Loyola University Chicago

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Loyola University Chicago was founded on June 30, 1870, as St. Ignatius College by the Society of Jesus. In 1909, it became Loyola University Chicago. The university campus encompasses more than 40 acres in Rogers Park, Chicago, Illinois. In addition, the university has another campus in Rome, Italy. Presently, the university has more than 15,000 students and is the largest Jesuit University in the country. Loyola University Chicago offers a number of academic programs and is organized into various academic units including:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• Graduate School Of Business
• Institute of Pastoral Studies
• Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
• School of Communication
• School of Business Administration
• School of Continuing and Professional Studies
• School of Education
• School of Law
• School of Social Work
• Stritch School of Medicine
• The Graduate School

Loyola University Chicago has several on-campus Greek Letter Organizations which are governed by the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council. Some of these fraternities and sororities are Sigma Pi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Chi Omega, Phi Sigma Sigma, and Alpha Sigma Alpha. In addition, the university has many National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations and Multicultural Greek Councils.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, therapy and counseling, law, family and social work, business and management, and science.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• High female/male ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• 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 15,670 in 2009-2010 (13,234 full-time equivalent).

About 35% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 65% of the class.

Undergrads are 63% of enrolled students and graduate students are 37%.

Students under 25 years old represent 68% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Loyola University provides on-campus housing for 4,145 of its 13,234 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Horizon League for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 71 male students received the aid (men were 46% of those receiving aid) and 82 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 54% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (772 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Human Resources Management and Services
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Labor and Industrial Relations
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (45 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Software and Media Applications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (14 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DESIGN (13 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (24 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (298 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education Administration
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational Statistics and Research Methods
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• International and Comparative Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Multicultural Education
• Psychology Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Secondary School Administration/Principalship
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (345 awarded)

• Child Development
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Human Services
• Social Work
• Youth Services/Administration

FINE ARTS (16 awarded)

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

LAW (463 awarded)

• Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
• Health Law (LLM, MJ, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal
• Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
• Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (472 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Italian Language and Literature
• Latin Language and Literature
• Political Science and Government
• Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (33 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (164 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication and Media Studies
• Journalism
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (10 awarded)

• Health and Medical Administrative Services
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICINE (134 awarded)

• Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
• Medicine (MD)
• Neuroscience

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (245 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Critical Care Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (3 awarded)

• Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (30 awarded)

• Office Management and Supervision

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (166 awarded)

• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (409 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
• Bioinformatics
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Cell Biology and Anatomy
• Chemistry
• Immunology
• Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
• Microbiology
• Molecular Biochemistry
• Molecular Biology
• Pharmacology
• Physics
• Physiology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (96 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (349 awarded)

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical Psychology
• Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
• Counseling Psychology
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Psychology
• School Psychology
• Social Psychology