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Loyola University New Orleans College of Law is a law school in New Orleans, Louisiana affiliated with Loyola University New Orleans. Loyola's law school opened in 1914. The School of Law was renamed the College of Law with the passage of the PATHWAYS Plan on May 19, 2006. The College of Law is one of only three law schools in the nation to offer curricula in both the Civil Law of Louisiana and the Common Law of the 49 other states (the others are Tulane University Law School and Paul M. Hebert Law Center).

Year Founded:1914Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:New Orleans, LAWebsite:http://law.loyno.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:K. Michele Allison-Davis
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$40 U.S. News (2009):300# Applications:1387Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:848LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:260J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:2/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:61%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:N/A   Yield Rate:31% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):80Full Time Faculty:3475th GPA:3.54 75th LSAT:155
1L Section Size (PT):19Part Time Faculty:17Median GPA:3.29 Median LSAT:152
2L/3L Courses:76Student to Faculty Ratio:18.325th GPA:3.01 25th LSAT:150
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:299 1L Attrition:10.2%Total Law Firms:31
Law School Dorm:YesAll FT Students:653 Transfers In:10NY Law Firms:0
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students:143 Transfers Out:41DC Law Firms:0
  Total Students:796   CA Law Firms:0
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$28,856% Receiving Grant Aid:47.1% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:LA
Part Time Tuition:$19,466Full Tuition & Stipend:1.2% % Employed (9 mos.):91.3%% Pass (First Time):77%
Living Expenses:$14,366Full Tuition:0.9%   State Average:73%
Total Cost (FT):$43,222Half Tuition:17.8%   Difference:4%
Total Cost (PT):$33,832Other Scholarships:27.2%