The Critical Need

American higher education, an engine of knowledge, prosperity, and wealth, faces several daunting challenges in the years ahead:

$89,000,000,000 in government cuts to higher education have been proposed over the next 10 years
The cost to educate a student has increased 20 percent over the last nine years
In order to reduce student loan debt, Loyola decreased the amount of credit hours needed for graduation from 128 to 120

Despite increasing costs and decreasing government support, a college education is becoming a requirement for the modern workforce:

By 2020, 64 percent of all jobs will require some college education
In 1970, 74 percent of the middle class was composed of individuals with a high school diploma or less; in 2007, that number was down to 39 percent

Philanthropic support can help alleviate the growing distance between a student’s ambition and the cost to obtain a college degree. Make a gift today.

American higher education, an engine of knowledge, prosperity, and wealth, faces several daunting challenges in the years ahead:

$89,000,000,000 in government cuts to higher education have been proposed over the next 10 years
The cost to educate a student has increased 20 percent over the last nine years
In order to reduce student loan debt, Loyola decreased the amount of credit hours needed for graduation from 128 to 120

Despite increasing costs and decreasing government support, a college education is becoming a requirement for the modern workforce:

By 2020, 64 percent of all jobs will require some college education
In 1970, 74 percent of the middle class was composed of individuals with a high school diploma or less; in 2007, that number was down to 39 percent

Philanthropic support can help alleviate the growing distance between a student’s ambition and the cost to obtain a college degree. Make a gift today.