Loyola University of Los Angeles

Loyola Marymount University

Latin: Universitas Loyolaae Mariamontis
Former names	Los Angeles College (1911) St. Vincent's College (1917) Loyola College of Los Angeles (1918) Loyola University of Los Angeles (1930–1973) also Marymount Junior College (1932–1948) Marymount College (1948–1973)
Motto	Ad majorem Dei gloriam (Latin) Tua Luce Dirige (Latin)
Motto in English	For the greater glory of God Direct us by thy light
Type	Private Nonprofit Coeducational
Established	1911 (1865) (merger)
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Jesuit, Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange)
Endowment	$440 million (2016)
President	Timothy Law Snyder
Provost	Joseph B. Hellige
Academic staff	534
Students	9,392 (Fall 2015)
Undergraduates	6,259 (Fall 2015)
Postgraduates	3,133 (Fall 2015)
Location	Westchester, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Campus	Urban – 150 acres (60.7 ha)
Fight song	"Fight on Loyola"
Colors	Crimson and Blue
Athletics	NCAA Division I – WCC, PCSC
Nickname	Lions
Affiliations	AJCU ACCU NAICU
Sports	22 varsity teams (10 men's and 12 women's)
Mascot	Iggy the Lion
Website	www.lmu.edu

Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private, co-educational university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions located in the Westchester neighborhood on the Westside of Los Angeles, California. The university is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and one of five Marymount institutions of higher education.

Loyola Marymount University traces its history through Loyola University, founded in 1911 as the successor to St. Vincent's College which was founded in 1865, and Marymount College, founded in 1933 with its roots in Marymount School which was founded in 1923. Loyola Marymount, which sits atop the bluffs overlooking Marina Del Rey and Playa Del Rey is the parent school to Loyola Law School located in downtown Los Angeles.

As of 2010, Loyola Marymount is one of the largest Roman Catholic universities on the West Coast with just over 9,000 undergraduate, graduate and law school students.

The names "" and "" have long been associated with Catholic higher education in countries around the globe. Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of The Society of Jesus, sanctioned the foundation of his order's first school in 1548. The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary have conducted educational institutions since their establishment in France in 1849 by Father Jean Gailhac. These two traditions of education have come together in Los Angeles as Loyola Marymount University.