Loyola University Maryland Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Loyola University Maryland is 13:1, and the school has 45.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Loyola University Maryland include: Business/Commerce, General; Social Sciences, General; Speech Communication and Rhetoric; English Language and Literature, General; and Psychology, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 89.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science Philosophy Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	13:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business/Commerce, General 36% Social Sciences, General 11% Speech Communication and Rhetoric 11% English Language and Literature, General 7% Psychology, General 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 55% Service learning 22% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 25% Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	89%
4-year graduation rate	79

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data