Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA · Private · Large city · LUNO
Private institution in New Orleans, LA · 2,999 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $52,927 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $22,7621,325th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $47,2401,771st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $47,2401,767th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $61,8371,709th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,927912th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,0921,580th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 67.4%518th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.4%815th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 87.7%1,154th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,999699th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 37.2%824th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 312 mi (IAH)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 15
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 55 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $55,286 | — |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,565 | $40,485 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $41,342 | $25,774 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,025 | $35,060 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences | bachelors | $38,289 | — |
| History | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $31,839 | — |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $30,409 | — |
| JournalismCommunications | bachelors | $30,228 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | $28,598 | $24,035 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1904source
- Athletic nickname: "Wolf Pack"source
- School colors: Maroonsource
- Mascot: Havoc T. Wolfsource
- Motto: "Deo et Patriae (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 23 acressource
- Formerly known as "Loyola College"source
- Formerly known as "(1904–1912)"source
- Formerly known as "Loyola University"source
- Formerly known as "(1912–1996)"source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- A CIC]], [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A space-grant]] institutionsource
- Fight song: ""Loyola Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: G-Eazysource
- Notable alum: David Draimansource
- Notable alum: Jeff Landrysource
Athletics — 9 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,370,192 (M $5,062,190 · W $4,045,202 · Coed $1,262,800)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Loyola University New Orleans’s 2,999 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In LA
- Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · 2,534 undergrads
- Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, LA · 2,150 undergrads
- Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA · 4,144 undergrads
- Louisiana State University-AlexandriaAlexandria, LA · 4,414 undergrads
- University of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · 4,479 undergrads
- Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux, LA · 4,772 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, PR · 3,002 undergrads
- University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA · 3,002 undergrads
- Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, NY · 2,988 undergrads
- College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA · 3,015 undergrads
- Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, CA · 2,977 undergrads
- Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN · 3,021 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteloyno.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 159656)
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