10-yr median earnings
$31,758
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Pasadena, California
Los Angeles College of Music
Los Angeles College of Music is a private for-profit institution in Pasadena, California. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 43.6%
- 150%-time completion
- $43,590
- Avg net price / yr
- $31,758
- 10-yr median earnings
- 87.7%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Los Angeles College of Music pairs modest former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 24th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 87.7%
- acceptance rate
- 43.6%
- 150%-time completion
- +55%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Los Angeles College of Music profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
20/100
Los Angeles College of Music
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$31,758
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$43,590
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
43.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$27,938
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C
62.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
61.3%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$43,590
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
43.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 43.6%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Los Angeles College of Music vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Los Angeles College of Music ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Los Angeles College of Music: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$31,758 24th percentile higher than 24% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Los Angeles College of Music | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $31,758 | #3863 of 5103 | 24th |
| Average net price | $43,590 | #4936 of 5020 | 2nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 43.6% | #3409 of 4858 | 30th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 227 | #3519 of 5462 | 36th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
227
Undergraduate enrollment
87.7%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
43.6%
150%-time completion
$31,758
10-yr median earnings
61.3%
First-year retention
How Los Angeles College of Music ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Los Angeles College of Music | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $31,758 | #400 of 493 | 19th |
| Average net price | $43,590 | #466 of 495 | 6th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 43.6% | #363 of 483 | 25th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 227 | #345 of 553 | 38th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 400 | Los Angeles College of MusicThis school | $31,758 | $43,590 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 87.7% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Los Angeles College of Music
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$42,657 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$41,484 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$43,352 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$44,642 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Los Angeles College of Music - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $30,540 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $30,540 |
| Average Net Price | $43,590 |
20.2%
Pell Grant Rate
32.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$27,938
Median Debt
$296/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Los Angeles College of Music rose +31.2% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $31,147 in 2013 to $40,853 in 2023, a rise of $9,706 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $31,1472023 · $40,853
Over the same years, enrollment went +80.4% (148 → 267 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
White 8.4%
African American 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino 8.8%
Asian 3.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.8%
International 50.7%
Student body at a glance
33.7%
Female
Outcomes
61.3%
Retention Rate
$20,538
Median Earnings (6yr)
62.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 43.6% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 61.3% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $20,538 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $31,758 |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 62.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $27,938 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $296/mo |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Los Angeles College of Music? ▼
Los Angeles College of Music is a private for-profit institution in Pasadena, California. The acceptance rate is 87.7%. Undergraduate enrollment is 227 students.
How much do Los Angeles College of Music former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Los Angeles College of Music who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $31,758 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $20,538.
How much does Los Angeles College of Music cost? ▼
The average net price at Los Angeles College of Music is $43,590. In-state tuition is $30,540 and out-of-state tuition is $30,540. Median student debt at graduation is $27,938.
What is the graduation rate at Los Angeles College of Music? ▼
Los Angeles College of Music has a 43.6% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 61.3%.
Is Los Angeles College of Music worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Los Angeles College of Music is $27,938, while former students earn a median of $31,758 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 88% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 62.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $296.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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