St. Ignatius College Prep

Saint Ignatius College Preparatory School
Location
1076 West Roosevelt Road

60608-1594

United States
Coordinates 41°52′3″N 87°39′15″W / 41.86750°N 87.65417°W / 41.86750; -87.65417
Information
TypePrivate college-preparatory school
MottoAd Majorem Dei Gloriam
(For the Greater Glory of God) unofficial motto: "Ignatius starts with I and ends with us"
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
DenominationJesuit
Patron saint(s)Ignatius of Loyola
Established1869 (1869)
FounderFr. Arnold Damen, S.J.
AuthorityArchdiocese of Chicago
OversightSociety of Jesus
CEEB code141170
NCES School ID01601838
PresidentJohn J. Chandler
PrincipalDr. Sterling Brown
PrincipalDr. Geoff Miller
Teaching staff87.6 (on an FTE basis)
Grades912
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1,373 (2019–2020)
Average class size25
Student to teacher ratio17:1
Hours in school day6.2
Campus size23 acres (9.3 ha)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)   Maroon and gold
Athletics conference
Sports
MascotWolf
Team nameWolfpack
AccreditationNCA
PublicationPhantasm
NewspaperSpirit
YearbookPrep
Endowment$34 million
School fees$2,000
Annual tuition$22,600 (2025-2026)
AffiliationJSEA NCEA
Websitewww.ignatius.org
St. Ignatius College Prep
LocationChicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°52′3″N 87°39′15″W / 41.86750°N 87.65417°W / 41.86750; -87.65417
Built1870
ArchitectToussaint Menard
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.77000480
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1977
Designated CLMarch 18, 1987

Exterior of St. Ignatius College Prep in December 2010

Saint Ignatius College Prep is a private, coeducational Jesuit college-preparatory school located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The school was founded in Chicago in 1869 by Fr. Arnold Damen, S.J., a Dutch missionary to the United States. Saint Ignatius College Prep is Chicago's flagship Jesuit high school and one of the preeminent Catholic college preparatory schools in the United States.