New Orleans, Louisiana · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Loyola University New Orleans is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 4,250 students in fall 2024, including 3,007 undergraduates and 1,243 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Loyola University New Orleans offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 100 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Law, Psychology, General, and Criminology. It awarded 1,033 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
4,250
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
1,033
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
100
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 100
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
80%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
641
Associate degrees
1
Master's degrees
179
Professional doctorates
180
Post-master's certificates
32
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
4,250
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,007
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,243
Full-time, fall 2024
80%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,752
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,362
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,390
Full-time, 2024-25
76%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
65%
Men
35%
White
47%
Hispanic or Latino
18%
Black or African American
21%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
17
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Southern States Athletic Conference
President
Xavier A Cole
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact