Loyola University, New Orleans

Loyola University, New Orleans, LA

• Small Jesuit school.

• Offers 110 undergraduate programs and 36 graduate and professional programs.

• The strongest programs include mass communications, business, digital filmmaking, graphic design, jazz studies, music industry studies, sociology, and biological sciences.

• Strong focus on service learning and social justice.

• First-year students are all assigned a ‘success coach’ to provide academic guidance.

• 43% of classes have fewer than 20 students.

• Very accessible professors.

• 39% of students make service part of their education.

• Top producer of Peace Corps volunteers.

• 70% of students participate in internship opportunities.

• 19% of students are Hispanic. 17% are African American. 3% are Asian American. 5% are multi-racial.

• 35% male. 66% female.

• Politically very liberal.

• Students strongly advocate for women’s rights and LGBTQ+ and gender-related issues.

• Merit scholarships average: $19,700.

• 1/3rd of students are first-generation college students.

• 38% of students are Pell Grant eligible.

• Has a free student-run good pantry on campus to address food insecurity issues.

• Division I sports. 14 varsity sports.

• Quidditch is popular here.

• 11 Greek organizations on campus.