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New Orleans, LA · Private · 2,812 undergraduates · urban

Loyola University New Orleans

Less selective

New Orleans functions as an academic resource, especially for music, entertainment, communication, entrepreneurship and community engagement.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in student experience, and solid in mobility.
Academic Steady Affordability Emerging Career Steady Mobility Solid Experience Solid
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Solid
Student experience Solid
Admission
87.7% admitted

6,142 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
64.7%

$52,927 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Loyola University New Orleans apart

Academic design

Programs span arts and sciences, business, music and media, law-related preparation and health fields, with a liberal-arts core informed by Jesuit values. The city provides practical context for internships, performance and community-based work.

Campus pattern

The Uptown campus sits beside Audubon Park and near Tulane, with New Orleans music, festivals, food and neighborhoods shaping the student experience. Campus life blends residential traditions with frequent movement into the city.

Defining feature

New Orleans functions as an academic resource, especially for music, entertainment, communication, entrepreneurship and community engagement.

Can I get in?

87.7% admitted

Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.

Recent applicant pool

6,142

About 88 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 87.7%
Entering class

Record over scores

No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.

Testingflexible
Return for a second year78.6%
Finish the degree64.7%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Loyola University New Orleans, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Loyola University New Orleans weighs when it reads a file

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  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Programs span arts and sciences, business, music and media, law-related preparation and health fields, with a liberal-arts core informed by Jesuit values. The city provides practical context for internships, performance and community-based work.

02

Make the fit specific

New Orleans functions as an academic resource, especially for music, entertainment, communication, entrepreneurship and community engagement.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

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Early ActionNov 15
Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiverNo application fee

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Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

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Published annual cost$73,260
Average annual cost after aid$24,000
Affordability profileEmerging

College funding

Scholarships and financial aid

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In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Loyola University New Orleans

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

New Orleans functions as an academic resource, especially for music, entertainment, communication, entrepreneurship and community engagement.

Complete within 8 years64.7%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one78.6%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$52,927

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Psychology, General

Recent graduates85
Median earnings$49,380

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

Recent graduates69
Median earnings$42,089

Criminology

Recent graduates50
Median earnings$58,058

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates41
Median earnings

Admits separately

Marketing

Recent graduates36
Median earnings$53,481

Admits separately

What is campus life like?

Loyola University New Orleans beyond the classroom

The Uptown campus sits beside Audubon Park and near Tulane, with New Orleans music, festivals, food and neighborhoods shaping the student experience. Campus life blends residential traditions with frequent movement into the city.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Programs span arts and sciences, business, music and media, law-related preparation and health fields, with a liberal-arts core informed by Jesuit values. The city provides practical context for internships, performance and community-based work.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Uptown campus sits beside Audubon Park and near Tulane, with New Orleans music, festivals, food and neighborhoods shaping the student experience. Campus life blends residential traditions with frequent movement into the city.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

New Orleans functions as an academic resource, especially for music, entertainment, communication, entrepreneurship and community engagement.

2,812 undergraduatesSoutheasturban setting64% of first-year students live on campus