Musicians Institute vs Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, CA · Hollywood, CA · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair CA:CA

FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-OUTCOME

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Los Angeles Film School: average net price rose +13.6% from $29,151 (2013) to $33,130 (2023), r² 0.81.
  • Musicians Institute: net price ranged $34,558–$37,835 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.9% is not a trend (r² 0.12).
  • Musicians Institute: enrollment shrank -37.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -42 students/yr fitted, r² 0.81.
  • Los Angeles Film School: enrollment grew +163.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +440 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.

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: Musicians Institute vs Los Angeles Film School

  1. RETENTION-RATE Musicians Institute leads on retention rate (80.0% vs 51.2% at Los Angeles Film School)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Los Angeles Film School leads on avg net price ($30,980 vs $46,518 at Musicians Institute)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Musicians Institute leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (44.2% vs 33.1% at Los Angeles Film School)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between Musicians Institute and Los Angeles Film School?
Musicians Institute leads on retention rate at 80.0% versus 51.2% at Los Angeles Film School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Musicians Institute and Los Angeles Film School?
Los Angeles Film School leads on avg net price at $30,980 versus $46,518 at Musicians Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Musicians Institute and Los Angeles Film School?
Musicians Institute leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 44.2% versus 33.1% at Los Angeles Film School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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