Los Angeles College of Music

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Los Angeles College of Music

Los Angeles College of Music operates as a private for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 227 students of which 284 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Los Angeles College of Music is categorized as “30” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 87.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $43,590, with published in-state tuition of $30,540 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,938, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 43.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 61.3%. Graduates earn a median of $31,758 ten years after enrolling, compared with $20,538 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 7400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.