Loyola University Chicago : Lake Shore Campus
Loyola University Chicago : Lake Shore Campus is a established in (unknown). The campus is located in and hosts students with an endowment of .
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I Loved my time at Loyola, I have double majored here in both a science department and a non science major, and served on numerous committees that helped govern the student body and its interactions with the university. I am bringing numbers to this post, and they are either accurate or a very close approximation as of spring 2013.
I primarily dealt with the Lake Shore Campus, but have done business related projects on the Water Tower Campus in Downtown Chicago, as well as the Medical Campus for Clinical Research projects. In general, the university is extremely technologically inclined.
Personally Father Garanzini is the best thing to happen to Loyola. He arrived 12 years ago, and has transformed the college for the absolute better. He is extremely committed and actually lives on campus in the Freshman Student hall, eats with everyone, and listens. His door is always open to students, and he has proved this multiple times to me alone.
He has steered the campus, unlike state institutions, and has been able to absorb and deflect economic issues.
The campus in general is against MOOCS – massive online open courses. Father Garanzini prefers classroom interaction while experiencing a person who has poured their whole life into one singe facet of knowledge. He feels that this is what helps guide students. It’s the teachers who are making new discovering and actively teaching themselves. I have found teachers such as Willeta Greene-Johnson one of the best. She has been instrumental in my progress and success at Loyola. She teaches in both the Chemistry and Physics departments, is incredibly intelligent, gentle, and helpful. As well as works on Optics research, and music tonalities. But, is short she is an amazing person. This is what I cherished the most from the school. I can attest to their 90% of satisfaction of the faculty from the undergraduate students and especially in the outside classroom environments.
The new student center, with new swimming pool is like a country club, but an environment that’s geared to reflection, learning, studying, and teaching to the students.
They made special programs for those who capitalized on the economic downturns to get that next degree. Loyola has expanded programs and adjusted to markets and trends for their majors.
I personally have found that although it is a private catholic education, and as another religious individual, I found that they have been the most tolerant of my quirky needs. Fantastic in this area.
35-40% discount to most students who enter and comparable to UIUC in Champagne and other state school.
Master level students are still going strong. but business and education and law are getting fewer students on campus. They are therefore decreasing their law student body and classes.
They have been improving the quality of the undergraduate education with new teachers, materials, and buildings (TRC is an example).
If you are looking or a party school heavy on the greek chapters you will be disappointed. They have been getting more serious students, and those who love the classroom interaction.
They have a very strong support from trustees and donors, which shows how much students enjoy going there, and it filters right down to the students. They are investing their money’s interests instead of just dropping cash on the school so they maintain an endowment to support the schools interests.
Steady salary increase in increments to the faculty and staff, not much past inflation, but they haven’t fallen behind, and the teachers are very happy and it shows in the classes.
In general most undergraduates are graduating on time or even faster. They have about 9000 students on campus, and 2000 are accepted each year.
They are lowering PhD enrollments due to the lack of job markets for these students. They are starting to add more stipends for them though.
In general Loyola is under priced for their position in the college marketplace. But they doubled applications over the last 9 years. They are more selective from accepting 82% to 58%. They are at about 40% discounts in tuition with grants and scholarships for the freshman and 35% overall for giving away and helping financial grants. I know that I have and other students are taking loans to go to Loyola bc we see the benefits of going to Loyola over another school They recommend going to junior college for an associates and then finish at Loyola to ease the financial burden. Tuition costs were 2004-$20,544 and in 2013-$33,230. In 2005-2008 their was a huge increase in tuition then it tapered to about 3.2% increase. But they are only about ranked at 24 on the list of percent increases for schools that are similar to them. As a note DePaul, a Chicago school is number 2 on the list for increasing tuition and IIT is number one. But enrollment has increased from 13,434 to 15,068 students for the spring 2013 semester. There are about 9000 bachelor students, 3,400 Masters, 1,400 professional (law), 759 doctorate, and 322 certificate degrees.
Financial aid increased from 52 Million in 2003 and increased to about 142 Million. They made that money that they give away from the endowments and long term investments, not from services in the school, or salaries, or students (in 2003-200 Million and 2013 about 450 Million).
faculty and staff are not overpaid, but are competitive.
They have a ton of green initiatives all over the place such as green buildings CUERP is the on campus program designed to push this boundary and make them the best.
As far as the beauty of the campus they had a 56 million dollar renovation, new Cuneo replaced Damen (30M), Nursing Building (30M), New Areana (9 Mil), Student Union (40M), Gym (12M), residence hall (60Mil), 41 mil campus improvements over 7 years. Total 300 Million in new renovations that students have direct benefits. None of these changes have altered tuition. While salaries and benefits have increased as well, and they are not in debt this year!
science labs reinvest their profits to research and refurbishing (1 million last year) (it takes about 320K to refurbish a lab). Other departments also did totaling 44 million.
Translational Research Canter (TRC) in the health science division for 137 Million (they already have this money, no effect on tuition).
New Quinlan Business Building Water Tower and (67 million, still raising funds and will not build until they have all the money in hand).
Loyola as been very strong in their neighborhood lately, and has worked very close with the city mayor on keeping the campuses safe. Lots of neighborhood projects help this along, but it is a 10 year plan and is slowly working to benefit both the school and the neighborhood. Overall it is safe.
A new scholarship matching program is at 14 million saved up.
Athletic conference status might help Loyola’s standing, but there is no Football team because there will be about 4 million of expenditures. There is about .5 million being added to the athletic program without dipping into the tuition bucket and keeping them stable with little inflation increases little by little to gain a foothold in a higher athletic conference.
Initiatives of the university to become more engaged in the governance of the shared community of faculty, staff, and students. They have created a study to inspect the diversity of the campus and discover ways to increase it with direct benefits to the students on campus.
It’s been an okay experience but I wish I would have gone to another school, as do many Loyolans. Chicago is a great city but Roger’s Park is not the safest area nor that exciting and interesting. The student body is very cliquey, with lots of Northface jackets and Ugg boots. If you’re looking for a party school or any school that would have a proper nightlife for the under-21 crowd should look elsewhere.