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The 2012-2013 "At a Glance" fact card is available in Adobe Acrobat format here.

Loyola Marymount University, founded in 1911, is celebrating 100 years of higher education, service of faith and justice and a commitment to contributing to the improvement of Los Angeles and the region.
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 60 major and 54 minor undergraduate degrees and programs.
The Graduate Division offers 36 master's degrees, one education doctorate and 12 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
19 Division I sports (10 women's, 9 men's)
Member of the West Coast Conference
140 clubs and organizations
16 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: 5,962; Graduate: 2,129; Law School: 1,278; Total: 9,369
Undergraduate tuition + fees: $38,900 (2012-13)
Graduate tuition: $975-$1,271 (2012-13, per unit, by program)
Average room + board: $13,070 (2012-13)
Average undergraduate class size: 21
Average graduate class size: 15
Student to faculty ratio: 11-1
Ethnicity of students: American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%; African-American: 5.6%; Asian: 9.8%; Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%; Hispanic/Latino: 22.0%; Caucasian: 50.6%; Multi-race: 7.3%; International: 4.2%
Undergraduate students by geographic origin: California: 76%; Out-of-state: 24%

Faculty awards: Fulbright Scholars: 19 (past 10 years); Nobel Prize Winners: 2; Pulitzer Prize Winners: 1; Princeton Fellowship: 1
Faculty research grants and contracts: $4.6 million in FY2012
Number of full-time faculty: 534
Number of endowed chairs: 26
Number of endowed undergraduate scholarships: 241
Amount contributed to student grants and scholarships by LMU, 2011-12: $86.4 million
Undergraduate students who received financial aid, 2011-12: 83%
Ethics at LMU: Seven 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 1,700 faculty and staff
Students volunteer more than 175,000 service hours a year with 350 community organizations.
LMU Family of Schools partners with 8 public schools, 1 public charter school and 4 Catholic schools in the Westchester/Playa community.
Loyola Law School is the first ABA-accredited law school in California with a mandatory pro bono requirement.
The 1.7-acre Ballona Discovery Park brings science, education and community together through partnership between LMU, Friends of Ballona Wetlands and Play Vista. LMU has contributed $700,000 toward the park's construction.

Ranked No. 3 in the "Best Universities with Master's Programs in the West" -- U.S. News & World Report, 2013
LMU's William H. Hannon Library ranks 20th among university libraries in the U.S. -- Princeton Review's "Best 377 Colleges," 2013
The School of Film and Television ranks 18th of the 25 top film school around the world -- The Hollywood Reporter, 2012
LMU ranks 6th out of 50 California colleges that graduate the most students in 4 years -- U.S. Dept. of Education
Loyola Law ranks 51st out of 195 law schools nationally -- U.S. News & World Report, 2013
Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering is tied for 25th nationally among undergraduate engineering schools -- U.S. News & World Report, 2013

Sierra Club lists LMU 26th of 96 colleges and universities as the "Coolest Schools" for environmental initiatives and practices for 2012
LMU achieves a silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education for 2012
The Waste-Reuse 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
One of the first campuses in the state to recycle 100% of green waste
LMU has three LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings, including a gold certification in 2011 for the William H. Hannon Library