Loyola Marymount University vs University of Notre Dame

Los Angeles, CA · Notre Dame, IN · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:IN

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × IN
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Loyola Marymount University and University of Notre Dame across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • Loyola Marymount University: enrollment grew +17.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +123 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • University of Notre Dame: enrollment grew +5.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +61 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • Loyola Marymount University: acceptance rate tightened -25.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • University of Notre Dame: acceptance rate tightened -44.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Loyola Marymount University vs University of Notre Dame

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate (11.3% vs 45.1% at Loyola Marymount University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Notre Dame leads on avg net price ($26,780 vs $48,381 at Loyola Marymount University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($86,210 vs $62,763 at Loyola Marymount University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Loyola Marymount University and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate at 11.3% versus 45.1% at Loyola Marymount University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Loyola Marymount University and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on avg net price at $26,780 versus $48,381 at Loyola Marymount University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Loyola Marymount University and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $86,210 versus $62,763 at Loyola Marymount University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025