While on the road, stopped by Loyola Marymount University and visited with one of my former students who is a current student at LMU. Loyola Marymount is one of 28 Jesuit (a Catholic university) colleges that are located in 17th states, the District of Columbia and Belize.

Jesuit colleges like Loyola Marymount University in California welcome students of all faith and strive to instill values of menaing and empathy for their students. At the same time, their mission is encourage students to become leaders not only in their profession but social justice as well.

Loyola Marymount University founded in 1911 has 143 acres with over 6,000 student and has a range of rankings like:

*Top 2% in Diversity - College Factual, 2021
*No. 3 in Promotion of Latinx Student Success - Education Trust, 2017
*No. 4 in "Students Most Engaged in Community Service," Nationally - Princeton Review, 2023
*No. 8 in "Best Catholic College," Nationally - Niche.com, 2023
*No. 14 in "Best Undergraduate Teaching" Among National Universities - U.S. News
*No. 46 in Best Colleges for Veterans, Nationally - U.S. News, 2023
*No. 77 in "Best U.S. National Universities" - U.S. News, 2023
*No. 90 - Nationally - Wall Street Journal / Times Higher Education, 2022

Now rankings give us one picture and academic offerings at LMU like Animation, Engineering, Film & Television, Marketing, Recording Arts, Screenwriting, and Studio Arts can provide us some of the options at Loyola but let's find out the inside story from a student and how they master the admissions and financial aid process to move forward with their dream school - Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.