Loyola University New Orleans

7214 St. Charles Avenue, P.O. Box 901
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 861-5575

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#19 in Library Size

LoyNO Law ranks #19 in terms of library size with 821,560 volumes or equivalents.

#29 in Presence of Minority Faculty

LoyNO Law ranks #29 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (19.8%).

#47 in Private Sector Salary

LoyNO Law is tied for #47 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($95,000).

#63 in Bar Passage Rate

LoyNO Law ranks #63 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (85.4%), and it outperforms by +8.8% the state of Louisiana’s overall bar passage rate of 76.6%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#63 in Presence of Minority Students

LoyNO Law ranks #63 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (39.5%).

#100 in Presence of Female Faculty

LoyNO Law is tied for #100 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (39.6%).

#106 in Highest Tuition

LoyNO Law ranks #106 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($44,330). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#110 in Student to Faculty Ratio

LoyNO Law is tied for #110 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (7.3:1).

#131 in Public Sector Salary

LoyNO Law is tied for #131 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($50,000).

#136 in Median LSAT

LoyNO Law is tied for #136 in terms of the median LSAT score (152) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#158 in Acceptance Rate

LoyNO Law ranks #158 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 59.6% among those who applied for admission.

#160 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#173 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
LoyNO Law ranks #160 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (23.0%) and #173 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (60.7%).

#169 in Median Undergraduate GPA

LoyNO Law ranks #169 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.14) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: August 1
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 59.6% 76.3%
LSAT Score (Median) 152 151
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 148-155 147-154
GPA (Median) 3.14 3.20
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 2.89-3.48 2.87-3.52

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: LA LA
School's bar passage rate: 85.4% 69.2%
State overall bar passage rate: 76.6% 69.3%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +8.8% -0.1%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 23.0% 21.1%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 60.7% 60.1%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $44,330 $43,410
Room and Board: $14,434 $13,644
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 71.9% 75.3%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $22,500 $20,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $103,669 $124,143
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 83.5% 77.7%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 499 425
Men: 44.1% 46.4%
Women: 55.9% 53.6%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 60.5% N/A
Black: 16.8% N/A
Hispanic: 12.8% N/A
Asian: 3.2% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 7.3 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 96 N/A
Male: 60.4% N/A
Female: 39.6% N/A
Minority: 19.8% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $95,000 $77,000
Public Sector (Median): $50,000 $57,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 821,560 443,402