First-Year and Transfer Admission Requirements

First-year students | Transfer students | Re-admitted students | Non-degree seeking students

First-year students

Entering first-year students should submit the following:

• Completed Application for Undergraduate Admission.
• Either ACT* or SAT* official test scores. You may send both. Puerto Rican students should send the College Board PAA score.
• Official high school transcripts. Send transcripts showing completion of at least six semesters as soon as possible. Upon completion of your senior year of high school, submit a final copy of your transcript.
• 500-word personal essay.
• First-year students must have their high school counselor or a teacher submit the counselor/teacher evaluation form (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) or write a letter of recommendation.
• Resume of activities.
• First-year students with college-level work should also submit official transcripts from every college attended.
• Rank in class (if available). Include rank in class with your high school transcript.
• If you are applying to the College of Music and Fine Arts, an audition, interview and/or portfolio review is required.  For more information and to schedule your audition, click the applicable link: Music, Theatre Arts, Visual Arts.
• $20 application fee. (US dollars) - FEE WAIVED FOR ALL ONLINE APPLICATIONS

*Optional: SAT II Writing Test (to be used for placement purposes only)

*Adult students without any college credit who are 22 or older are not required to submit ACT or SAT scores. Contact your high school and request to have transcripts sent to the Office of Admissions.

Transfer students

To be considered for undergraduate admission, a transfer student must submit the following:

• Completed Application for Undergraduate Admission.
• An official copy of transcripts from each college or university attended. These should be sent as soon as possible. Upon completion of the current semester, send a follow-up transcript. The high school transcript is required if the applicant has less than 30 hours of transfer work.
• A recommendation written by a teacher, counselor, or employer.
• A personal statement of 300 words or less detailing your reasons for wishing to transfer to Loyola and what factors influenced your choice to apply. Please note that this essay will be used as an important document in scholarship consideration.
• If you are applying to the College of Music and Fine Arts, an audition, interview and/or portfolio review is required.  For more information and to schedule your audition, click the applicable link: Music, Theatre Arts, Visual Arts.
• A résumé displaying significant community involvement and demonstrated leadership abilities.

Re-admitted students

A re-admitted student is one who previously attended Loyola University New Orleans and is returning. If a student has attended another college or university since leaving Loyola, an official transcript from the institution must be submitted. Note: A student who has taken an official leave of absence from the university need not submit an application for admission. Contact the Office of Student Records at 504.865.3237 for re-entry procedures.

Non-degree seeking students

A non-degree seeking student is one who wishes to take courses at Loyola University New Orleans on a continual basis, without pursuing a degree. An official transcript from the last institution attended is required with an Application for Undergraduate Admission to the university. Contact the Office of Admissions at 504.865.3240 for more information.