No. 20: Loyola University of Chicago

Chicago

The Stats:
National ROI Rank: 341
30-Year Net Return on Investment: $378,100
30-Year Net Return for Graduates: $572,900
Annualized Net ROI: 8.2 percent

The Basics:
School Type: Private
Applicants Admitted: 78 percent
Most Popular Majors: Business/Marketing (21 percent), Social Sciences (13 percent), Health Professions (12 percent)
Total Cost: $190,900
Annual Tuition and Fees: $31,846
Average Financial Aid Package: $27,357
Graduation Rate: 66 percent

The Benchmarks:
Total Cost (all schools): $124,328
30-Year Net Return on Investment (all schools): $393,574
Annualized Net ROI (all schools): 9.0 percent

Loyola Responds:
Maeve Kiley, a spokesperson for Loyola, writes: "The methodology that Bloomberg BusinessWeek used in this study is flawed and the cost of education listed for Loyola is not accurate. The reality is well over 90 percent of our students receive financial aid, which lowers the actual total cost per student significantly. Averaging data can skew findings as different
programs and degrees obviously have different ROI rates. We are proud to have been named a 'best value' by U.S. News & World Report (2010)."