Loyola University New Orleans Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Loyola University New Orleans is 11:1, and the school has 51.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Loyola University New Orleans include: Music, Other; Speech Communication and Rhetoric; Psychology, General; Criminology; and Marketing/Marketing Management, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 78.0 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	11:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Music, Other 10% Speech Communication and Rhetoric 10% Psychology, General 7% Criminology 6% Marketing/Marketing Management, General 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - other
Combined-degree programs	Business (BBA to MBA); Law (BA to JD or LLB); Nursing (RN to MSN)
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	78%
4-year graduation rate	N/A

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data