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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: David W. Burcham
Sponsoring Religious Orders: Society of Jesus (Jesuits); Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
Area: 142 acres
Location: Los Angeles, California

LMU offers 56 major and 57 minor undergraduate degrees and programs.
The Graduate Division offers 38 master's degrees, one doctoral degree and 13 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 student housing facilities for 3,210 students
18 Division I sports (10 women, 8 men)
Member of the West Coast Conference
140 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: 5,797; Graduate: 1,961; Law School: 1,312; Total: 9,070
Undergraduate tuition + fees: $36,404 (2010-11)
Graduate tuition: $912-$1,189 (2010-11, per unit, per program)
Average room + board: $12,397 (2010-11)
Average undergraduate class size: 21
Average graduate class size: 16
Student to faculty ratio: 11-1
Ethnicity of students: American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%; African American: 5.4%; Asian: 9%; Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%; Hispanic/Latino: 21%; Caucasian: 53.5%; Multi-race: 7.1%; International: 3.5%
Undergraduate students by geographic origin: California: 74%; Out-of-state: 26%

Faculty awards: Fulbright Scholars: 2; Nobel Prize Winners: 1; Pulitzer Prize Winners: 1
Faculty research grants and contracts: $2.8 million in FY2010
Number of full-time faculty: 507
Number of endowed chairs:20
Number of endowed undergraduate scholarships:201
Amount contributed to student grants and scholarships by LMU, 2010-11: $73.3 million
Undergraduate students who received financial aid, 2010-11: 79%
Ethics at 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 Southern California
Employs 1,162 people (excluding faculty)
Students volunteer more than 175,000 service hours a year with 350 community organizations.
LMU Family of Schools partners with LAUSD to help seven Westchester schools.
LMU was named a "Treasure of Los Angeles" in 2007
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 no. 3 in the "Best regional Universities (West)" U.S. News & World Report, 2011
LMU among 11 U.S. public and private universities singled out for best combined graduation rates for Hispanic and African American studentsby The Education Trust, 2010
Loyola Law School ranked 56th of 188 accredited law schools by U.S. News & Wordl Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2011
Included in “The Best 371 Colleges: 2010 Edition” Princeton Review, 2011
Loyola Law School ranked 3rd in the "Best Classroom Experience," 6th for "Best Environment for Minority Students" and 7th for "Best Professors" by Princeton Review's "Best 172 Law Schools," 2011
Undergraduate entrepreneurship program ranked "22nd in the United States" Princeton Review/Entrepreneur magazine, 2011

The WateReuse Association selected LMU as the 2010 WateReuse Customer of the Year for implementing a treatment station which produces odorless, clean irrigation water used on 75% of campus landscapes.
In 2009, LMU finished in the top 5% in key categories of RecycleMania, an annual recycling competition involving over 500 colleges and universities nationally.
LMU was a recipient of the 2007 California Interfaith Power & Light Energy Oscar for Outstanding Achievement in Energy Efficiency.
LMU has three LEED Certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings.
LMU signed the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment in 2007, committing LMU to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Started recycling in 1990; first campus-wide collegiate recycling program in California, 1993.