Enrollment Trends at Loyola University New Orleans

The student population at Loyola University New Orleans is 4,250 (3,007 undergraduate and 1,243 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 163 (3.99%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Loyola University New Orleans is 70.75% which is increased by 316 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 153 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 54 male students for every 100 female students, down from 58 in 2015.
608 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -3.65% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,222 where 4,250 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 4,570 students in 2022 and was lowest at 3,679 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 4,087 to 4,250 students, a net gain of 163 (4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Loyola University New Orleans since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,087	2,691	1,079	1,612	1,396	426	970
2016-17	3,679 -408	2,482 -209	979 -100	1,503 -109	1,197 -199	364 -62	833 -137
2017-18	3,759 80	2,602 120	986 7	1,616 113	1,157 -40	369 5	788 -45
2018-19	4,261 502	2,982 380	1,084 98	1,898 282	1,279 122	363 -6	916 128
2019-20	4,367 106	3,172 190	1,081 -3	2,091 193	1,195 -84	364 1	831 -85
2020-21	4,497 130	3,219 47	1,089 8	2,130 39	1,278 83	372 8	906 75
2021-22	4,570 73	3,365 146	1,111 22	2,254 124	1,205 -73	378 6	827 -79
2022-23	4,397 -173	3,289 -76	1,097 -14	2,192 -62	1,108 -97	383 5	725 -102
2023-24	4,351 -46	3,205 -84	1,103 6	2,102 -90	1,146 38	382 -1	764 39
2024-25	4,250 -101	3,007 -198	1,062 -41	1,945 -157	1,243 97	428 46	815 51
Average	4,222	3,001	1,067	1,934	1,220	383	838

Loyola University New Orleans Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,001 where 3,007 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Loyola University New Orleans since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,691	2,510	1,008	1,502	181	71	110
2016-17	2,482	2,338	918	1,420	144	61	83
2017-18	2,602	2,446	918	1,528	156	68	88
2018-19	2,982	2,691	992	1,699	291	92	199
2019-20	3,172	2,876	1,001	1,875	296	80	216
2020-21	3,219	2,955	1,014	1,941	264	75	189
2021-22	3,365	3,090	1,031	2,059	275	80	195
2022-23	3,289	3,000	1,004	1,996	289	93	196
2023-24	3,205	2,868	989	1,879	337	114	223
2024-25	3,007	2,651	939	1,712	356	123	233
Average	3,001	3,001	981	1,761	3,001	86	173

Loyola University New Orleans Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,220 where 1,243 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Loyola University New Orleans since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,396	587	231	356	809	195	614
2016-17	1,197	515	197	318	682	167	515
2017-18	1,157	517	222	295	640	147	493
2018-19	1,279	615	221	394	664	142	522
2019-20	1,195	626	231	395	569	133	436
2020-21	1,278	724	235	489	554	137	417
2021-22	1,205	722	256	466	483	122	361
2022-23	1,108	691	281	410	417	102	315
2023-24	1,146	777	300	477	369	82	287
2024-25	1,243	769	311	458	474	117	357
Average	1,220	1,220	249	406	1,220	134	432

Loyola University New Orleans Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 47.53% and the percentage of black students is 20.47% at Loyola University New Orleans. 2.73% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 17.69% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 54.49% to 47.53%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.35% to 2.73%. Black student enrollment increased from 15.54% to 20.47%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 12.75% to 17.69%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6978 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6606 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Loyola University New Orleans over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	27	137	635	521	3	2,227	125
2016-17	22	111	543	504	2	2,027	138
2017-18	26	120	565	528	4	2,033	139
2018-19	33	134	754	648	7	2,098	140
2019-20	30	128	749	716	10	2,147	157
2020-21	23	131	788	754	8	2,167	170
2021-22	22	134	847	785	7	2,161	184
2022-23	18	135	801	808	4	2,109	190
2023-24	15	128	845	781	2	2,088	206
2024-25	12	116	870	752	2	2,020	203
Average	23	127	740	680	5	2,108	165

Loyola University New Orleans Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

608 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -3.65% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Loyola University New Orleans from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	4,087	631	436	3,020
2016-17	3,679	490	429	2,760
2017-18	3,759	431	435	2,893
2018-19	4,261	673	708	2,880
2019-20	4,367	727	866	2,774
2020-21	4,497	734	3,709	54
2021-22	4,570	662	1,790	2,118
2022-23	4,397	534	1,166	2,697
2023-24	4,351	582	1,170	2,599
2024-25	4,250	608	1,348	2,294
Average	4,222	607	1,206	2,409

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