Loyola University of New Orleans

Loyola University New Orleans

Latin: Universitas Loyolaae Neo Aurelianensis
Former names	Loyola College (1886–1912) Loyola University (1912–1996)
Motto	Deo et Patriae (Latin) Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (Latin)
Motto in English	For God and country For the Greater Glory of God
Type	Private Nonprofit Research Coeducational
Established	Founded 1904 Chartered July 10, 1912
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Academic affiliations	AJCU ACCU NAICU CIC
Endowment	$243.8 million (2016)
President	Kevin Wildes
Administrative staff	240
Students	5,008
Undergraduates	3,165
Postgraduates	1,843
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States 29°56′03″N 90°07′18″W / 29.934236°N 90.121685°W / 29.934236; -90.121685Coordinates: 29°56′03″N 90°07′18″W / 29.934236°N 90.121685°W / 29.934236; -90.121685
Campus	Total: 23 acres (9.3 ha) Main campus:19 acres (7.7 ha) Broadway campus:4 acres (1.6 ha)
Colors	Maroon and Gold
Nickname	Wolfpack
Sporting affiliations	NAIA Division I – SSAC
Website	www.loyno.edu

Loyola University New Orleans is a private, co-educational, and Jesuit university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Originally established as Loyola College in 1904, the institution was chartered as a university in 1912. It bears the name of the Jesuit patron, Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Loyola is one of 28 member institutions that make up the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and, with its current enrollment of approximately 5000 students, is among the larger Jesuit universities in the southern United States. Loyola University New Orleans is ranked as the tenth best institution among Southern regional universities offering masters and undergraduate degrees in the 2017 issue of the annual America's Best Colleges issue and guidebook published by U.S. News & World Report.The Princeton Review also features Loyola University New Orleans in the most recent editions of its annual book, The Best 371 Colleges. In the past, the school has been called Loyola of the South, Loyola New Orleans, Loyola University, New Orleans, and Loyola University of New Orleans.

In the early 18th century Jesuits first arrived among the earliest settlers in New Orleans and Louisiana.

Loyola University in New Orleans was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1904 as Loyola College on a section of the Foucher Plantation bought by the Jesuits in 1886. A young Jesuit, Fr. Albert Biever, was given a nickel for street car fare and told by his Jesuit superiors to travel Uptown on the St. Charles Streetcar and found a university. As with many Jesuit schools, it contained both a college and preparatory academy. The first classes of Loyola College were held in a residence behind Most Holy Name of Jesus Church. Fr. Biever was the first president. The first of Loyola's permanent buildings was undertaken in 1907, with Marquette Hall completed in 1910.