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Father Michael J. Garanzini, President
- Total enrollment: 15,194
- 40% of undergrads from outside Illinois
- 69 undergrad majors and 69 minors
- 77 master's, 36 doctoral and three professional degree programs
- 120,000 alumni, 80,000 in Chicago
- 14-to-1 student/faculty ratio (2006)
- Undergraduate tuition (full-time avg. per year for 2006-07): $26,150
Loyola University Chicago, a private university founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, is Chicago's only Jesuit Catholic University and one of the largest of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. Loyola University Chicago comprises four campuses: Lake Shore (LSC), Water Tower (WTC), Loyola University Health Systems (LUHS) and the John Felice Rome Center in Italy. Loyola also hosts The Beijing Center in China, and is home to nine schools and colleges. Recognizing Loyola's excellence in education, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Loyola consistently among the "top national universities" and "best values" in its annual publications.
Lake Shore Campus
mailing address: 6525 N. Sheridan Road
- Acquired in 1906. State of Illinois issued charter that founded Loyola University Chicago in 1909
- Serves as main residential and undergrad campus; home to more than 3,000 students, set along the shores of Lake Michigan
- Home to more than 40 buildings, including the 5,200-seat, 44,500 square-foot Joseph J. Gentile Event Center for athletics, recreation and special events; the Michael R. and Marilyn C. Quinlan Life Sciences Education and Research Center, an innovative facility featuring state-of-the-art science labs, which opened in December 2004; and Cudahy Library, the main university library
- Site of Mundelein Center, a national historic landmark, soon to be the home of a multi-purpose community fine arts and theatre programming center
- Location for the College of Arts and Sciences, the largest of the university's nine schools and colleges; Graduate School, offering master's and doctoral degree programs in a variety of areas; and the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, the first accredited collegiate nursing school in Illinois
Water Tower Campus
mailing address: 820 N. Michigan Avenue
- Established in 1946, located just off Michigan Avenue, Chicago's famed "Magnificent Mile"
- Downtown location offers invaluable connection to internships, careers and networking opportunities with local and nationally-recognized Fortune 500 companies
- Host for a majority of graduate level classes, along with some undergraduate classes
- Home to the School of Business Administration, School of Education, Loyola Law Center, School of Professional Studies, School of Social Work, Institute of Pastoral Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences
- Houses Office of the President, along with other key University administrative offices
- Site of Chicago's newest museum, the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA), which opened in October 2005, and the University's historic Lewis Towers
- Home to Baumhart Hall and Terry Student Center which opened in Fall 2006
Maywood Campus
mailing address: 2160 S. First Avenue, Maywood, IL
- Opened in 1969
- Home to Loyola University Health System, which includes Loyola University Medical Center and 17 off-site facilities
- 70-acre campus located in west suburban Maywood, Illinois
- Leading academic medical center serves as major referral center for heart disease, cancer, burn, trauma and neonatal care
- Site of the Stritch School of Medicine and its more than 550 students
For more information, visit: www.luhs.org, or contact Loyola University Health System media relations at: 708-216-3200.
The John Felice Rome Center
mailing address: Via Massimi 114/A, Rome, Italy
- Established in 1962
- Provides more than 400 students a year with the cultural advantages of studying abroad, making it one of the largest centers in Western Europe for international education in the arts and sciences
- Students live and study on five-acre campus on Via Massimi in Monte Mario, four miles from downtown Rome, Italy
- Alma mater to more than 13,000 alumni worldwide
The Beijing Center
- Further increasing students' global learning opportunities, Loyola has been named U.S. host university to The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies, (TBC).
- Founded in 1998, The Beijing Center has quickly established itself as a top program for students eager to study abroad in China.
- The undergraduate program integrates language study, a choice of 40 seminars on Chinese topics, adventure travel, and interaction with Chinese students.
- The Beijing Center has added a variety of summer options, plus programs for faculty members and select graduate students. As U.S. host university for TBC, Loyola University Chicago provides academic oversight and administrative support for this successful study abroad program.
- Specifically, Loyola is responsible for the maintenance of high academic standards of the program, and manages recruiting, enrollment, and financial services to support its operations and students. Future plans include scholar programs in Beijing, Rome and Chicago.