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Loyola of Chicago

Loyola University Chicago
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Former names
St. Ignatius College
(1870–1909)
Motto Ad majorem Dei gloriam (Latin)
Motto in English
For the greater glory of God
Type Private, nonprofit,
research, coeducational
Established 1870
Affiliation Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Endowment $535.1 million (2016)
Chancellor Fr. Michael J. Garanzini, S.J.
President Jo Ann Rooney
Provost John Pelissero (Lakeside Campuses)
Margaret Faut Callahan (Health Sciences Division)
Academic staff
784
Administrative staff
1,608
Students 16,422
Undergraduates 11,129
Postgraduates 5,293
Location Chicago, Illinois, US
42°00′00″N 87°39′28″W / 41.9999°N 87.6578°W / 41.9999; -87.6578Coordinates: 42°00′00″N 87°39′28″W / 41.9999°N 87.6578°W / 41.9999; -87.6578
Fight song Hail Loyola
Colors Maroon      and      Gold
Athletics NCAA Division IMVC
Nickname Ramblers
Affiliations AJCU
NCA
ACCU
Sports 13 varsity sports teams
(6 men's and 7 women's)
Mascot Lu Wolf
Website luc.edu
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University rankings
National
U.S. News & World Report 99
Washington Monthly 142
Global
QS 751-800

Loyola University Chicago (often referred to as Loyola or LUC) is a private American Catholic research university located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1870 by the Jesuits, today Loyola is one of the largest Catholic universities in the nation and a major contributor to Chicago's economic and cultural capital. Loyola's professional schools have educated generations of local business and civic leaders, and distinguished programs in medicine, nursing, and health sciences are anchored by the nationally recognized Loyola University Medical Center.

Comprising eleven colleges and schools, Loyola offers over 80 undergraduate and 140 graduate/professional programs and enrolls approximately 16,000 students total. Loyola has six campuses located across the Chicago metropolitan area, as well as a campus in Rome and guest programs in Beijing and Ho Chi Minh City. The flagship Lake Shore Campus is located along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Rogers Park and Edgewater neighborhoods of Chicago, eight miles north of the Loop.

Loyola's athletic teams, nicknamed the Ramblers, compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Loyola won the 1963 NCAA men's basketball championship, and remains the only school from Illinois to do so. The Ramblers are also two-time (2014, 2015) NCAA champions in men's volleyball.

Over 150,000 Loyola alumni include executives of major Chicago-based corporations such as McDonald's and Baxter International, as well as dozens of local and national political leaders including the current Illinois Attorney General and Speaker of the House. Loyola alumni have won Emmy, Grammy, Peabody, and Pulitzer awards, as well as Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowships.


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