July 8, 2019

Loyola High School welcomed its newest batch of alumni on June 1, 2019 during the school’s 150th Commencement Ceremony—the final ceremony held at the current version of Hayden Circle. The following statistics about the Class of 2019 were recorded and provided by Loyola’s school newspaper, The Loyalist:

Number of Students Attending:

• Public Universities (100)
• Private Universities (183)
• Jesuit Universities (54)
• In-State Universities (119)
• Out-of-State Universities (164)

Colleges with Highest Matriculation:

1. USC (22)
2. Loyola Marymount (15)
3. Santa Clara University (10)
4. Boston College; University of Colorado at Boulder; SMU (9)

Ivy League Matriculation:

1. Columbia (3)
2. Brown; Princeton; University of Pennsylvania (2)
3. Yale (1)

Average # of College Applications per Student: 11.2 applications

Total # of College Applications: 3,170 Applications

In addition, the Class of 2019 had 54 First-Generation students who will be the first students in their families to receive a college education in the United States. 

Congratulations to all of our newest graduates and welcome to the Loyola Alumni Association!

To view the full list of college choices for the Class of 2019, please click here.