Loyola University New Orleans

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Loyola University New Orleans

Loyola University New Orleans operates as a private nonprofit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,812 students of which 3,552 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Loyola University New Orleans is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 93.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $23,696, with published in-state tuition of $49,440 and a Pell grant recipient share of 37.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 63.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 80.1%. Graduates earn a median of $52,927 ten years after enrolling, compared with $34,092 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 119900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.