Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California · Website
$78,349
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$78,349
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Loyola Marymount University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Los Angeles, California with 7,094 undergraduates and 2,906 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $48,381 a year (tuition and fees $62,357). It admits 45% of applicants and 79% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $78,349 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$48,381
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$62,357
US median $11,837
Admission rate
45%
US median 78%
Completion rate
79%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,500
About $207 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$78,349
Rank 219 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $48,381
- Tuition and fees
- $62,357
- Cost of attendance
- $83,943
- Students with a need-based grant
- 13%
- Students with federal loans
- 29%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $32,268
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $34,535
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $34,351
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $40,557
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $58,371
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
Tuition and fees went from $42,795 in 2015-16 to $62,357 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1,359
- SAT reading, middle
- 660
- SAT math, middle
- 675
- ACT, middle
- 30
- Undergraduates
- 7,094
- Graduate students
- 2,906
- Part-time students
- 1.8%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 79%
- Retention rate
- 89%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 111
- Endowment
- $720.0M
- 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 219 of 5,094 US colleges and 46 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $48,381 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $62,357 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 45% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 79% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 89% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,500 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $62,763 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $78,349 | $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. 78% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
111 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawProfessional | Professional | 313 | $155,436 | $84,074 | $143,361 | $107,773 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 156 | $19,500 | $30,848 | $60,958 | $50,706 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 151 | $24,906 | $48,281 | $82,825 | $69,303 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 148 | $20,500 | $70,116 | $83,136 | $71,685 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 121 | $20,000 | $21,869 | $49,135 | $39,775 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 117 | $22,625 | $24,561 | $61,500 | $43,765 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 111 | $19,500 | $70,542 | $109,303 | $83,343 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $17,750 | $41,113 | $69,144 | $56,359 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 85 | $20,500 | $31,033 | $72,375 | $63,293 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $17,574 | Withheld | $69,534 | $61,027 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 65 | $99,813 | $101,925 | $140,532 | $125,988 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $23,250 | $22,638 | $80,317 | $57,214 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 61 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsMaster's | Master's | 60 | $120,626 | $27,650 | $55,619 | $51,486 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $22,375 | $27,210 | $58,468 | $41,367 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $21,875 | $43,152 | $82,543 | $68,257 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $20,125 | $53,206 | $88,682 | $82,686 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $22,000 | $19,346 | $66,806 | $48,590 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 45 | $74,081 | $56,575 | $72,918 | $60,111 |
| Natural SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $26,000 | $33,647 | $56,124 | $57,935 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $17,750 | $35,993 | $68,053 | $52,657 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $14,750 | $70,960 | $111,733 | $76,194 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,278 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $21,000 | $60,798 | $96,226 | $92,135 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $26,000 | $79,763 | $127,011 | $92,374 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Loyola Marymount University cost?
$48,381 a year is the average net price at Loyola Marymount University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $62,357, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $83,943. Families earning under $30,000 pay $32,268 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Loyola Marymount University?
45% of applicants are admitted to Loyola Marymount University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,359 and the middle ACT score is 30. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Loyola Marymount University graduates earn?
$78,349 a year is the median pay of former Loyola Marymount University students who work, 10 years after they started ($62,763 after 6 years). That ranks 219 of 5,094 US colleges and 46 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral) at $109,291.
How much student debt do Loyola Marymount University graduates have?
$19,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Loyola Marymount University graduates, about $207 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 29% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Loyola Marymount University?
79% of first-time, full-time students at Loyola Marymount University finish within 6 years. 89% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Loyola Marymount University?
Law (313 professional graduates), Psychology, General (156 bachelor's graduates), Marketing (151 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 111 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.