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Loyola University New Orleans

#260 in National Universities (tie)

4 year • New Orleans, LA

4 year • New Orleans, LA
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Overview

Loyola University New Orleans is a private institution that was founded in 1912. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,289 (fall 2022), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 22 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Loyola University New Orleans' ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #260. Its tuition and fees are $47,240.


Loyola University New Orleans is a Jesuit school in the Uptown section of the Big Easy, just 15 minutes from the French Quarter. Loyola undergraduates can pursue more than 60 degrees and explore a wide range of extracurricular activities. Loyola offers about a dozen fraternities and sororities along with many other organizations – from the Muslim Student Association to the Anime Club. Community service is important at Loyola, and the school gives students many ways to volunteer through organizations such as Loyola University Community Action Program and Big Brothers Big Sisters.


Loyola athletics consists of many intramural teams, several club sports and varsity opportunities in basketball, baseball, cross country, track, tennis, golf and volleyball. The maroon and gold Loyola Wolf Pack sports teams compete in Division I of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics as a member of the Southern States Athletic Conference. For graduate students, Loyola offers about a dozen programs, including those in the Joseph A. Butt, S.J., College of Business and the College of Law.

Loyola University New Orleans is a private institution that was founded in 1912. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,289 (fall 2022), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 22 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Loyola University New Orleans' ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #260. Its tuition and fees are $47,240.


Loyola University New Orleans is a Jesuit school in the Uptown section of the Big Easy, just 15 minutes from the French Quarter. Loyola undergraduates can pursue more than 60 degrees and explore a wide range of extracurricular activities. Loyola offers about a dozen fraternities and sororities along with many other organizations – from the Muslim Student Association to the Anime Club. Community service is important at Loyola, and the school gives students many ways to volunteer through organizations such as Loyola University Community Action Program and Big Brothers Big Sisters.


Loyola athletics consists of many intramural teams, several club sports and varsity opportunities in basketball, baseball, cross country, track, tennis, golf and volleyball. The maroon and gold Loyola Wolf Pack sports teams compete in Division I of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics as a member of the Southern States Athletic Conference. For graduate students, Loyola offers about a dozen programs, including those in the Joseph A. Butt, S.J., College of Business and the College of Law.

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At-a-Glance

Setting

Urban

Tuition & Fees

$47,240

Undergraduate Enrollment

3,289

Acceptance Rate

78%

6363 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70118

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Admissions

Rolling

Application Deadline

78%

Acceptance Rate

SAT Range*

N/A

ACT Range*

N/A

High School GPA*

3.6

* These are the average scores of applications admitted to this school. Ranges represent admitted applicants who fell within the 25th and 75th percentile.

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Cost

Tuition & Fees

$47,240

Room & Board

$14,330(2023-24)

Average Need-Based Aid Package

$41,397

$22,123

Annual Cost*

$22,123

Annual Cost*

Tuition & Fees

$47,240

Room & Board

$14,330(2023-24)

Average Need-Based Aid Package

$41,397

*Average cost after aid

Academics

58%

4-Year Graduation Rate

14:1

Student/Faculty Ratio

50%

Classes With Fewer Than 20 Students

Popular Majors

MAJOR

% OF GRADUATES

ALUMNI STARTING SALARY

Music Management

25%

N/A

Business Administration and Management, General

16%

N/A

Criminology

14%

N/A

Psychology, General

12%

N/A

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

9%

N/A

Music Management
25% Percent of Graduates
N/A Alumni Starting Salary
Business Administration and Management, General
16% Percent of Graduates
N/A Alumni Starting Salary
Criminology
14% Percent of Graduates
N/A Alumni Starting Salary
Psychology, General
12% Percent of Graduates
N/A Alumni Starting Salary
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
9% Percent of Graduates
N/A Alumni Starting Salary

* In cases where salary data at the specific major level is unavailable, a general salary for the major category is displayed.

Faculty Research Impact

Bibliometric Rank

317

Bibliometrics is the statistical analyses of publications and citations for the purpose of measuring faculty research impact.

Publications Cited in Top 25% of Journals

45%

Publications Cited in Top 5% of Journals

9%

Total Papers published between 2018-2022

447

Citations Per Publication

9:1

Data provided byLast updated 2023.

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Students

3,289

Undergraduate Enrollment

Graduate Enrollment

1,108

Total Enrollment

4,397

Full-Time Degree-Seeking Students

2,953

Student Diversity

Gender Distribution

Male33%
Female67%

Ethnic Diversity

49%

Minority Enrollment

49%

Minority Enrollment

45%

White

22%

Hispanic

19%

Black

5%

Two or more races

3%

Asian

3%

International

2%

Unknown

Not Specified is not included in this breakdown due to an enrollment of 0%.

Campus Life

Housing and Dorms

Types of campus housing available:

  • coed dorms
  • apartment for single students
  • theme housing
  • wellness housing
  • other housing options
  • Student Activities

    58+

    Sports Teams

    4

    Fraternities

    8

    Sororities

    After College

    Graduation Rate

    58%

    Graduating Students Who Have Borrowed (any loan type, 2021)

    69%

    Average Debt at Graduation

    $28,538

    $27,590

    Median Starting Salary of Alumni

    $27,590

    Median Starting Salary of Alumni

    Graduation Rate

    58%

    Graduating Students Who Have Borrowed (any loan type, 2021)

    69%

    Average Debt at Graduation

    $28,538

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