Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States

Loyola University Maryland is a Jesuit university located in Baltimore. Students can get involved with any of the more than 170 clubs and organizations on campus, such as the Evergreen Players theater group or The Greyhound, Loyola's student newspaper. The school's recreation and fitness programs are housed in the state-of-the-art Fitness and Aquatics Center, which features a climbing wall, pool, sauna, hot tub and racquetball and squash courts, among other facilities. Loyola's varsity teams, known as the Greyhounds, compete at the NCAA Division I level. Only freshmen are required to live on campus, but about 80 percent of students choose to remain on campus all four years. Loyolapalooza, an annual springtime festival, is a popular tradition with activities, rides and performances.Loyola organizes its academic programs into three schools: the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education and Sellinger School of Business and Management. Undergraduates can choose from more than 30 majors and must complete the core curriculum. Loyola also offers graduate programs in each of its three schools. About 50 first-year students are admitted into the Honors Program each year, which provides a more challenging curriculum and a variety of benefits like free tickets to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra or a paid trip to New York. More than 60 percent of students study abroad through one of Loyola's sponsored programs or one of the accepted unaffiliated programs.