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Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · LMU

Private institution in Los Angeles, CA · 7,171 undergraduates · 40% acceptance rate · $78,349 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
$45,7231,943rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$58,9741,914th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$58,9741,914th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$75,8671,857th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,500570th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$78,349158th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$62,763195th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
79.8%225th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
88.2%296th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
40.3%174th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
3099th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
7,171357th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
13.0%1,989th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 2 mi (LAX)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$75
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 47 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$84,653—
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$71,854$72,796
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,592$57,318
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$67,287$67,240
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,990$67,995
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$56,641$60,358
MarketingBusinessbachelors$50,082$50,802
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$46,478$47,260
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$43,054$40,140
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$40,281$42,235
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$37,808$37,208
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusinessbachelors$37,748$35,416

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $11,856,442 (M $4,661,563 · W $7,194,879)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Loyola Marymount University’s 7,171 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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