Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago – colloquially referred to as Loyola – is a private Jesuit university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St. Ignatius College, it is now the largest Jesuit university in the United States with a total enrollment of 16,040 as of September 12, 2011. Loyola University Chicago has six campuses: the Lake Shore Campus in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, the Water Tower Campus in the downtown Gold Coast neighborhood, the Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois, Cuneo Mansion and Gardens in Vernon Hills, Illinois, the Retreat and Ecology Campus in Woodstock, Illinois and the John Felice Rome Center in Rome, Italy. Loyola also serves as...