Loyola Marymount University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Loyola Marymount University

Loyola Marymount University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Los Angeles, California (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 7,094 students of which 7,639 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. Loyola Marymount University is categorized as “16” 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 45.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,359 and an ACT midpoint of 30. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $48,381, with published in-state tuition of $62,357 and a Pell grant recipient share of 13.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 79.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 88.6%. Graduates earn a median of $78,349 ten years after enrolling, compared with $62,763 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 188300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 76.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.