Loyola Marymount University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Loyola Marymount University, or LMU, is a comprehensive, coeducational, private, Roman Catholic, Jesuit university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. LMU is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and one of five Marymount institutions of higher education. The university was founded in 1973 by the merger of Marymount College and Loyola University in Los Angeles. The main campus is spread across an area of 150 acres. LMU is organized into the following schools and colleges:

• Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
• College of Business Administration
• College of Communication and Fine Arts
• Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering
• School of Education
• School of Film and Television

There are many student-run clubs and organizations on campus. LMU has an active Greek life. Some of the fraternities and sororities on campus are Alpha Delta Gamma, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Delta Gamma, and Sigma Gamma Rho.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, law, and media.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 9,011 in 2009-2010 (8,069 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 61% of enrolled students and graduate students are 39%.

Students under 25 years old represent 75% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Loyola Marymount provides on-campus housing for 3,212 of its 8,069 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the West Coast Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 85 male students received the aid (men were 44% of those receiving aid) and 108 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 56% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Loyola Marymount offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (572 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (80 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Playwriting and Screenwriting

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (383 awarded)

• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Multicultural Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (78 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Systems Engineering

FINE ARTS (50 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (438 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (390 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Ancient Studies/Civilization
• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European Studies/Civilization
• French Language and Literature
• Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (13 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (144 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Radio and Television
• Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (4 awarded)

• Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (46 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (66 awarded)

• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (110 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Chemistry
• Natural Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (120 awarded)

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Psychology
• School Psychology