Loyola University New Orleans Student Population

How many students at Loyola University New Orleans?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Loyola University New Orleans has a total enrollment of 4,250 students, including 3,007 undergraduate and 1,243 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,490 male students (35.1%) and 2,760 female students (64.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,020 White students (47.5%) and 870 Black students (20.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,007 undergraduate students (70.8%) and 1,243 graduate students (29.2%).
• Class Delivery: 608 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,348 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Loyola University New Orleans's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,490 male (35.06%) and 2,760 female (64.94%) students are attending Loyola University New Orleans. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 53.99.

By class level, 3,007 (70.75%) are undergraduate students and 1,243 (29.25%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 35.32% are male and 64.68% are female, while among graduate students, 34.43% are male and 65.57% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,020 White, 870 Black, and 116 Asian students out of a total of 4,250 are attending at Loyola University New Orleans. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Loyola University New Orleans is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 69.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Loyola University New Orleans has 127 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 3,251 students under 25 years old, and 999 students over 25 years old out of 4,250 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 126 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. Loyola University New Orleans has 2,776 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 231 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at Loyola University New Orleans, 1 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. It has 475 graduate students aged under 25 and 768 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Loyola University New Orleans, 608 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,348 students are enrolled in some online courses.

353 students who live in Louisiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 255 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,007 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 129 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.29%.97 students have transferred in as full-time status and 32 students transferred in as part-time status.