Los Angeles, CA · Private · 7,094 undergraduates · urban
Loyola Marymount University
Selective
LMU builds community-based work into its Core, making experiential engagement in Los Angeles part of graduation rather than an optional service activity.
Institutional profile
Well established Strong in academic standing, and solid in student experience.- Admission
- 40.3% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 80.9%
23,361 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$78,349 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Loyola Marymount University apart
Academic design
The Core combines first-year writing and rhetoric, disciplinary breadth, interdisciplinary integrations, and an Experiential Learning for Mission requirement.
Campus pattern
The main Westchester campus sits on a bluff above Playa Vista, offering a residential campus while remaining embedded in metropolitan Los Angeles.
A signature opportunity
Experiential Learning for Mission links approved courses with immersive, community-based, or applied experiences tied to LMU's educational mission.
Can I get in?
40.3% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
23,361About 40 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Loyola Marymount University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Loyola Marymount University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
The Core combines first-year writing and rhetoric, disciplinary breadth, interdisciplinary integrations, and an Experiential Learning for Mission requirement.
Make institutional fit specific
LMU builds community-based work into its Core, making experiential engagement in Los Angeles part of graduation rather than an optional service activity.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
BusinessAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
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College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
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Loyola Marymount University publishes one merit award. All of them renew past the first year.
Open across the university · Merit · Renews
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This award, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Loyola Marymount University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Psychology, General
Marketing
Admits separately
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Finance and Financial Management Services
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
Loyola Marymount University beyond the classroom
The main Westchester campus sits on a bluff above Playa Vista, offering a residential campus while remaining embedded in metropolitan Los Angeles.
A defining academic feature
The Core combines first-year writing and rhetoric, disciplinary breadth, interdisciplinary integrations, and an Experiential Learning for Mission requirement.
What shapes an ordinary week
The main Westchester campus sits on a bluff above Playa Vista, offering a residential campus while remaining embedded in metropolitan Los Angeles.
A reason to look closer
Experiential Learning for Mission links approved courses with immersive, community-based, or applied experiences tied to LMU's educational mission.