Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana · Website
$52,927
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,927
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Loyola University New Orleans is a private nonprofit 4-year college in New Orleans, Louisiana with 2,812 undergraduates and 1,243 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $23,696 a year (tuition and fees $49,440). It admits 93% of applicants and 59% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,927 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,696
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$49,440
US median $11,837
Admission rate
93%
US median 78%
Completion rate
59%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,927
Rank 1,249 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $23,696
- Tuition and fees
- $49,440
- Cost of attendance
- $64,157
- Students with a need-based grant
- 37%
- Students with federal loans
- 53%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,131
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,956
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,042
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,584
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,072
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $37,830 in 2015-16 to $49,440 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 93%
- Undergraduates
- 2,812
- Graduate students
- 1,243
- Part-time students
- 7.2%
- Women
- 64%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 59%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 84
- Endowment
- $246.5M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,249 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,696 | $14,810 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $49,440 | $9,181 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 93% | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 59% | 57% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 71% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $13,136 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,092 | $27,631 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,927 | $32,992 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 65% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 56% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
84 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawProfessional | Professional | 187 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 85 | $25,898 | $24,241 | $49,380 | $50,706 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $26,947 | $20,257 | $42,089 | $48,240 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $25,000 | $35,578 | $58,058 | $55,556 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 50 | $32,157 | $78,070 | $92,654 | $125,988 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 49 | $51,250 | $100,588 | $118,315 | $120,193 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $26,000 | $32,079 | $53,481 | $69,303 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 35 | $79,047 | $41,721 | $51,296 | $59,571 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $26,990 | $30,181 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Business/Corporate CommunicationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 27 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $24,735 | $36,004 | $53,240 | $63,560 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $26,281 | $59,909 | $63,293 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $24,621 | $26,581 | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,000 | Withheld | $46,374 | $48,471 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $26,077 | $37,206 | Withheld | $56,278 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $26,899 | Withheld | $39,658 | $42,892 |
| CriminologyMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,647 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Loyola University New Orleans cost?
$23,696 a year is the average net price at Loyola University New Orleans after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $49,440, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $64,157. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,131 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Loyola University New Orleans?
93% of applicants are admitted to Loyola University New Orleans. The median admission rate of colleges in Louisiana is 78%.
How much do Loyola University New Orleans graduates earn?
$52,927 a year is the median pay of former Loyola University New Orleans students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,092 after 6 years). That ranks 1,249 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 94 in Louisiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $129,523.
How much student debt do Loyola University New Orleans graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Loyola University New Orleans graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 53% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Loyola University New Orleans?
59% of first-time, full-time students at Loyola University New Orleans finish within 6 years. 80% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Loyola University New Orleans?
Law (187 professional graduates), Psychology, General (85 bachelor's graduates), Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management (69 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 84 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.