LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Chicago, Ill., U.S. It is affiliated with the Jesuit order of the Roman Catholic church. Comprising nine schools and colleges across six campuses, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees in more than 40 fields, doctoral degrees in more than 30 programs, and several professional degrees. One of the two Chicago campuses, located on the north side of the city, contains the College of Arts and Sciences, the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, the undergraduate School of Education, and the Institute for Pastoral Studies. The other Chicago campus, located downtown and donated to Loyola in 1946, contains schools of law, social work, and business administration. The largest campus of Loyola, in suburban Maywood, contains the Stritch School of Medicine, the Foster G. McGaw Hospital, and several clinical facilities. There are also suburban campuses in Niles and Wilmette and a campus in Rome, Italy. Loyola is one of the largest Roman Catholic universities in the United States, with a total enrollment of approximately 16,000 students. Loyola University was founded in 1870 on the near west side of Chicago as St. Ignatius College by members of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola. The school's name was changed in 1909, and by 1923 the university had relocated to the far north side of the city along Lake Michigan. In 1991 the university subsumed neighbouring Mundelein College in northern Chicago and Mallinckrodt College in Wilmette.