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Loyola Marymount University

Loyola Marymount University is a private campus in Los Angeles proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$30,208

family income
under $30k

$25,766

$30–48k

$32,869

$48–75k

$39,673

$75–110k

$53,926

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$48,3812023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Loyola Marymount University rose from $32,072 (2008) to $48,381 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$32,072
2009	$34,474
2010	$31,999
2011	$36,398
2012	$34,879
2013	$38,019
2014	$37,606
2015	$38,244
2016	$40,676
2017	$39,898
2018	$42,861
2019	$44,467
2020	$34,580
2021	$45,394
2022	$45,723
2023	$48,381

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$83,9432024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Loyola Marymount University rose from $48,922 (2009) to $83,943 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$48,922
2010	$52,071
2011	$52,047
2012	$53,813
2013	$55,432
2014	$57,016
2015	$58,531
2016	$60,371
2017	$62,119
2018	$64,484
2019	$67,017
2020	$70,235
2021	$59,539
2022	$72,553
2023	$75,867
2024	$83,943

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$19,100
2001	$20,342
2002	$21,644
2003	$23,504
2004	$25,266
2005	$27,710
2006	$29,834
2007	$31,804
2008	$33,901
2013	$40,265
2014	$41,597
2015	$42,795
2016	$44,480
2017	$46,386
2018	$48,522
2019	$50,683
2020	$52,977
2021	$53,526
2022	$55,926
2023	$58,974

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Loyola Marymount University reports published tuition of $62,357 in this record. Loyola Marymount University's $62,357 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Loyola Marymount University reports 7,094 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

78.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Loyola Marymount University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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78.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Loyola Marymount University rose from 70.7% (entered 1991) to 78.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	70.7%
1992 cohort	73.7%
1993 cohort	72.6%
1994 cohort	70%
1995 cohort	67.8%
1996 cohort	70.3%
1997 cohort	73.3%
1998 cohort	73.9%
1999 cohort	76%
2000 cohort	74.9%
2001 cohort	75.6%
2002 cohort	79.5%
2003 cohort	79.9%
2004 cohort	79.7%
2005 cohort	77%
2006 cohort	75.2%
2007 cohort	75.8%
2008 cohort	77.8%
2009 cohort	79.2%
2010 cohort	83.2%
2011 cohort	79.1%
2012 cohort	83.6%
2013 cohort	79.9%
2014 cohort	82.6%
2015 cohort	78.8%
2016 cohort	81.5%
2017 cohort	79.8%
2018 cohort	78.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	—	$13,025
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	—	$13,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	—	$14,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	—	$14,250
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$11,625	$14,375
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,094	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,125	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,625	$8,438
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,625	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,500	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,500	$9,750
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,252	$9,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,287	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,591	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,000	$10,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,500	$9,125
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,500	$8,295
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$19,500	$7,625

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$62,763

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$70,573

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$78,349

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Loyola Marymount University admitted 10,409 of 23,089 applicants in Fall 2024. The 45.1% rate describes that application pool.

45.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $58,974 tuition · 2023–24 7,094 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1260–14301600

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Admissions

Loyola Marymount University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Loyola Marymount University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 640–720 and Math was 620–710 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1260–1430 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	640	680	720
SAT Math	620	670	710
ACT Composite	28	30	32

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Loyola Marymount University received 23,089 applications and admitted 10,409 (45.1%), with 1,541 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

45.1%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Loyola Marymount University declined from 59.5% to 45.1%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	59.5%
Fall 2002	56.4%
Fall 2003	58.3%
Fall 2004	59.8%
Fall 2005	56.5%
Fall 2006	53.4%
Fall 2007	52.2%
Fall 2008	50.1%
Fall 2009	59.2%
Fall 2010	53.9%
Fall 2011	53.4%
Fall 2012	50.2%
Fall 2013	54.1%
Fall 2014	52.7%
Fall 2015	50.8%
Fall 2016	53.9%
Fall 2017	52.5%
Fall 2018	47.1%
Fall 2019	43.8%
Fall 2020	50.1%
Fall 2021	45.8%
Fall 2022	41.3%
Fall 2023	40.3%
Fall 2024	45.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1260–1430Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1010	1210
Fall 2002	1030	1230
Fall 2003	1060	1250
Fall 2004	1070	1250
Fall 2005	1070	1270
Fall 2006	1060	1260
Fall 2007	1050	1260
Fall 2008	1070	1270
Fall 2009	1080	1280
Fall 2010	1110	1300
Fall 2011	1100	1280
Fall 2012	1110	1300
Fall 2013	1090	1290
Fall 2014	1100	1300
Fall 2015	1110	1300
Fall 2016	1120	1330
Fall 2017	1180	1360
Fall 2018	1210	1390
Fall 2019	1230	1410
Fall 2020	1210	1390
Fall 2021	1250	1420
Fall 2022	1300	1460
Fall 2024	1260	1430

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

28–32Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	26
Fall 2003	23	27
Fall 2004	24	28
Fall 2005	22	27
Fall 2006	23	28
Fall 2007	22	27
Fall 2008	23	28
Fall 2009	24	28
Fall 2010	25	29
Fall 2011	24	28
Fall 2012	24	29
Fall 2013	25	29
Fall 2014	25	30
Fall 2015	25	30
Fall 2016	26	30
Fall 2017	26	31
Fall 2018	27	31
Fall 2019	27	31
Fall 2020	27	31
Fall 2021	28	32
Fall 2022	29	32
Fall 2024	28	32

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

7,094Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Loyola Marymount University rose from 5,146 (Fall 2002) to 7,094 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	5,146
Fall 2003	5,465
Fall 2004	5,484
Fall 2005	5,419
Fall 2006	5,660
Fall 2007	5,700
Fall 2008	5,509
Fall 2009	5,667
Fall 2010	5,796
Fall 2011	5,951
Fall 2012	5,962
Fall 2013	6,087
Fall 2014	6,064
Fall 2015	6,162
Fall 2016	6,126
Fall 2017	6,257
Fall 2018	6,557
Fall 2019	6,638
Fall 2020	6,564
Fall 2021	6,999
Fall 2022	7,138
Fall 2023	7,171
Fall 2024	7,094

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

89%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Loyola Marymount University has held near 89% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	87%
Fall 2003 cohort	92%
Fall 2004 cohort	90%
Fall 2005 cohort	88%
Fall 2006 cohort	87%
Fall 2007 cohort	87%
Fall 2008 cohort	88%
Fall 2009 cohort	89%
Fall 2010 cohort	92%
Fall 2011 cohort	89%
Fall 2012 cohort	91%
Fall 2013 cohort	90%
Fall 2014 cohort	91%
Fall 2015 cohort	88%
Fall 2016 cohort	91%
Fall 2017 cohort	90%
Fall 2018 cohort	89%
Fall 2019 cohort	83%
Fall 2020 cohort	90%
Fall 2021 cohort	88%
Fall 2022 cohort	88%
Fall 2023 cohort	89%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Loyola Marymount University

Faculty pay at Loyola Marymount University averages $166,008 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Loyola Marymount University as a primarily residential campus of 7,094 undergraduates — and 88.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Loyola Marymount University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1260–1430 — their midpoint is near the CA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Loyola Marymount University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Loyola Marymount University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Loyola Marymount University45.1%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Loyola Marymount University$62,357

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Loyola Marymount University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Loyola Marymount University$78,349

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

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Loyola Marymount University, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	Loyola Marymount University	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	45.1%	74.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$62,357	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$78,349	$64,778	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Loyola Marymount University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Loyola Marymount University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 24 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$127,011
Accounting and Related Services	$111,733
Finance and Financial Management Services	$109,303
Civil Engineering	$103,223
Mechanical Engineering	$96,226
Economics	$88,682
Marketing	$82,825
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$82,543
Biology, General	$80,317
Graphic Communications	$76,522
Political Science and Government	$72,375
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$69,534
Communication and Media Studies	$69,144
Sociology	$68,053
English Language and Literature, General	$66,806
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$62,148
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$62,024
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$61,500
Psychology, General	$60,958
Fine and Studio Arts	$58,468
Natural Sciences	$56,124
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$54,897
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$49,135
Dance	$35,288

These 24 fields listed for Loyola Marymount University measure earnings after completion. The $78,349 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 24 additional Loyola Marymount University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Loyola Marymount University report?

Loyola Marymount University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1260–1430 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Loyola Marymount University's acceptance rate?

45.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 10,409 admitted from 23,089 applicants.

How much does Loyola Marymount University cost?

At Loyola Marymount University, tuition is $62,357. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Loyola Marymount University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $78,349. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

Occidental College — 44.2% admitted
Pacific Union College — 47.3% admitted
San Diego State University — 36.2% admitted
University of San Diego — 52.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.