International Student Services

Office of International Student Services Overview

The Office of International Student Services (OISS) at Loyola welcomes you to our community represented by students from 32 countries. Loyola is committed to promoting international education both on campus and abroad. Every year, we send approximately 64% of our junior class to study overseas. We take a strong approach to promoting internationalization on our campus by designing our academic programs to give our students a strong sense of the global context in their studies. The Jesuit mission is fundamentally associated with a global and open-minded vision that highly values the rich cultural and spiritual diversity that characterizes human experience as a whole. We are striving to build a campus community that reflects perspectives of people from all over the world and promote the need for diversity and internationalization in modern education.

Loyola University Maryland Overview

Loyola University Maryland is home to approximately 4,000 undergraduate students and 2,000 graduate students. The University maintains three campuses in the greater Baltimore metropolitan area. Our Evergreen campus, a traditional residential collegiate campus, is located in Baltimore City and houses all of our undergraduate programs as well as a few graduate programs. 

Loyola’s mission promotes service, diversity, and justice. We are committed to working with the Baltimore community, striving to better our city. At Loyola, you will have the opportunity to experience the city of Baltimore at the social, cultural, and educational levels. We are also within easy reach of Washington, D.C. (about 1 hour from campus), Philadelphia (1.5 hours), and New York City (3 hours).

Choosing to study in the United States is a major decision; there is much excitement and growth on your path ahead. Loyola University Maryland offers a large variety of opportunities for you to grow, learn, and become an active participant in campus life. In turn, your experiences and perspectives strengthen and internationalize our campus, and by extension, our community. Our office wants to be a part of your success here at Loyola, and our advising, social, and cultural services can provide you with the support you need to make your time here productive, enriching, and enjoyable.

We invite you to utilize our office and this website as a resource for information and appropriate referral.

Message from Terrence M. Sawyer, J.D., Loyola’s president: Prayer, education, and action in light of the events in Ukraine