Loyola named among Washington Monthly's top colleges and universities
August 24, 2010
Loyola University Maryland has been named the nation’s No. 9 master’s university by Washington Monthly, a Washington, D.C.-based magazine focused on politics and government.
Washington Monthly has published a rankings guide for colleges and universities since 2005. This year marks the first time the magazine has expanded beyond national universities and liberal arts colleges to rank master’s universities (Loyola’s category), baccalaureate colleges, and community colleges. Washington Monthly’s rankings aim to recognize institutions that encourage their students to give back to their communities, and thus consider criteria such as the size of a school’s Reserve Officer Training Corps; the number of alumni currently serving in the Peace Corps; percentage of federal work study grant funds spent on community service projects; number of students participating in community service and number of hours of service performed; the number of staff supporting community service; the number of academic courses that incorporate service; and whether the school provides scholarships for community service. The methodology also considers research expenditures, the number of students receiving Pell Grants, and a school’s predicted graduation rate (based on the magazine’s formula considering number of Pell Grant recipients and students’ average SAT scores) versus its actual graduation rate.
Loyola ranked #3 in U.S. News survey
August 17, 2010
U.S. News and World Report named Loyola University Maryland number three among regional universities in the North in its 2011 “America’s Best Colleges” survey. Loyola has ranked among the Top 10 institutions in its category for more than a decade.
Loyola was also included in three additional categories: “Up-and-Comers,” “Great Schools at Great Prices,” and ”A+ Schools for B Students.”
“Up-and-Comers” recognizes institutions whose peers have cited them for making the most promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty, student life, campus, or facilities. In this category, Loyola ranked fifth among Northern regional universities.
“Great Schools at Great Prices,” in which Loyola ranked 12th in the North region, considers the net cost of attendance for a student who receives the average level of need-based financial aid. Only schools ranked in or near the top half of their categories are included because the survey assumes that the most significant values occur at schools that are above average academically.
“A+ Schools for B Students” recognizes institutions where good students who may not consider themselves academic “stars” have a strong chance of being admitted and thriving. The schools included in this list were not ranked numerically.
Loyola also ranked number 10 in terms percentage of students who study abroad, and its finance and accounting programs came in 21st and 24th, respectively, in the magazine’s rankings of undergraduate business specialty programs. The University’s four-year graduation rate, 77 percent, was among the top 100 in the nation.
Loyola listed among Princeton Review's Best 373 Colleges
University receives additional accolades for residence halls, athletic facilities, and study abroad program
August 02, 2010
Loyola University Maryland has been named among the best 373 colleges in the 2011 Princeton Review guide. In addition, Loyola’s residence halls ranked third in the country, its athletic facilities ranked 10th, and its study abroad program ranked 18th.
Loyola operates 14 residence halls, including a mix of traditional doubles, suites, apartments, and townhomes. Athletic facilities include the 6,000-seat Ridley Athletic Complex, which marked its grand opening in March 2010; the 3,000-seat Reitz Arena; and the Fitness & Aquatic Center, which features a two-story indoor rock-climbing wall, a 6,000-square-foot fitness center, a multi-court gymnasium, and a swimming pool with a 500-seat spectator area which was packed when NBA center Shaquille O’Neal took on Olympic medalist Michael Phelps there for a filming of the TV show “Shaq Vs.” in August 2009. Loyola also sponsors 14 study abroad programs, in addition to exchanges and affiliations in various countries around the world.
Only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges and two Canadian colleges are profiled in the book. The 62 ranking lists in The Best 373 Colleges are based on the Princeton Review's survey of 122,000 students (about 325 per campus on average) attending the 373 colleges and universities in the book. An institution’s appearance on these lists is attributable to a high consensus among its surveyed students about the subject. The 80-question survey asked students to rate their schools on several topics and report on their campus experiences at them. Ranking lists report the top 20 schools in categories ranging from best professors, administration, financial aid, and campus food to lists based on student body political leanings, race/class relations, sports interests, and other aspects of campus life.
Sellinger School ranked by BusinessWeek among America’s best in ethics, sustainability, business law, and marketing
May 13, 2010
Loyola University Maryland’s Sellinger School of Business and Management was ranked by BusinessWeek magazine as No. 3 in business law, No. 5 in marketing, No. 11 in sustainability, and No. 15 in ethics in the publication’s undergraduate specialty rankings.
As a part of BusinessWeek’s survey measuring the “Best Undergraduate B-Schools”—in which Sellinger ranked No. 45 overall and No. 23 in academic quality—senior business students from the 139 participating schools were asked to assign letter grades from A to F to their business programs in 12 specialty areas. Sellinger ranked above such leading institutions as University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza School and New York University’s Stern School in business law and above University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and Cornell University in marketing.
Sellinger ranked by U.S. News & World Report among America’s best in international business
April 19, 2010
Loyola University Maryland’s Sellinger School of Business and Management ranked No. 27 in the “International” category of U.S. News & World Report’s annual “America’s Best Business Schools” business specialty rankings.
Specialty rankings are based on ratings by business school deans and directors of other accredited master's programs from the list of schools surveyed. All 433 master's programs in business accredited by AACSB International were surveyed in fall 2009 and early 2010 and appear in the magazine’s online directory. The Sellinger School was the only business school in Maryland to receive accolades in the international business specialty ranking.
Sellinger School ranks No. 45 in Businessweek magazine’s 2010 Best Undergrad B-Schools
March 05, 2010
Loyola University Maryland’s Sellinger School of Business and Management was ranked No. 45 in BusinessWeek magazine’s fourth annual “Best Undergrad B-Schools,” a national ranking. While Sellinger ranked No. 45 overall, they came in at No. 42 in the student satisfaction rank and ranked No. 23 in academic quality among more than 139 schools that were eligible for inclusion in the rankings.
BusinessWeek focused on student satisfaction, post-graduation outcomes, and academic quality using nine distinct measures to evaluate undergraduate business programs, including surveys of more than 88,000 students majoring in business and more than 700 corporate recruiters; the median starting salaries for graduates; and the number of graduates attending prominent graduate schools of business. Loyola’s Sellinger School was the only school not ranked last year to be included in the top 45.
Financial Times ranks Loyola's Sellinger School among world's top Executive MBA programs
October 16, 2009
Financial Times has named Loyola University Maryland's Sellinger School of Business and Management one of the world's top Executive MBA programs. The Sellinger program, which ranked in the top 25 of all U.S. private institutions, scored particularly high in terms of its students meeting the aims that inspired them to enroll - 24th in the world. The Sellinger students also reported an average salary increase of 43 percent.
Loyola is the only school in Baltimore and one of just two in Maryland to be recognized by the Financial Times, the premier resource for ranking EMBA programs. While there are more than 350 executive MBA programs in the world, the Financial Times judged only the best 95 eligible to be ranked. Rankings are based on a wide range of criteria.
Loyola's inclusion in this year's Financial Times rankings was based on data and outcomes for the MBA Fellows class of 2006. The Fellows program is one of two executive business programs at Loyola's Sellinger School.
Princeton Review business school guide lauds Sellinger School's approach to global business
October 14, 2009
Loyola's Sellinger School of Business and Management appears among The Princeton Review's "Best 301 Business Schools" for 2010. Inclusion in the book is based on surveys completed by graduate business students at AACSB-accredited schools. Survey respondents noted that the Sellinger School offers a strong foundation for "doing business in a global economy," a result in keeping with the School's mission and strategy.
Loyola ranked #3 in U.S. News survey
August 20, 2009
U.S. News and World Report named Loyola the Number Three master's university in the North region in its 2010 "America's Best Colleges" survey. Loyola has ranked among the Top 10 institutions in its category for more than a decade.
Loyola was also included in three additional categories: "Great Schools, Great Prices," "Schools to Keep an Eye On," and "A Strong Commitment to Teaching." "Great Schools, Great Prices," in which Loyola ranked 13th in the North region, considers the net cost of attendance for a student who receives the average level of need-based financial aid. Only schools ranked in or near the top half of their categories are included because the survey assumes that the most significant values occur at schools that are above average academically.
"Schools to Keep an Eye On" recognizes institutions whose peers have cited them for making promising and innovative changes. In this category, Loyola tied for fourth in the North region with the University of Scranton.
"A Strong Commitment to Teaching," notes institutions whose peers have indentified their faculty as having an unusually strong focus on undergraduate teaching. Here, Loyola ranked sixth among its peer institutions.
Loyola listed among nation's best 371 colleges
Additional rankings for residence halls, athletic facilities, and study abroad program
July 28, 2009
Loyola has been included among the best 371 colleges in the 2010 Princeton Review guide. In addition, Loyola's residence halls ranked second in the country, its athletic facilities ranked 10th, and its study abroad program ranked 14th.
The 62 ranking lists in The Best 371 Colleges are based on the Princeton Review's survey of 122,000 students (about 325 per campus on average) attending the 371 colleges in the book. An institution's appearance on these lists is attributable to a high consensus among its surveyed students about the subject. The 80-question survey asked students to rate their schools on several topics and report on their campus experiences at them. Ranking lists report the top 20 schools in categories that ranged from best professors, administration, financial aid, and campus food to lists based on student body political leanings, race/class relations, sports interests, and other aspects of campus life.
Sellinger School MBA named one of nation's best part-time programs by U.S. News & World Report
April 27, 2009
Loyola's Sellinger School of Business and Management has been ranked No. 30 in U.S. News & World Report's annual "Best Business School Specialty Rankings: Part-time MBA Programs."
All 426 master's programs in business accredited by AACSB International were surveyed in fall 2008 and early 2009. These rankings are based on ratings by business school deans and directors of master's programs. They were asked to nominate up to 10 programs for excellence in each of the areas listed and the schools receiving the most votes appear in the list. Out of the 32 schools listed, 11 schools are Jesuit.
Loyola Named Among Kiplinger's Top 50 Best Values in Private Universities
January 8, 2009
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine has named Loyola one of 2009's top 50 best values in private universities and colleges.
Loyola ranks 47th in a nationwide list which includes institutions such as California Institute of Technology, which ranked first, Yale University, Harvard University, and sister Jesuit institutions, Georgetown and Boston College.
"We believe that a Loyola education is one of the best-and most important-investments a student can make," said Loyola's president, Rev. Brian F. Linnane, S.J. "We are delighted to see this belief affirmed by our inclusion in this group of such outstanding colleges and universities."
Kiplinger's based its rankings on academic quality and affordability, with academic quality accounting for two-thirds of each institution's overall score. Quality measures included factors such as admission selectivity, student-faculty ratios and graduation rates, while affordability measures relied on data including average cost after need-based aid and average debt at graduation.
Loyola Named One of Nation's Top 20 Wired Colleges
September 4, 2008
The Princeton Review and PC Magazine ranked Loyola 12th out of the nation's "Top 20 Wired Colleges" of 2008.
The ranking honors schools with the most comprehensive technology offerings. Princeton Review asked tech-specific questions as part of a survey conducted earlier this year for its annual publication, The Best 368 Colleges, 2009 Edition. The survey focused on academics, student resources, infrastructure, wireless networks and tech support, including questions on everything from advanced computer science programs and online lectures to computer labs and online security.