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Loyola Marymount University, founded in 1911, is the largest Catholic university on the West Coast.
Mission: The encouragement of learning, the education of the whole person, the service of faith and the promotion of justice.
President: Robert B. Lawton, S.J.
Sponsoring Religious Orders: Society of Jesus (Jesuits); Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
Area: 150 acres
Location: Los Angeles, California

LMU offers more than 80 undergraduate degrees and programs. The Graduate Division offers more than 30 master's degrees, one doctoral degree and 15 credential programs.
Colleges and Schools: Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts; College of Business Administration; College of Communication and Fine Arts; Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering; Loyola Law School; School of Education; School of Film and Television
19 residence halls, houses and apartments for 3,218 students
19 Division I sports (10 women, 9 men)
Member of the West Coast Conference
144 clubs and organizations
15 national Greek fraternities and sororities
LMU's student media: KXLU 88.9 FM; The Los Angeles Loyolan (award-winning newspaper); The Tower (award-winning yearbook); ROAR Network (award-winning television network)

Undergraduate: 5,509; Graduate: 1,962; Law School: 1,374; Total: 8,845
Undergraduate tuition + fees: $33,266 (2008-09)
Average room + board: $11,808 (2008-09)
Average undergraduate class size: 18
Average graduate class size: 14
Student to faculty ratio: 13-1
Ethnicity of students: American Indian/Alaska Native: 1%; African American: 8%; Asian/Pacific Islander: 12%; Hispanic: 20%; White/Non-Hispanic: 56%; Unknown/Decline to state: 3%
Undergraduate students by geographic origin: California: 73%; Out-of-state: 25%; International: 2%

Faculty awards: Fulbright Scholars: 1; Nobel Prize Winners: 1; Pulitzer Prize Winners: 1
Faculty research grants and contracts: $3.1 Million in 2008
Number of full-time faculty: 438
Number of endowed chairs: 15
Number of endowed undergraduate scholarships: 188
LMU student scholars 2008-09: Fulbright: 5; Rotary: 1; Goldwater: 1
Amount contributed to student grants and scholarships by LMU, 2008-09: $33.7 million
Undergraduate students who received financial aid, 2007-08: 73%
Ethics @ LMU: Six endowed chairs in ethics; all undergraduates take at least one ethics course; LMU offers an interdepartmental minor program in ethics; LMU hosts an annual international business ethics competition

Generates approximately $400 million annually in direct economic activity in Southern California
Employs more than 2,000 people
Students volunteer more than 170,000 service hours a year with 350 community organizations.
Alumni have their own service organization, Alumni for Others.
LMU Family of Schools partners with LAUSD to help five Westchester schools.
LMU was named a 2007 "Treasure of Los Angeles."
Many programs, including the Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles, the Bioethics Institute, the School of Education and the Seaver College of Science and Engineering make L.A.'s politics, healthcare, education and environment part of the curriculum.
Loyola Law School is the first ABA-accredited law school in California with a mandatory pro bono requirement.

Included in “The Best 368 Colleges” and rated 16th most beautiful Princeton Review, 2009
Ranked fourth in “Best Universities with Master’s Programs in the West” U.S. News & World Report, 2009
Part-time M.B.A. program ranked 4th best in the United States Business Week magazine, 2007
Entrepreneurship programs ranked in the top 20 in the United States Princeton Review/Entrepreneur magazine, 2008
Named among “Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics” The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, 2008
Named among the “25 cutting-edge schools with an eye toward the future” Kaplan’s “You Are Here” College Guide, 2008

Drollinger Parking Plaza was built with a “green roof” in 1995.
LMU draws 10 percent of its electric power from renewable resources.
More than 70 percent of campus sprinklers respond automatically to weather conditions.
Started recycling in 1990; first campus-wide collegiate recycling program in California, 1993.
One of the first campuses in the state to recycle 100% of green waste.
Solar rooftop systems, on University Hall and Von der Ahe Library, won a federal Green Power Award in 2003.
More than half of the campus uses reclaimed water for irrigation.
LMU has three LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings.