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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: 142 acres
Location: Los Angeles, California

LMU offers 53 major programs and 57 minor programs. The Graduate Division offers 31 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 3,212 students
18 Division I sports (10 women, 8 men)
Member of the West Coast Conference
154 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: 5,667; Graduate: 1,886; Law School: 1,319; Total: 8,872
Undergraduate tuition + fees: $35,419 (2009-10)
Average room + board: $12,025 (2009-10)
Average undergraduate class size:20
Average graduate class size: 15
Student to faculty ratio: 11-1
Ethnicity of students: American Indian/Alaska Native: 1%; African American: 8%; Asian/Pacific Islander: 13%; Hispanic: 19%; White/Non-Hispanic: 56%; Unknown/Decline to state: 3%
Undergraduate students by geographic origin: California: 72%; Out-of-state: 25%; International: 3%

Faculty awards: Fulbright Scholars: 1; Nobel Prize Winners: 1; Pulitzer Prize Winners: 1
Faculty research grants and contracts: $6.6 million in FY2009
Number of full-time faculty: 498
Number of endowed chairs: 16
Number of endowed undergraduate scholarships: 192
LMU student scholars 2009-10: Fulbright: 2; Rotary: 2; Boren: 1; Department of State Critical Language Scholarships: 2
Amount contributed to student grants and scholarships by LMU, 2008-09: $64 million
Undergraduate students who received financial aid, 2008-09: 75%
Ethics @ LMU: Six endowed chairs in ethics; all undergraduates take at least one ethics course; LMU offers an interdepartmental minor program in ethics

Generates approximately $443 million annually in direct economic activity in Los Angeles County
Employs more than 2,000 people
Students volunteer more than 170,000 service hours a year with 350 community organizations.
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 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.

Ranked fourth in “Best Universities with Master’s Programs in the West” U.S. News & World Report, 2010
Included in “The Best 371 Colleges: 2010 Edition” Princeton Review, 2010
Part-time M.B.A. program ranked "12th best in the United States" U.S. News & World Report, 2009
Undergraduate entrepreneurship program ranked "20th in the United States" Princeton Review/Entrepreneur magazine, 2009
Named among “Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics” The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, 2009

Drollinger Parking Plaza was built with a “green roof” in 1995.
LMU draws 12 percent of its electric power from renewable resources.
100 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.
About three-quarters of the campus uses reclaimed water for irrigation.
LMU has three LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings.