Loyola University New Orleans

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 900,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,776
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 55%
From Region 8%
Athletes 334 (12.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 43%
Hispanic 22%
Black 20%
Mixed 5%
International 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 289 24% 52% 3% 18% 18% 1% $56,435 4 -0.55 19 94% 11.9%
Computer Science 14 — 93% 43% 0% 14% 29% 7% $76,794 3 -1.41 69 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $76,188 16 -0.93 68 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $62,501 12 -0.88 35 — — — — —
Forensic Chemistry 4 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $62,925 13 -0.84 36 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,759 10 -0.93 30 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,573 13 -0.94 56 — — — — —
Biochemistry 7 +1 29% 43% 14% 0% 14% 14% $55,041 4 -1.46 16 — — — — —
Biology 29 — 17% 38% 14% 28% 10% 0% $46,950 2 -2.26 5 90% — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,507 5 -1.42 17 — — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology — — — — — — — — $50,170 27 -0.68 9 — — — — —
Neuroscience 7 — 14% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $52,279 8 -1.29 11 — — — — —
Environmental Science 5 — 20% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $57,529 48 -0.14 22 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 7 +1 0% 43% 0% 14% 14% 0% $58,353 53 -0.04 24 — — — — —
Marine Biology — — — — — — — — $49,503 25 -0.57 8 — — — — —
Natural Sciences — — — — — — — — $60,814 66 +0.27 30 — — — — —
Christian Studies 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,750 85 +0.85 22 — — — — —
Creative Writing 11 +4 18% 64% 0% 27% 9% 0% $44,669 12 -0.94 4 90% — — — —
English 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $49,026 35 -0.41 7 — — — — —
French Studies 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,067 39 -0.41 14 — — — — —
General Literature 4 — 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $48,629 33 -0.46 7 — — — — —
History 17 +1 53% 71% 0% 6% 18% 0% $54,918 48 -0.20 16 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 10 — 20% 30% 0% 30% 20% 0% $71,538 94 +1.36 58 — — — — —
Latin 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,354 52 -0.06 21 — — — — —
Ministry 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,166 33 -0.33 6 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $54,730 35 -0.50 16 — — — — —
Philosophy 6 +1 33% 50% 0% 33% 17% 0% $53,842 32 -0.57 14 — — — — —
Spanish — +1 — — — — — — $57,057 51 -0.09 21 — — — — —
Experimental Psychology 4 — 25% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% $54,080 19 -0.80 14 — — — — —
Political Science 14 — 29% 50% 7% 7% 36% 0% $65,703 33 -0.48 44 96% — — — —
Psychology 76 +2 16% 54% 3% 20% 18% 1% $53,014 40 -0.31 13 92% 13.6% — — —
Sociology 7 +4 0% 57% 14% 29% 0% 0% $41,322 1 -1.41 3 100% — — — —
Criminology 42 +4 7% 45% 0% 17% 24% 0% $62,276 69 +0.33 34 100% 8.9% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 110 52% 43% 3% 13% 25% 14% $74,818 57 -0.59 65 93%
Accounting 7 +1 57% 43% 14% 14% 14% 0% $89,984 63 +0.19 84 100% — — — —
Business Administration 28 +5 57% 36% 0% 14% 32% 11% $68,868 35 -0.45 52 88% — — — —
Business Economics — — — — — — — — $76,366 19 -0.81 68 — — — — —
Business Statistics 6 +8 50% 67% 17% 0% 0% 17% $83,563 33 -0.51 78 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,654 37 -0.36 49 — — — — —
Finance 26 +8 73% 31% 4% 19% 19% 27% $84,727 33 -0.50 79 — — — — —
International Business 14 +1 29% 36% 0% 7% 36% 14% $77,203 48 -0.29 69 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 5 +1 60% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $84,230 33 -0.52 79 — — — — —
Marketing 23 +7 35% 57% 0% 13% 22% 9% $60,780 7 -1.31 30 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Music and Media 187 38% 53% 1% 16% 22% 3% $50,068 1 -0.37 8 95% 8.8%
Game and Interactive Media Design 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $40,757 4 -1.65 3 — — — — —
Digital Communication 5 — 0% 60% 20% 0% 20% 0% $57,022 35 -0.45 21 — — — — —
Journalism 18 — 33% 33% 0% 28% 33% 0% $62,729 62 +0.05 35 96% 8.9% — — —
Mass Communication 4 — 0% 25% 0% 50% 0% 0% $57,997 38 -0.36 23 — — — — —
Public Relations 27 — 15% 33% 0% 22% 41% 4% $63,520 26 -0.74 38 93% 8.7% — — —
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 16 — 69% 56% 0% 0% 19% 12% $47,058 36 -0.37 6 92% — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 14 — 14% 50% 0% 7% 21% 7% $40,757 3 -1.50 3 — — — — —
Film Production 10 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $44,595 18 -0.65 4 — — — — —
Jazz Studies 7 — 57% 43% 0% 14% 29% 0% $46,331 47 -0.04 5 100% — — — —
Music 7 — 43% 14% 0% 43% 14% 0% $46,331 47 -0.04 5 100% — — — —
Music Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,990 87 +0.89 16 — — — — —
Music Management 35 +1 51% 69% 0% 14% 14% 3% $47,058 51 +0.03 6 92% — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $46,331 47 -0.04 5 100% — — — —
Music Technology 12 — 92% 42% 0% 17% 33% 0% $46,331 47 -0.04 5 100% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,331 47 -0.04 5 100% — — — —
Musical Theatre 10 — 20% 70% 0% 10% 10% 0% $40,838 16 -0.63 3 — — — — —
Studio Art 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,417 39 -0.26 4 — — — — —
Theater 8 — 25% 38% 0% 38% 25% 0% $40,838 37 -0.30 3 — — — — —
Voice and Opera 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,331 47 -0.04 5 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing and Health 55 11% 38% 9% 29% 16% 0% $104,143 95 +2.24 93 95%
Nursing 37 — 5% 35% 5% 30% 19% 0% $123,721 99 +3.13 98 95% — — — —
Public Health 13 +1 31% 23% 23% 38% 15% 0% $65,896 56 +0.07 44 — — — — —
Music Therapy 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,708 96 +1.29 25 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $51,008
ROI Percentile 33th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 48%
6-Year Graduation Rate 59%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 24.2% 155 17% 46% 4% 20% 25% 1% $56,876 44 -0.43 20 94% 11.8%
Arts 21.1% 135 45% 61% 0% 12% 16% 3% $45,725 22 -0.26 5 95% —
Business & Economics 17.2% 110 52% 43% 3% 13% 25% 14% $74,819 40 -0.59 65 93% —
Humanities 9.7% 62 34% 61% 0% 18% 15% 0% $54,658 49 -0.13 16 90% —
Health Sciences 7.8% 50 12% 32% 10% 32% 18% 0% $108,687 99 +2.34 95 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.0% 45 20% 47% 11% 20% 11% 2% $49,418 2 -1.95 8 90% —
Professional 6.6% 42 7% 45% 0% 17% 24% 0% $62,276 35 +0.33 34 100% 8.9%
Computer Science 3.0% 19 74% 42% 0% 11% 37% 5% $71,040 2 -1.40 57 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.9% 12 8% 58% 0% 17% 8% 0% $58,010 39 -0.08 23 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 11 27% 64% 0% 18% 9% 0% $63,964 11 -0.88 39 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #594 0% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.0M #641 0% — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 102 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Baseball 41 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Other Sports 28 $666K $666K $0
Basketball 20 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Swimming 19 $608K $608K $0
Tennis 16 $568K $568K $0
Golf 12 $385K $385K $0
Total 182 $6.8M $6.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 77 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Other Sports 40 $956K $956K $0
Volleyball 18 $838K $838K $0
Swimming 16 $519K $519K $0
Basketball 15 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Tennis 14 $596K $596K $0
Beach Volleyball 11 $191K $191K $0
Golf 9 $351K $351K $0
Total 152 $5.7M $5.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 179 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Other Sports 68 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Baseball 41 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Basketball 35 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Swimming 35 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Tennis 30 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Golf 21 $736K $736K $0
Volleyball 18 $838K $838K $0
Beach Volleyball 11 $191K $191K $0
Total 334 $12.9M $12.9M $33K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 52% 52% 52%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind