Loyola Marymount University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 11,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,300 (96% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (98% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,346
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 63%
From Region 5%
Athletes 296 (4.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 39%
Hispanic 25%
Asian 10%
Mixed 9%
International 9%
Black 8%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts 745 32% 42% 8% 7% 27% 7% $60,136 10 +0.05 20 91%
Economics 54 +10 63% 31% 9% 4% 35% 11% $83,725 32 -0.54 74 90% — — — —
Africana Studies 5 +2 0% 0% 0% 60% 40% 0% $53,963 39 -0.42 9 89% — — — —
Asian and Pacific Studies 1 +3 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $54,003 39 -0.42 9 — — — — —
Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies 1 +4 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,963 39 -0.42 9 89% — — — —
Classical Civilizations 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,113 61 +0.02 14 — — — — —
English 22 +2 36% 59% 0% 5% 23% 0% $61,813 91 +1.15 24 91% — — — —
French 2 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% $59,006 56 +0.09 18 94% — — — —
History 23 +2 57% 57% 9% 4% 26% 0% $51,617 30 -0.52 7 89% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $57,264 61 -0.01 14 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 7 — 0% 57% 14% 0% 14% 14% $55,831 48 -0.14 12 95% — — — —
Philosophy 13 +6 54% 54% 0% 8% 15% 8% $56,780 41 -0.35 13 86% — — — —
Romance Languages 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $59,006 56 +0.09 18 94% — — — —
Spanish 1 +12 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,006 56 +0.09 18 94% — — — —
Theological Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,984 51 +0.14 7 — — — — —
Women's and Gender Studies 2 +1 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% $53,963 44 -0.28 9 89% — — — —
Communication Studies 111 +4 15% 45% 2% 8% 25% 10% $67,630 73 +0.54 40 92% — — — —
Humanistic Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,831 52 -0.10 12 95% — — — —
International Relations 21 +2 24% 29% 10% 5% 33% 14% $44,256 1 -1.48 3 82% — — — —
Journalism 34 +3 24% 47% 6% 12% 21% 6% $56,876 27 -0.61 14 — — — — —
Political Science 90 +9 49% 41% 8% 8% 29% 7% $71,465 53 -0.05 50 94% — — — —
Psychology 166 +7 19% 43% 14% 5% 24% 4% $53,636 45 -0.22 9 91% — — — —
Sociology 47 +7 23% 38% 2% 6% 36% 2% $56,364 54 -0.05 13 92% — — — —
Art History 10 — 30% 50% 0% 10% 20% 10% $56,841 78 +0.39 14 88% — — — —
Dance 9 +2 0% 44% 0% 0% 33% 11% $51,542 93 +1.14 7 100% — — — —
Music 9 +4 67% 22% 0% 11% 44% 0% $51,116 68 +0.47 6 — — — — —
Studio Arts 42 +4 33% 31% 12% 12% 31% 5% $56,841 91 +1.07 14 88% — — — —
Theatre Arts 63 +2 43% 57% 8% 0% 17% 11% $47,178 78 +0.55 4 90% — — — —
Urban Studies 7 +3 86% 14% 14% 14% 57% 0% $64,601 30 -0.40 32 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business Administration 541 60% 42% 10% 4% 23% 13% $87,482 85 +0.22 79 95%
Accounting 37 +5 57% 22% 16% 3% 41% 8% $109,538 92 +1.46 94 100% — — — —
Business Administration 63 +7 57% 35% 14% 2% 29% 14% $85,217 77 +0.40 76 96% — — — —
Business Analytics 34 +10 71% 24% 24% 3% 24% 18% $93,180 55 +0.04 84 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 100 +3 69% 46% 6% 6% 17% 18% $68,383 40 -0.33 42 94% — — — —
Finance 147 +9 80% 42% 9% 3% 20% 16% $98,755 57 -0.01 88 93% — — — —
Marketing 160 +14 38% 49% 8% 6% 24% 8% $83,645 72 +0.47 74 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering 307 52% 37% 13% 9% 27% 7% $85,674 83 +0.10 77 96%
Civil Engineering 11 — 64% 0% 18% 0% 36% 36% $91,123 41 -0.17 83 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 6 — 100% 33% 0% 17% 33% 0% $132,138 85 +0.71 99 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $116,718 61 -0.02 96 — — — — —
Engineering Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $96,107 22 -0.59 87 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 37 — 78% 41% 22% 5% 22% 8% $91,372 13 -0.98 83 94% — — — —
Computer Science 58 +2 74% 28% 16% 10% 31% 7% $136,185 71 +0.33 99 100% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,143 37 -0.43 86 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 25% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $69,277 41 -0.22 44 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +1 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $81,500 54 -0.15 71 — — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 3 — 67% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $96,897 40 -0.37 87 — — — — —
Physics 7 — 86% 57% 14% 0% 14% 14% $83,361 52 -0.02 74 — — — — —
Biochemistry 16 — 25% 31% 12% 12% 38% 0% $69,292 41 -0.20 45 95% — — — —
Biology 67 — 39% 46% 6% 13% 21% 1% $70,188 70 +0.43 47 96% — — — —
Environmental Science 8 — 62% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,874 56 +0.03 17 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 28 +4 36% 43% 4% 7% 29% 11% $59,684 59 +0.13 19 — — — — —
Natural Science 53 — 34% 26% 23% 6% 36% 4% $61,568 69 +0.37 24 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Film and Television 241 51% 45% 5% 9% 24% 12% $51,743 1 +0.45 7 95%
Recording Arts 17 — 76% 29% 6% 12% 24% 12% $64,394 64 +0.24 31 — — — — —
Animation 15 — 40% 47% 13% 7% 20% 7% $56,152 60 +0.03 12 92% — — — —
Film Production 98 — 55% 39% 7% 7% 29% 14% $52,200 71 +0.46 7 98% — — — —
Film Studies 36 +3 39% 47% 6% 11% 17% 17% $52,200 71 +0.46 7 98% — — — —
Screenwriting 75 +12 48% 55% 1% 11% 21% 7% $47,178 78 +0.55 4 90% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $70,694
ROI Percentile 50th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 68%
6-Year Graduation Rate 79%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 32.4% 595 61% 41% 10% 4% 24% 13% $87,142 66 +0.15 79 95% —
Social Sciences 26.6% 487 26% 42% 8% 7% 27% 7% $60,586 58 -0.06 21 92% —
Arts 19.8% 364 46% 45% 6% 8% 25% 10% $51,317 50 +0.55 6 93% —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.9% 89 37% 38% 15% 6% 30% 6% $60,733 52 +0.26 22 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 83 36% 43% 7% 13% 24% 1% $70,015 61 +0.31 46 96% —
Humanities 4.4% 81 37% 48% 6% 7% 25% 5% $56,369 59 +0.06 13 90% —
Computer Science 3.2% 58 74% 28% 16% 10% 31% 7% $136,185 84 +0.33 99 100% —
Engineering 3.1% 57 77% 32% 18% 5% 25% 16% $96,588 25 -0.61 87 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 20 55% 55% 10% 15% 15% 5% $84,063 62 -0.19 75 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $7.1M #172 23% $0 1 #322 — 1
Education $4.4M #109 25% $0 20 #203 — —
Business & Economics $1.3M #192 27% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.6M #282 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.5M #187 6% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #413 39% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.4M #331 24% $0.0M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #517 27% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #384 70% $0 — — — —
Total $15.0M #276 23% $0.0M 21 #375 — 1

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 41 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Soccer 36 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Water Polo 25 $970K $970K $0
Basketball 15 $8.7M $8.7M $0
Golf 11 $991K $991K $0
Tennis 11 $840K $840K $0
Total 139 $15.9M $15.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 35 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Water Polo 25 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Volleyball 22 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Softball 20 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Beach Volleyball 17 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 15 $4.4M $4.4M $0
Cross Country 13 $525K $525K $0
Tennis 10 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Total 157 $15.0M $15.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 71 $3.9M $3.9M $0
Water Polo 50 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Baseball 41 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Basketball 30 $13.1M $13.1M $0
Volleyball 22 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Tennis 21 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Softball 20 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Beach Volleyball 17 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Cross Country 13 $525K $525K $0
Golf 11 $991K $991K $0
Total 296 $40.2M $40.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 48%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 55% 53% 6%
Early Decision 48% 46% 5%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 27%
SAT Range 1260 – 1410
SAT Math Range 610 – 700
SAT RW Range 640 – 720