Loyola College is a private Catholic higher education institution run by the Society of Jesus in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

He along with St. Francis Xavier and five other companions founded the Society of Jesus (the Jesuit Order), a worldwide organization of religious men numbering about 19,000.

[3] Loyola College was founded in 1925 by the French Jesuit priest, Francis Bertram (originally a.k.a.

Père François Bertrand; 1870/1871–1936), along with other European Jesuits,[4] Fr Francis Bertram was educated at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the London School of Economics.

Undergraduate students must pass all examinations and obtain at least 120 credits in three years to be eligible for a degree.

The program takes students to slums and backward areas in and around Chennai to acquaint them with the sufferings of the people and to serve in small ways to better the living conditions.

The college has been commended for its blend of cultures and for requiring all students to have weekly contact with the poor.

[14] The large, Down Sterling inter-college carnival was terminated by college authorities in 1992 when things got out of hand.

[citation needed] To somewhat fill the void the Loyola Student's Union organizes the intra-collegiate cultural event Ovations each September where the students compete for the Trophy in both on and off stage cultural competitions while representing their home departments.

[citation needed] Loyola college alumni also referred to as Loyolites have been contributors in various fields of law, politics, civil services, science, education, business, sports and entertainment.