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Loyola University New Orleans develops students into a new generation of leaders who possess a love for truth, the critical intelligence to pursue it, and the courage to articulate it.
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- Mission
- Chartered in 1912, Loyola University New Orleans is a Catholic institution that emphasizes the Jesuit tradition of educating the whole person and is open to students of all faiths. Loyola consistently ranks among top regional colleges and universities in the South and as one of the top 60 in the United States in US News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges". Princeton Review ranks Monroe Library as one of the Top 10 college libraries in the country, in company with Harvard and Princeton. PROGRAMS: Loyola offers 61 undergraduate and 11 graduate programs in the Colleges of Humanities & Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Business, and Music & Fine Arts, and has study abroad programs in more than 40 countries. Our faculty have received prestigious national awards including Pulitzer Prize nominations, book reviews in The New York Times, the O. Henry Award, and international scientific recognition. Student to faculty ratio is 11:1; average classroom size is 22. Loyola is the proud home of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, the most prestigious jazz graduate program in the world. CAMPUS: New Orleans is Loyola's extended campus, a city rich in its heritage of art, culture, and history. Located in one of the city's most prestigious residential neighborhoods, the campus is 20 minutes away from downtown and the French Quarter and across from the Audubon Park and Zoo. The 2008 March issue of Reader's Digest listed Loyola as one of the safest universities in the country. There are four undergraduate residence halls on campus; some offer several living-learning communities and affinity floors as well as educational and social programming. STUDENT LIFE: Our Sports Complex has multipurpose courts for basketball, tennis, racquetball, volleyball, soccer, floor hockey, an Olympic-style pool, jogging track, and a weight-lifting and cardio conditioning areas. Our Wolfpack intercollegiate athletic teams compete in the NAIA Div. I as members of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference in Men and Women's Basketball, Cross-Country and Track, Women's Volleyball and Tennis, and Men's Baseball. Loyola has more than 100 recognized student organizations: The Greek community consists of 15 different organizations, encompassing 20% of the undergraduate population. Others include academic clubs and honor societies, fine and performing arts organizations, diversity groups, faith and community, and special interest opportunities. Loyola offers great ways to be actively involved in community service projects. Our Loyola community contributes their talents to a variety of service learning and volunteerism projects throughout New Orleans. COLLEGES: The College of Music & Fine Arts serves as the preeminent center of fine and performing arts study among all Jesuit universities throughout the US The $13 million Communications/Music Complex is an 115,000-sq. ft. building with state-of-the-art facilities. The College of Business is one of only 405 business schools worldwide accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Princeton Review ranked the College of Business among the nation's Best 301 Business Schools for 2010. The College of Humanities & Natural Sciences provides opportunities for students to work with professors on research projects in the sciences and collaborative ventures in humanities disciplines. Projects range from National Science Foundation research grants, collaborative research papers, to student assistantships. The College of Social Sciences, committed to linking educational excellence with social justice, was named one of the Great Schools for Communications Majors and Great Schools for Journalism Majors by Princeton Review. The College of Law offers both civil law and common law curriculums, full time day and part-time evening programs, as well as five joint degree programs. WEBSITE: www.loyno.edu Contact Admissions at 800-4-LOYOLA or [email protected]
- General Information
- Selective, Medium School, Catholic Affiliation, Urban/Major City, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - High, Total Minority - High, Hispanic Students - High, Any Cost, Diagnostic Testing Service, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Advanced Placement/CLEP, Accelerated Study, Cooperative Work Experience, Reserve Officers - Training Corps (ROTC), Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Social Fraternities and Sororities, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Low
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, SAT/ACT tests NOT required, Financial statement NOT required, Pre-application form NOT required
- Five Colleges
- Business, Humanities and Natural Sciences, Law, Music and Fine Arts, Social Sciences
- Type:
- Private, Catholic, Jesuit comprehensive university; open to students of all faiths
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation), 4-year or above
- Campus Setting
- Located within 15 miles of a major urban area
- Campus Description
- 26-acre, urban campus in New Orleans.
- Email
- [email protected]
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $31,504
- Highest Degree Offered
- Masters and first-professional
- Religious Affiliation
- Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
- Features
- continuing education
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- Type
- College/University
- Level
- Four Year School
- Selectivity
- more selective
- Coed Status
- Men and Women
- City Type
- Midsize City
- Enrollment Concentration
- Traditional
- Highest Offering
- Doctorates
- Setting
- suburban
- Academic Calendar
- Semester
- Campus Size
- 26 acres
- Control
- Private
- Application Deadline
- rolling
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Instate Tuition Fees For Grad 1 Yr
- $13146
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $27168
- Undergraduate In State Tuition
- 25632
- Undergraduate Out Of State Tuition
- 25632
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $9102
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $5488
- Year Founded
- 1912
- Accredited
- true
- Books Cost (estimate)
- 1000
- Graduate Number Of Females
- 1021
- Typical Board Cost
- 3662
- Typical Room And Board
- 9150
- Typical Room Cost
- 5488
- Undergraduate Number Of Females
- 1753
- Undergraduate Number Of Males
- 1238
- Founded In
- 1912
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Grad
- $626
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $775
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 60.5
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 2183
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 3608
- Additional Fees
- 876
- Graduate Number Of Males
- 592
- International Enrollment
- 152
- Graduate Application Fee
- $20
- International Application Fee
- $20
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $20
- Application Fee
- $20
- Percent African American
- 11
- Percent Hispanic
- 12
- Percent Out Of State Students
- 58
- Percent Asian
- 4
- Percent Native American
- 1
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://www.loyno.edu/
