
Stories of Curiosity, Courage, and Impact
What happens when learning is rooted in the service of others? You see it in the projects our students engage in, the research our faculty lead, and the professional roles our alumni hold. These stories capture Loyola’s community in motion, contributing meaningfully across disciplines and industries.
Read More Loyola Stories
Ramblers soccer goalie finds a service win in Special Olympics LUC
5 MIN
Read
Dean Michèle Alexandre is making a difference in the School of Law
3 MIN
Watch
Meet the Loyola alum whose honey has Chicago foodies abuzz
12 MIN
Read
Loyola's Chaplain Mentor Program gets to the heart of patient-centered care
8 MIN
Read
Discover What's Happening at Loyola
Browse All Events
Apr 24
Spring Dance Informance
7:30 p.m.
Newhart Family Theatre, LSC
Apr 26
Mundelein College Spring Mass & Brunch 2026
10:30 a.m.
Lake Shore Campus
Apr 28
Finals Breakfast Spring 2026
7:30 p.m.
Damen Student Center, LSC
Pursue Truth. Ignite Change.
Start Your Path Here.
We invite you to learn in a dynamic urban setting, engage in meaningful research, and live by a Jesuit mission that challenges you to think deeply about how your work serves others—all at Loyola University Chicago.
Skip to main content
Sorry, video is not available.
The video opens with a confident looking graduate in cap and gown gazing out a window at the Chicago skyline. The scene shifts to a lakeside view of the Lake Shore Campus, followed by a close up of a Loyola flag. Soft light fills the next scene as a graduate stands by a window. A heartfelt embrace between a graduate and a guest captures their emotion. Inside Gentile Arena, a graduate walks across the floor then joins in celebration cheering alongside two other teammates. Two joyful graduates jump arm in arm, laughing. A graduate stands in a School of Law setting. Another graduate walks a bright hallway lined with windows. More celebrations follow: a post-ceremony hug, two graduates make the LU Wolf sign while holding their diplomas. A quick montage highlights three different graduates in distinct settings, ending with a group celebrating together. The video closes with the same graduate from the opening scene, now walking confidently on the Water Tower Campus.
Learning That Moves the World Forward
Apply Now
Request Info
At Loyola University Chicago, we are expanding knowledge in the service of humanity.
This is a place where bright minds illuminate what matters.
Academics That Ignite Action
Our nationally recognized programs are built to impact the world. From the first day of class, learning is active and deeply connected to life beyond campus. With more than 100 majors and 100 minors, plus a wide range of graduate and online offerings, Loyola distinguishes itself through an education that prepares you for success.
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
Online Programs
Where Research, Service, and Global Impact Come Together
By working alongside faculty on research, engaging with communities across Chicago, and learning in global settings, you gain experience that opens doors long after graduation. This is what defines Loyola.
Explore Loyola's Rankings and Recognition
Advancing Knowledge
Research with Purpose
Recognized as a Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola University Chicago ranks among the nation's most active research universities. But what defines our research isn't what happens in the lab alone—it's application. From securing digital networks to informing public policy, students and faculty turn bold questions into global solutions. It is discovery shaped by responsibility and grounded in real-world needs.
Discover Research That Drives Change
Life-Changing Clinical Trials
400+
Across Loyola’s Health Sciences Campus, our researchers are leading more than 400 active clinical trials, advancing treatments for cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious illness, and public health challenges that affect communities everywhere.
Faith in Action
A Jesuit Mission That Serves Humanity
At Loyola, faith is a verb. It shapes how we research, teach, interact, and show up in the world, asking not only what we know but how that knowledge is used in the service of others. This conviction drives work like protecting Lake Michigan through long-term sustainability efforts and advancing health equity with a $51 million grant for our Institute for Translational Medicine.
Learn About Our Mission
Commitment to Community
240,000+
Hours
Each year, our students contribute more than 240,000 hours of service, collaborating with 850+ community partners to address food insecurity, education and housing access, and environmental sustainability throughout Chicago. They turn the Jesuit call for justice into tangible, lasting change that sets Loyola apart among colleges in Chicago.
Impact Across Borders
Global Learning and Engagement
What begins at Loyola Chicago carries global significance. Our research, partnerships, and international learning initiatives connect local work to global challenges, bringing expertise to areas where it can have far-reaching influence. Through opportunities such as Ricci Scholars or study at our Rome campus, we reinforce our ongoing investment in applying knowledge thoughtfully across cultures.
Explore Our Global Reach
Global Initiative
$6
Million Investment
Loyola launched the Holistic Immigration Hub to address global displacement, migration, and human rights by integrating scholarship and practice within law, health care, education, public health, and social work.
Stories of Curiosity, Courage, and Impact
What happens when learning is rooted in the service of others? You see it in the projects our students engage in, the research our faculty lead, and the professional roles our alumni hold. These stories capture Loyola’s community in motion, contributing meaningfully across disciplines and industries.
Read More Loyola Stories
Ramblers soccer goalie finds a service win in Special Olympics LUC
5 MIN
Read
Dean Michèle Alexandre is making a difference in the School of Law
3 MIN
Watch
Meet the Loyola alum whose honey has Chicago foodies abuzz
12 MIN
Read
Loyola's Chaplain Mentor Program gets to the heart of patient-centered care
8 MIN
Read
Discover What's Happening at Loyola
Browse All Events
Apr 24
Spring Dance Informance
7:30 p.m.
Newhart Family Theatre, LSC
Apr 26
Mundelein College Spring Mass & Brunch 2026
10:30 a.m.
Lake Shore Campus
Apr 28
Finals Breakfast Spring 2026
7:30 p.m.
Damen Student Center, LSC
Pursue Truth. Ignite Change.
Start Your Path Here.
We invite you to learn in a dynamic urban setting, engage in meaningful research, and live by a Jesuit mission that challenges you to think deeply about how your work serves others—all at Loyola University Chicago.