Private nonprofit · University

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana · Large city

#5 graduation rate in Louisiana
93.0%
Admit rate
$23,696
Avg net price
59%
Graduation rate
$52,927
Median earnings

Loyola University New Orleans is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in New Orleans, Louisiana (large city setting), enrolling 2,812 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 2,812 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 93% admitNAIA Division INear the coast

About New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. La Nouvelle-Orléans (New Orleans) was founded in the spring of 1718 by the French Mississippi Company under Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, on land traditionally inhabited by the Chitimacha people. New Orleans operates one of the world's largest and busiest ports and metropolitan New Orleans is a center of maritime industry. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
6 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY) · major hub

How Loyola University New Orleans compares

Selectivity93.0%

More selective than 17% · #20 most selective of 23 in Louisiana

Graduation rate59%

Higher than 59% · #5 of 25 in Louisiana

First-year retention80%

Higher than 63%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$52,927

Higher than 47% · #8 of 28 in Louisiana

Average net price$23,696

Cheaper than 33% · #23 cheapest of 26 in Louisiana

Median debt at graduation$26,000

Lower than 24%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 59%

Undergraduate enrollment2,812

Larger than 67%

Percentiles compare Loyola University New Orleans with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Louisiana.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

4,055students
  • Undergraduate2,81269%
  • Graduate1,24331%

Undergraduates by gender

2,812undergrads
  • Women1,80964%
  • Men1,00336%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White44%
  • Black21%
  • Hispanic21%
  • Asian3.0%
  • Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,812
Graduate enrollment
1,243
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
37%
First-generation students
19%
Students over 25
7%
Median family income
$62,000
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$80,910
Endowment
$246,500,178

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 695 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Louisiana50%
  • Other U.S. states47%
  • International3.0%

A regional draw: about 49% of first-years come from Louisiana, the rest from elsewhere.

3% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
93.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$49,440
Room & board
$15,600
Books & supplies
$1,340
Total cost of attendance
$64,157
Average net price
$23,696

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
59%
Graduated on time (4 years)
48%
First-year retention
80%
Transferred to another college
10%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,092
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,927
Median debt at graduation
$26,000
Students with federal loans
53%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
66%

About 11% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
48%
Low-income (Pell)
55%
First-generation
54%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,375
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
49%
Housing charge (year)
$8,500
Meal plan (year)
$5,770
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Varsity athletes
438 (238 men · 200 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (9)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)179
Other Sports68
Baseball41
Basketball35
Swimming35
Tennis30
Golf21
Volleyball18
Beach Volleyball11

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
11
Property offenses (2022–2024)
8

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (4,250 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

6.3reported offenses a year
3.7 violent a year2.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
3.3
Burglary
1.7
Motor vehicle theft
0.7
Fondling
0.3
Arson
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$20,131
$30–48k
$21,956
$48–75k
$22,042
$75–110k
$25,584
$110k+
$29,072

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$94,324

$22,042/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

99%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$31,508
average award, among those who get one

Loyola University New Orleans discounts heavily: 99% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $31,508. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 791 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$52,927
Typical debt at graduation
$26,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
49%
Out-earn a HS grad
57%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$52,579
Men
$52,945

Men out-earn women by $366 (1%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
94°F
Winter low
46°F
Annual rain
64.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.48.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Orleans Audubon, LA US station (1.5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.