Demographic Information

University

• Chartered: 1912
• Type: Private, Catholic, Jesuit comprehensive university; open to students of all faiths
• Enrollment 4,548 (total): 3,223 undergraduates; 635 graduate students; 75 Doctoral students; 568 law students; and 47 continuing education students
• Faculty: 90% of full-time faculty hold highest degree.
• Student-Faculty Ratio: 12:1
• Five Colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, Nursing and Health, Law, Music and Media, plus Loyola Online
• Degree Programs: In 2020-2021 there were 110 undergraduate programs and 36 graduate and professional programs
• 50+ Study Abroad Programs: Belgium, Brazil, China, Ecuador, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Spain, U.K., and more.
• 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 99% of students receive some form of financial aid.
• Cost: Annual tuition and fees (2020-2021): $42,048; room and board (on-campus residence): $13,546
• Admissions: Average GPA: 3.48; Test scores (middle 50%): ACT 21-26; SAT 1050-1230
• Athletics: Division I of the National Association of Intercollegiate thletics with 18 varsity sports
• Student Life: 130 student organizations, clubs, and intramural sports
• Accreditations: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC); Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN); 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); Association of American Law Schools (AALS); American Chemical Society (ACS); Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC); and Certification in Education for Public Relations (CEPR); National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) for nursing (undergraduate and master’s nursing programs); Approved by Center of Play Therapy Education and Research by the Association for Play Therapy (APT); Carnegie Community-Engagement Classification

All facts are accurate as of December 2021 and will be updated again in October 2022.

Updated January 2022

Freshmen (Cohort)

Enrollment 922

• 33% male/67% female
• Ethnic minorities represent 54% of all freshmen cohort
• 55% are from out of state; n/a are international (due to Covid);
• 52 states (including DC, PR, VI, Guam), n/a countries are represented (due to Covid)
• 99.7% are full-time; 0.3 percent part-time
• The average high school grade point average of our freshmen is 3.48
• SAT/ACT - Effective 2021 fall loyola is test blind.
• 765 full-time freshmen students, 27% of the total undergraduate population are new freshmen
• 81% freshmen live on campus; 19% commute
• 99% of freshmen receive some form of financial aid

Undergraduate (on campus)

Enrollment 3,137 on-ground

• 66% male/34% female
• Ethnic minorities represent 50% of all undergraduates on-campus
• 51% are from out of state; 3% are international;
• 54 states (plus DC, PR, VI, Guam), 48 countries are represented
• 97% are full-time; 3% part-time
• 3,137 undergraduate (on-campus) students, 68% of the total population is undergraduate (on-campus)
• 44% of undergraduates live on campus; 56% commute
• 89% of undergraduates receive some form of financial aid

Graduate

Enrollment 564

• 23% male; 77% female
• Ethnic minorities represent 36% of student body
• 43% from out of state
• 43 states (plus DC, PR, VI) are represented
• 3% are international; 13 countries are represented
• 69% are full-time; 31% part-time
• 635 graduate students, graduate population 12% of the total enrollment
• Less than 1% of graduate students live on campus

Doctoral (online program)

Enrollment 61

• 12% male; 88% female
• Ethnic minorities represent 49% of student body
• 43% are from out of state; 3% are international
• 26 states (plus DC, PR, VI) are represented
• 3% are international; n/a countries are represented
• 82% are full-time; 18% part-time
• 75 Doctorate students; Doctoral students make up 1.5% of the total enrollment
• 0% of doctoral students live on campus

Law

Enrollment 581

• 42% male; 58% female
• Ethnic minorities represent 32% of student body
• 33% are from out of state; 1% are international
• 42 states (plus DC, PR, VI) are represented
• 1% are international; 6 countries are represented
• 89% are full-time; 11% part-time
• 568 law students are enrolled; law students make up 13% of the total enrollment
• 0% of Law students live on campus

Updated December 2021 with Fall 2021 data

Source: Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness Fact Book

Note residency and dorm percentages affected by Covid

Enrollments exclude continuing education

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