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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just commenting that Loyola's website says 10:1 student to faculty ratio. Who knows what that means in real life.

College list 2022-23 isn't bad: https://loyolablakefield.myschoolapp.com/ftpimages/869/download/download_2082878.pdf

I glanced at BL (2023 matriculation available) and Gilman (2019-2014) and while I can see Gilman looks stronger, there's plenty of overlap with Loyola matriculations as well as plenty of Gilman grads going to weaker schools. And Loyola does have Ivy-bound students and I know enough that no school is going to turn a B student into Harvard material and Gilman's advantage has to do with having more high performing kids from high performing families in the first place. And I know Baltimore well enough to know that plenty of Gilman grads end up living in Baltimore ;)

Leaving aside the Jesuit/secular differences, can a compelling case be made that the teaching at Gilman is stronger? Is Loyola really that much more provincial?[/quote]

First of, let me say, I think Loyola is a terrific option, especially given it’s cost.  Its alumni are extremely loyal which speaks well of their experience.  75 percent of its students receive aid, which is tremendous.  Gilman provides aid to only around 25 percent of students, which is typical of a Baltimore independent school.

think you are looking at  the college matriculations with rose colored glasses.  Here’s some of the Loyola matriculations that you won’t find at Gilman:

Belmont Abbey 
Baltimore County community college
East Tennessee
Flagler
Hartford Community College
Penn State Harrisburg
Nazareth
Regis 
Rider, etc. . .
I only look at where kids are attending for both schools.  In addition, a little more than three percent of the class at Loyola doesn’t attend college after graduation.  Not sure what schools from the Gilman list are “weaker” than this.  Loyola’s list combines 2022 and 2023 acceptances.  If you look by individual year (I.e. class insta accounts),you’ll see that Gilman places more kids at the top schools each year despite having a significantly smaller class, especially when looking beyond sports recruits.

This year, Gilman had 8 national merit semi finalists, Loyola had none.  Park had 2, Mcdonogh 4, Bryn Mawr 2.

Gilman offers coed classes in upper school, Loyola does not.  Loyola requires religion classes, Gilman does not.  Gilman has a very strong classics program, offering five years of Latin and four of Greek.  Loyola doesn’t appear to offer either.  Generally the Loyola course catalog fits on one chart in the link you attached, Gilman offers many more options across subjects.

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