Overview
The Perfect Environment: Offering Opportunity to Students in a City with International Flavor
Perched on the top of a bluff overlooking Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean, Loyola Marymount's 150-acre campus, combined with the renowned and beautiful climate of Southern California, creates an environment perfect for academic development and personal growth. With limitless opportunities for entertainment and activities, Los Angeles also offers many of the real-world opportunities that students will seek upon their graduation. Employers abound in the greater L.A. area, and internship and pre-professional education opportunities are readily available and supported by the proximity to the thriving city and surrounding areas.
While taking a break from the rigors of academia, students can attend professional sporting events, visit the various museums and other cultural institutions in the city, dine at award-winning restaurants, and experience the rich history of California's pre-eminent city. For those with an interest in outdoor activities, opportunities are presented almost everywhere, from trips to the nearby beaches to other activities ranging from mountain biking, swimming, and camping to skiing the mountains that thrust their way skyward just a few hours' drive from campus.
With more than half of the university's students living on campus in residence halls or apartments, the campus itself always provides plenty of opportunities for interaction and social engagements, while the surrounding city of Los Angeles features off-campus opportunities for both housing and entertainment.
The Perfect Size: All of the Benefits of a Large University, All of the Intimacy of Small Class Sizes
For those students torn between the advantages, opportunities, and resources of a large university and the small college experience, Loyola Marymount offers the perfect balance of both. As a medium-sized university, the school features multiple schools and colleges and numerous programs of study in the same manner as a larger school. Specialized courses of study, majors in fields ranging from the traditional liberal arts to technical fields, and a varied and highly-involved faculty who oversee the educational growth of students are all marks of LMU. At the same time, class sizes are limited, so that students can receive the level of attention typically available only in smaller colleges and universities.
With a Division I athletic program, a number of sororities and fraternities that students may join, a wide range of social clubs and interest-based organizations, and a location in a large, internationally-known metropolis, students are offered educational opportunities and recreation options that make the college experience at Loyola Marymount rich and fulfilling.
A diverse student body and the proximity to the cultural advantages offered by the city of Los Angeles also lend greatly to the LMU experience. Incoming students have access to the vast resources offered by the university, including first-rate facilities and equipment, beautiful dormitories, and on-campus housing that is readily available for all students.
The Perfect Tradition: A History of Excellence Founded in the Jesuit and Marymount Tradition to Educate the Whole Person
The first Jesuit institution of higher learning was founded nearly five hundred years ago, and the order is well-known and renowned for a focus on education. Today, the tradition continues, and Loyola Marymount offers a history of excellence in higher education that is unsurpassed. A practical foundation in the liberal arts and sciences combined with in-depth study across a wide range of academic and pre-professional programs results in graduates who are well trained in their fields and well schooled in critical thinking, problem solving, and oral and written communication.
With a vast array of undergraduate degrees and programs, as well as a number of graduate programs, students are offered a full breadth of educational opportunities within a highly-structured approach. Opportunities for direct instruction are ample; Loyola Marymount has a faculty to student ratio and average class sizes typical of a small college. Study abroad programs are available for students who wish to expand their horizons beyond the scope of Southern California, and students regularly travel to such faraway countries as Australia, Japan, England, and others to complete their overseas education.
Students at Loyola Marymount receive a level of classroom instruction not typically found in larger universities, but the growth opportunities at the university are by no means limited to formal education. Students are encouraged to engage in community service, and in this spirit, Loyola Marymount student organizations regularly provide thousands of hours of community support each year. Spiritual development is fostered, and the personal faith journey of each student is supported by the staff, activities, and services of Campus Ministry.
