Le Moyne College (LMC)

Le Moyne College is a four-year, coeducational Jesuit college of approximately 2,700 undergraduate students that uniquely balances a comprehensive liberal arts education with preparation for specific career paths or graduate study.

Founded in 1946, Le Moyne is the youngest of the twenty-seven Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. Its emphasis is on the education of the whole person and on the search for meaning and value as integral parts of an intellectual life. Learning, entrepreneurship, leadership and service are the hallmarks of a Le Moyne College education. Those values are evident in the College's 100+ undergraduate majors, minors and special programs of study and graduate programs in business administration, clinical mental health counseling, education, executive leadership, nursing, occupational therapy, information systems and physician assistant studies.

Le Moyne's personal approach to education is reflected in the quality of contact between students and faculty members. With approximately 150 full-time faculty members, Le Moyne has a student-faculty ratio of 12:1 and an average class size of 20.

A wide range of student-directed activities, athletics, clubs, and service organizations complement the academic experience. Intramural sports are very popular with Le Moyne students; approximately one third of students participate. Le Moyne also has twenty-one Division I NCAA intercollegiate teams (ten for men and eleven for women). Roughly 85 percent of students live in residence halls, apartments, and town houses on campus. The Residence Hall Councils and the Le Moyne Student Programming Board organize a variety of campus activities, including concerts, dances, a weekly film series, student talent programs, and special lectures as well as off-campus trips and skiing excursions.

The College encourages student leadership in all activities with positions open to students in all class years. Students are represented by a Student Government Association and have formal representation through the senate on most College-wide committees involved in decision making and policy formation.

Given the school's Jesuit values, it makes sense that people are "committed to helping others and have a tremendous sense of empathy and desire to serve others. One student says, "I am proud of Le Moyne's commitment to promoting good character in addition to academics." Students are also "extremely well driven and dedicated toward their goals." Le Moyne is "really great with diversity and bringing in people from all over the world," forming a very inclusive bunch where "you make friends easy, and they're there for life." Many students come from New York State (especially nearby suburbs), and "it is common to share multiple classes with the same people."

Le Moyne is a relatively small school, "which allows for it to feel like home away from home." Around 60* percent of students live on the "very well kept" campus: students note the constant renovations (like that of the library and science buildings) that are "always happening to keep it feeling fresh." No matter where they live, students can be found "studying all over campus, from dorm rooms to the library to outside under the trees," and "when people aren't working they'll typically visit downtown Syracuse." A vehicle is highly recommended for such excursions, particular when it comes to taking advantage of "plenty of outdoor activities such as hiking in the local state park." That said, students say "there is always something to do" on campus, whether that's a club or a school-run event like trivia night, bingo, and Dolphy Day, where "students and faculty gather on the quad for a day of food, drinks, and music." Sports are popular both to play and to watch, and students also go up the road to nearby Syracuse University to attend larger athletic events.