Loyola University New Orleans is accredited by the Commission on
Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award
Bachelor's, Master's, DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) and JD (Juris
Doctor) degrees*

Loyola's nursing programs are accredited by the National League for
Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite
500, Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000

Loyola University New Orleans’ is identified and approved by the Texas Workforce Commission as a degree-granting postsecondary career school. Our programs maintain their accreditation under the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)*, and are not regulated in Texas under Chapter 132 of the Texas Education Code.

RANKINGS AND RECOGNITIONS

U.S. News & World Report 2013

• Loyola ranked among the Top 10 Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs and continues to be the highest ranked Jesuit school designated with top rankings 
  • 3rd in Student Engagement and Accreditation
  • 6th in Overall Best Online Graduate Nursing program
  • 8th in Student Services and Technology
• The School of Nursing was ranked among the Best Graduate Schools of Nursing by U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools edition for 2013
• Ranked 9th in Regional Universities of the South
• Ranked 9th in Great Schools, Great Prices Category
• Listed among the Top 10 Regional Universities in the South for the last 23 years

The Princeton Review 2013

• Named one of the Best 377 Colleges
• Ranks 9th in the Lots of Race/Class Interaction (Recognizes different types of students interact frequently and easily)
• Selected as "Best in the Southeast" on their website feature, "2013 Best Colleges: Region by Region"

Other National Rankings and Recognitions

• One of 49 institutions to be named a "Best Buy" from the prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges 2011