Loyola Facts

  • Chartered: 1912

  • Type: Private, Catholic, Jesuit comprehensive university; open to students of all faiths

  • Enrollment: 4,982 (2,965 undergraduates)

  • Faculty: 88 percent of full-time faculty hold highest degree.

  • Student-Faculty Ratio: 12:1

  • Five Colleges: Business, Humanities and Natural Sciences, Law, Music and Fine Arts, Social Sciences

  • Degrees: 61 undergraduate degrees and 12 graduate and professional programs

  • 40+ Study Abroad Programs: The Bahamas, Belgium, China, England, France, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Spain, the Netherlands and more.

  • Main Campus: 24 acres on St. Charles Avenue in Uptown New Orleans; 20 minutes from the French Quarter and downtown New Orleans; across from Audubon Park and Zoo.

  • Financial Aid and Scholarships: Approximately 84 percent of students receive some form of financial aid.

  • Cost: Annual tuition (2011-2012): $32,266; room and board: $10,750; fees: $1,346

  • Admissions: Average GPA: 3.66; Test scores (middle 50%): ACT 23-29; SAT Critical Reading 590-630 / Math 560-610

  • Athletics: Compete in Division I of the National Association of Intercollegiate Colleges with 12 varsity sports.

  • Student Life: 120+ student organizations, clubs and intramural sports

  • Accreditations: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS); National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC); The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP); Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB); National Association of Schools of Music (NASM); American Bar Association (ABA); and Association of American Law Schools (AALS).