Loyola University New Orleans Overview
Loyola University New Orleans is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.
What Is Loyola University New Orleans Known For?
- The highest award offered at Loyola New Orleans is the doctor's degree.
- In 2017-2018, 61% of the faculty were full-time.
- Students who graduate from Loyola New Orleans with a bachelor's degree make about $47,100 a year. That's 15% more than those who graduate from other schools.
- It takes the average Loyola New Orleans student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.
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Loyola University New Orleans Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Loyola New Orleans.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Loyola New Orleans has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#12 | Highest Paid Musical Theater Graduates | College Factual |
Where Is Loyola University New Orleans?

Contact details for Loyola New Orleans are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 6363 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118-6143 |
Phone: | 504-865-2011 |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/loyno |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/loyola_NOLA |
How Do I Get Into Loyola New Orleans?
You can apply to Loyola New Orleans online at: https://online.loyno.edu/
Admission Requirements for Loyola New Orleans
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | required |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Loyola New Orleans?
Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.
Average Test Scores
About 41% of students accepted to Loyola New Orleans submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 640. Math scores were between 510 and 600.
Can I Afford Loyola University New Orleans?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Loyola New Orleans, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $6,982 a year. That adds up to $27,928 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Loyola New Orleans is 8.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Loyola University New Orleans Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 1,278 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 2,955 full-time undergraduates at Loyola New Orleans, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Loyola University New Orleans students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 94 |
Black or African American | 530 |
Hispanic or Latino | 599 |
White | 1,331 |
International Students | 79 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 322 |
Geographic Diversity
Louisiana students aren't the only ones who study at Loyola University New Orleans. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 49 countries are represented at Loyola New Orleans. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Honduras, Saudi Arabia, and Ecuador.
Online Learning at Loyola University New Orleans
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Loyola New Orleans has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 15th most popular in Louisiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of Loyola New Orleans
The following table shows how Loyola New Orleans is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Journalism | #18 | #18 |
Religious Education | #22 | #22 |
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) | #24 | #24 |
Design & Applied Arts | #31 | #31 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication | #37 | #37 |
Criminology | #45 | #45 |
Writing Studies | #46 | #46 |
Public Relations & Advertising | #60 | #60 |
Online Growth Rankings of Loyola New Orleans
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Loyola University New Orleans was 13.3%. This is the #1,259 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Loyola New Orleans regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Loyola New Orleans majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Health Professions | 1% |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 7% |
Theological & Ministerial Studies | 56% |
Theology & Religious Vocations | 56% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Loyola New Orleans ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Loyola New Orleans.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | #68 | |
Theological & Ministerial Studies | #91 | |
Theology & Religious Vocations | #143 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Loyola University New Orleans Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Infrogmation of New Orleans under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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