Founded in 1852, Loyola College in Maryland is a Jesuit Catholic university whose mission is to inspire students to learn, lead and serve in a diverse and changing world. It is committed to the educational and spiritual traditions of the Society of Jesus and to the ideals of liberal education and the development of the whole person.

The College was named for St. Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order of Catholic priests, and is one of four colleges in the United States to bear the name “Loyola.” 

The College comprises the College of Arts and Sciences and the Sellinger School of Business and Management. Loyola also operates a Clinical Center at Belvedere Square in Baltimore and has two graduate centers in Timonium, Maryland and Columbia, Maryland.

Loyola offers a liberal arts undergraduate program with majors and minors in 36 academic fields. Graduate degrees at the master’s and doctoral level are available in nine areas of study. Therefore, Loyola is classified as a university, but retains the name “college” to emphasize the nature of the academic community – a close-knit, student-focused living and learning environment.

Facts About Loyola:

• Loyola enrolls 3,500 undergraduate and 2,600 graduate students
• Students represent 34 states and 20 countries
• 84 percent of its undergraduates reside on campus
• There are 305 full-time faculty members, 85 percent of which hold terminal degrees
• The average class size is 25
• The student-to-faculty ratio is 12:1
• Approximately 65 percent of the student body receives some form of financial aid

Loyola offers a variety of study abroad programs, exchanges and affiliations in countries such as Spain, New Zealand, Thailand and Australia. Loyola also has a strong community service program, Reserve Officer Training Corps (R.O.T.C.) program and athletic program. Today, Loyola competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of the NCAA Division I, fielding teams in eight men's and eight women's sports. Athletic facilities include the 3,000-seat Reitz Arena, the 3,000-seat Diane Geppi-Aikens Field, and the Fitness and Aquatic Center, where the Swimming and Diving Teams compete before a 500-seat spectator area in the Mangione Aquatic Center.

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