Arrupe College

Arrupe College is a two-year college of Loyola University Chicago that continues the Jesuit tradition of offering a rigorous liberal arts education to a diverse population, many of whom are the first in their family to pursue higher education. Students who attend Arrupe are given all of the tools to continue on to a bachelor’s program or move into meaningful employment after graduation.

Challenge Opportunities for Arrupe College 

Arrupe College Early Bird Challenge: When 15 donors make a gift to any area of Arrupe College, $15,000 will be unlocked for the Arrupe Continuing Scholars Fund, thanks to Wintrust.

Arrupe College Participation Challenge: When 100 gifts are made to Arrupe College, we unlock $10,000 in additional funding thanks to Wintrust in honor of Kandace Lenti.

What do the funds support?
The Arrupe College Hardship Fund provides critical financial assistance to students in order to ensure their academic continuity. Funds can be used to help students purchase textbooks or course materials, cover school-related technology expenses, provide emergency travel funds, or access to food to combat food insecurity. These funds provide flexible, additional support for students facing financial hardship. 

Gifts to Arrupe College support the needs of Arrupe and its students, allowing for the continued transformational model that is helping more students reach academic milestones.  

The Arrupe College Dean's Fund for Student Success provides wrap-around services rooted in cura personalis—care for the whole person—that help Arrupe students succeed.

Gifts to the Arrupe Continuing Scholars Fund help provide funding for Arrupe College graduates seeking to continue their undergraduate studies at Loyola University Chicago.