Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California · Website
$89,816
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$89,816
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Loma Linda University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Loma Linda, California with 909 undergraduates and 3,186 graduate students. Former students earn a median $89,816 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,854 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$20,854
About $221 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$89,816
Rank 103 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 35%
- Students with federal loans
- 64%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 909
- Graduate students
- 3,186
- Part-time students
- 13%
- Women
- 73%
- Students per teacher
- 3
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 86
- Endowment
- $571.0M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 103 of 5,094 US colleges and 22 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,854 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $88,185 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $89,816 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 82% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 94% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
86 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 160 | $23,888 | $98,610 | $110,805 | $88,910 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 142 | $242,970 | $66,750 | $125,175 | $112,460 |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 129 | $365,728 | $125,367 | $149,878 | $170,812 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 82 | $82,874 | $58,654 | $67,852 | $59,571 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 68 | $114,194 | $75,739 | $81,628 | $71,416 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 61 | $137,639 | $81,297 | $86,713 | $81,641 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral | Doctoral | 58 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,869 | $82,893 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 56 | $233,845 | $89,531 | $146,986 | $138,348 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $25,000 | $92,363 | $100,224 | $70,786 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 51 | $17,858 | $70,571 | $99,531 | $65,389 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral | Doctoral | 50 | $85,387 | $135,439 | $167,117 | $138,131 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | $13,977 | $60,043 | $68,272 | $42,269 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 41 | $136,243 | $127,082 | $150,259 | $127,347 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 34 | $72,960 | $75,945 | $76,969 | $67,030 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 32 | $74,940 | $59,598 | Withheld | $82,751 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesMaster's | Master's | 23 | $69,623 | $59,667 | $73,683 | $62,269 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 22 | $260,371 | $181,782 | $179,193 | $207,164 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $15,000 | $67,159 | $79,207 | $68,061 |
| Psychology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | $125,835 | $75,975 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesMaster's | Master's | 20 | $127,437 | $111,526 | $130,502 | $162,386 |
| Psychology, GeneralDoctoral | Doctoral | 18 | $235,323 | $66,851 | $110,256 | $98,707 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | $159,508 | $145,162 | $235,700 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 15 | $21,000 | $90,583 | $95,789 | $57,584 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much do Loma Linda University graduates earn?
$89,816 a year is the median pay of former Loma Linda University students who work, 10 years after they started ($88,185 after 6 years). That ranks 103 of 5,094 US colleges and 22 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $217,830.
How much student debt do Loma Linda University graduates have?
$20,854 is the median federal student loan debt of Loma Linda University graduates, about $221 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 64% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at Loma Linda University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (160 bachelor's graduates), Medicine (142 professional graduates), Dentistry (129 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 86 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.