Loyola University New Orleans

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Loyola University New Orleans is a private, co-educational Jesuit university, which bears the name of the Jesuit patron Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Established in 1904 as Loyola College, it was chartered as a university in 1912. The campus is spread across an area of around 24 acres. Loyola University is organized into the following five colleges:

• College of Humanities and Natural Sciences
• College of Social Sciences
• College of Music and Fine Arts
• College of Law
• The Joseph A. Butt, S. J., College of Business

Loyola University houses several organizations, such as the Student Government Association and the Loyola University Community Action Program. The university is home to eight fraternities and seven sororities. Athletics teams at Loyola are nicknamed the Wolfpack. In 2008, the U.S. News & World Report ranked Loyola as the fifth best institution among regional universities in the south.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in music, religion and philosophy, law, and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Numerous part-time students.

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 4,474 in 2009-2010 (3,294 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 64% of enrolled students, graduate students are 24%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 12%.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 15% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Loyola University provides on-campus housing for 1,381 of its 3,294 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 3 male students received the aid (men were 33% of those receiving aid) and 6 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 67% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (147 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (34 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (6 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LAW (249 awarded)

• American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (LLM, MCJ, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (138 awarded)

• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Anthropology
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Latin Language and Literature
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (56 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (66 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (187 awarded)

• Nursing

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (12 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (133 awarded)

• Christian Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education
• Theology and Religious Vocations

SCIENCE (32 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (35 awarded)

• Criminology
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (66 awarded)

• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology