Urban access
highNew Orleans is integral to academic and creative life.
COLLEGE FIT GUIDE
Evidence checked · 2026-10-06
Loyola University New Orleans
Loyola New Orleans is a Jesuit university with strong music, communications, business, sciences, and liberal-arts programs. Its compact campus and New Orleans setting create a culturally immersive experience where creative practice, service, and city life are central.
- Creative and Jesuit learning in New Orleans
- Academic choices and structure
- Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
QUICK READ
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana · Urban setting
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 2,812
- Aggregate admission rate
- 93.0%
- Average net price
- $23,696
FIT SNAPSHOT
How this environment may feel
These are directional interpretations of the college environment, not a score or universal verdict.
Learning by doing
highPerformance and service connect learning with practice.
Unconventional models
highThe city and creative culture support a distinctive experience.
Community closeness
moderateA compact campus supports repeated contact.
WHY IT MAY FIT
Consider Loyola University New Orleans if…
- You want music or communications in New Orleans.
- You want a small Jesuit university.
- You want creative and cultural immersion.
- You want service-oriented education.
POSSIBLE TENSIONS
It may not fit if…
- You do not want a secular institution.
- You do not want a rural campus.
- You do not want a large research university.
- You do not want a quiet city environment.
WHAT STANDS OUT
The environment behind the name
Creative and Jesuit learning in New Orleans
Performance, internships, service, research, and city partnerships connect programs with the region’s culture and institutions.
Source: Experiential Learning
Academic choices and structure
A Jesuit core supports professional, creative, scientific, and liberal study.
Source: Academics
A setting that shapes the experience
New Orleans, Louisiana gives students a distinct context for campus life, work, community, and recreation.
Source: Experiential Learning
LOOK CLOSER
Questions worth asking before you decide
Use these prompts during a visit, an information session, or a conversation with a current student.
- 1
Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
Loyola New Orleans documents substantial opportunities, but availability can differ by program, timing, prerequisites, capacity, and student initiative.
Source: Experiential Learning
- 2
Interpret scale and selectivity carefully
Federal data report 2,812 undergraduates and an aggregate admission rate of 93.0%. These figures describe the institution, not an individual applicant’s probability or a particular program’s experience.
- 3
Use the current price for your circumstances
Federal data report an average net price of $23,696. This historical average is not a quote; residency, income, housing, aid eligibility, and program costs can materially change what a family pays.
FEDERAL CLERY DATA
Campus safety statistics, with context
Federal Clery records describe reported incidents within defined campus geography. They are not a measure of crime prevalence or an overall safety rating.
2024 reported on-campus offenses:4
Per 1,000 enrolled:0.9
Reporting campuses:2
COMPARE THE TRADEOFFS
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A useful comparison for students evaluating Loyola New Orleans across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Loyola New Orleans across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Loyola New Orleans across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
EVIDENCE
Sources and method
View the reviewed sources
- Experiential Learning - Loyola University New Orleans (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Academics - Loyola University New Orleans (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Loyola University New Orleans institutional data - U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (federal, retrieved 2026-10-06)
Navastra interprets Loyola New Orleans’s documented academic environment, setting, opportunities, and federal reference fields through preference dimensions. The page describes documented structures, not every student’s experience. It does not calculate an individual fit score, predict admission, or estimate a financial-aid award. Read the methodology →
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PERSONALIZE THE QUESTION