Colleges / Loyola University New Orleans
College · Private nonprofit · New Orleans, LA · City
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Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Religious affiliation
Address6363 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118-6143
Websitewww.loyno.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate93%
6-yr median pay$34k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size2,812
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $34k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 93% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

2,812 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $64k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$257k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$95k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$162k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$49.4k
Room & board
$15.6k
Books & supplies
$1,340

How students pay for it.

Pell grants37%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans53%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr59%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$34k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out10%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,812
Location
New Orleans, LA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Hispanic21%
  • Black21%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International4%
  • Asian3%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students19%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$62k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 55

What you can study.

Colleges / Loyola University New Orleans
College · Private nonprofit · New Orleans, LA · City
LUN

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Religious affiliation
Address6363 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118-6143
Websitewww.loyno.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate93%
6-yr median pay$34k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size2,812
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $34k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 93% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

2,812 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $64k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$257k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$95k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$162k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$49.4k
Room & board
$15.6k
Books & supplies
$1,340

How students pay for it.

Pell grants37%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans53%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr59%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$34k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out10%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,812
Location
New Orleans, LA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Hispanic21%
  • Black21%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International4%
  • Asian3%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students19%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$62k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 55

What you can study.