Loyola Facts
- Chartered: 1912
- Type: Private, Catholic, Jesuit comprehensive university; open to students of all faiths
- Enrollment: 4,585 (2,685 undergraduates)
- Faculty: 91 percent of full-time faculty hold highest degree.
- Student-Faculty Ratio: 11:1; typical class size is 22 students.
- Five Colleges: Business, Humanities and Natural Sciences, Law, Music and Fine Arts, Social Sciences
- Degrees: 60 undergraduate and 10 graduate 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 (2008-2009): $27,168; room and board: $9,126; fees: $1,086
- Admissions: Average GPA: 3.74; Test scores (middle 50%): ACT 23-28; SAT Critical Reading 550-670 / Math 530-640
- Athletics: Compete in the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I as a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.
- Student Life: 120+ student organizations; club and intramural sports
- Accreditations: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS); National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC); Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AASBC); National Association of Schools of Music (NASM); American Bar Association (ABA); and Association of American Law Schools (AALS).