At my son's orientation (class of 2028) they said the average GPA was 3.7.

Anonymous wrote:My son has a friend at Loyola who loves it. I don’t know anyone else who goes there so I’m curious for any insight. It seems like a good size for my son and the location is great as far as being closer to home but not too close. I am worried about the safety of the campus though and where students live if they move off campus because Baltimore is not the safest. Does anyone have any insight on this university? Thank you!!

I went there in the 1990s and my son is a 2nd year. He loves the dorms, but we are moving off campus so he can have more space.

After the snow storm, the streets in Baltimore were a mess with ice and Loyola's campus looked like a catalogue. They pay a lot of attention to the grounds and to public safety. When my son and his girlfriend go off campus, they go to the Mount Washington area or Towson.

Kids go out at the Power Plant area or the Backyard. Charles Village is a little more Hopkins. Last time I went to drop him off I saw the kids going out for the night on a weekend at around 10 pm, and it was a rush of Ubers. They go to Federal Hill or Fells Point. You do have to keep it together as a student when you go out, but traveling in groups works.

One thing that makes the school unique is that they have a program called Messina. First year students meet once a week to talk about current events, get to know one another, sometimes play Uno, and it is a 1 credit class. It is a great way to "find your people". When I was there, it was called Freshman Year Experience, but this one has more of a social justice vibe. It is a really welcoming place, and the President of the school lives on campus with his wife and dogs. He's very much present and accessible. I called the career office to ask about hiring some students and they were all already "spoken for" in that major.

Kind people tend to want what Loyola offers.

My kid was accepted last year to the engineering school and I thought it would have been a great place to go. Had a GPA around 3.3 and was TO. Ended up at GMU which was in-state for us. Loyola offered some merit but not enough to make it similar to in-state, due to the lower GPA.

Isn't the entire point of this site to crowd source?

Anonymous wrote:This other Loyala Baltimore discussion may have more
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1296060.page

Seriously
Why do people keep crowd sourcing their opinions?

Does anyone have experience with this honors program as it applies to research/internship/grad school opportunities?

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Anonymous wrote:Any experience with Loyola Honors? High acceptance rate but seems Honors may have very strong cohort seeking more personalized college experience?

DP but I’m also wondering about Loyola honors and whether it would be a would be a good fit for a high stat kid who wants to go to a small school with a reasonable tuition.

Honors program is very small with only 40-45 students. The honors acceptance letter said they received more than 700 applications for their class of 2030 honors program.