Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA · Private · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · LLU
Private institution in Loma Linda, CA · 867 undergraduates · $89,816 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 2%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 4%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
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- In-state tuition & fees
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- Median graduate debt
- $20,854737th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $89,81671st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $88,18531st highest of 1,950 reporting
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- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8671,443rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 3.0:112th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.4%1,067th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 66 mi (LAX)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 12 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $96,047 | $98,403 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $91,868 | $89,658 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $67,101 | $63,749 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $65,610 | $67,420 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $51,482 | $47,260 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | $28,598 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | — | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Loma Linda University’s 867 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Glendale Career CollegeGlendale, CA · 854 undergrads
- California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA · 881 undergrads
- Woodbury UniversityBurbank, CA · 825 undergrads
- Pacific Union CollegeAngwin, CA · 910 undergrads
- Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA · 915 undergrads
- Whittier CollegeWhittier, CA · 812 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Houghton UniversityHoughton, NY · 867 undergrads
- William Jewell CollegeLiberty, MO · 868 undergrads
- Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery, AL · 865 undergrads
- Life UniversityMarietta, GA · 869 undergrads
- Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA · 870 undergrads
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · 864 undergrads
Key links
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- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 117636)
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- Compare with Glendale Career CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Loma Linda University vs Glendale Career CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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