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Loyola University Chicago is comprised of four campuses: Lake Shore
(LSC), Water Tower (WTC), Medical Center, and the John Felice Rome
Center in Italy; and is home to ten schools and colleges: arts and
sciences, business administration, communication, education, graduate
studies, law, medicine, nursing, continuing and professional studies,
and social work. Loyola also serves as the U.S. host university to the
Beijing Center for Chinese Studies in Beijing, China.
Recognizing Loyola's excellence in education, U.S.News and World Report
has ranked Loyola consistently among the "top national universities" in
its annual publications, and named the University a "best value" in its
2010 rankings. Loyola is among a select group of universities
recognized for community service and engagement by prestigious national
organizations like the Carnegie Foundation and the Corporation for
National and Community Service.
Lake Shore Campus - 1032 W. Sheridan Road
Acquired in 1906. State of Illinois issued charter that founded Loyola University Chicago in 1909
Serves as main residential and undergraduate campus; home to
more than 3,000 students, and set along the shores of Lake Michigan
Home to more than 40 buildings, including the 5,200-seat,
45,000 square foot Joseph J. Gentile Center; the Michael R. and Marilyn
Quinlan Life Sciences Education and Research Center, an innovative
facility featuring state-of-the-art science labs; Cudahy Library, the
main University library; and the Richard J. Klarchek Information
Commons, a 72,000 square-foot environmentally friendly annex to Cudahy
Library that is Silver Level Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) certified
Site of Mundelein Center, a national historic landmark, and the
home of a multi-purpose fine arts and theatre programming center
Location of the College of Arts and Sciences, the largest of the University's ten schools and colleges; the Graduate School, offering master's and doctoral degree programs in a variety of areas; and the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, the first accredited collegiate nursing school in Illinois
Water Tower Campus - 820 N. Michigan Avenue
Established in 1946, located just off Michigan Avenue, Chicago's famed "Magnificent Mile"
Downtown location offers invaluable access to internships,
careers, and networking opportunities with locally and nationally
recognized Fortune 500 companies
Host to a majority of graduate-level classes, along with some undergraduate classes
Home to the School of Business Administration, Graduate School
of Business, School of Education, Corboy Law Center, School of
Continuing and Professional Studies, School of Social Work, School of
Communication, and Institute of Pastoral Studies
Houses Office of the President, along with other key University administrative offices
Site of the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA), and the University's historic Lewis Towers
Location of Loyola's only downtown residence hall, the Rev. Raymond C. Baumhart, S.J., Residence Hall and Terry Student Center
Medical Center Campus - 2160 S. First Avenue, Maywood, IL
Opened in 1969
Home to Loyola University Health System, which includes Loyola University Medical Center and 17 off-site facilities
61-acre campus located in west suburban Maywood, Illinois
Leading academic medical center serves as major referral center for heart disease, cancer, burn, trauma, and neonatal care
Site of the Stritch School of Medicine and its more than 550 students
For more information, visit www.luhs.org or contact Loyola University Health System media relations at 708.216.3200
The John Felice Rome Center - Via Massimi 114/A, Rome, Italy
Established in 1962
Provides more than 400 students a year with the cultural advantages of studying abroad, making it one of the largest centers in Western Europe for international education in the arts and sciences
Students live and study on five-acre campus on Via Massimi in Monte Mario, four miles from downtown Rome, Italy
Alma mater of more than 13,000 alumni worldwide
Michael J. Garanzini, S.J., President
Total enrollment: More than 15,951
71 undergraduate majors and 71 minors
85 master's, 31 doctoral degrees, and 26 graduate-level certificate programs
1,100 full-time staff members, 40 part-time staff members, and 650 full-time faculty members
15:1 Undergraduate student/faculty ratio
138,000 alumni; 82,000 in Chicago
One of only eight percent of all American colleges and universities to have a Phi Beta Kappa honor society chapter
Undergraduate tuition (full-time entering fall 2010): $31,040
Loyola University Chicago, a private university founded in 1870 as
St. Ignatius College, is the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic
University and the only one located in Chicago.
