Loyola Marymount UniversityLoyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA · West
- Acceptance rate
- 45.1%
- SAT mid-50
- 1260-1430
- Cost after aid
- $48,381
- Graduation rate
- 79%
What Loyola Marymount University says matters
How Loyola Marymount University rates each admissions factor in its Common Data Set, with the full published numbers below.
- Acceptance rate
- 45%
- 10,409 of 23,089
- Yield
- 15%
- 1,541 enrolled
- SAT mid-50
- 1280-1400
- ACT mid-50
- 28-32
- CDS year
- 2024-25
Acceptance rate by gender
- Men
- 48%4,505 of 9,307
- Women
- 43%5,904 of 13,782
Very important
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Academic GPA
- Application essay
Important
- Recommendations
- Talent or ability
- Character or personal qualities
Considered
- Class rank
- Standardized test scores
- Extracurricular activities
- First generation
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Interview
- Alumni relation
- Geographical residence
- State residency
- Religious affiliation or commitment
- Level of applicant's interest
The full Common Data Set
Every figure Loyola Marymount University published for 2024-25, section by section.
First-Time, First-Year Admission153
Entrance Exams
- In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?
- No
- AP
- X
- Institutional Exam
- X
- Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?
- No
Applications
- Total first-time, first-year men who applied
- 9,307
- Total first-time, first-year women who applied
- 13,782
- Total first-time, first-year men who were admitted
- 4,505
- Total first-time, first-year women who were admitted
- 5,904
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled
- 736
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled
- 1
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled
- 801
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled
- 3
- Total first-time, first-year students who applied
- 23,089
- Total first-time, first-year students who were admitted
- 10,409
- Total first-time, first-year students who enrolled
- 1,541
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 12,431
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 6,332
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 970
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 8,141
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 3,921
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 459
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 2,517
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 156
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 112
Wait List
- Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?
- Yes
- Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:
- 6,802
- Number of wait-listed students admitted:
- 222
Basis for Selection
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application Essay
- Very Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent/ability
- Important
- Character/personal qualities
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Not Considered
- State residency
- Not Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant’s interest
- Not Considered
First-time, first-year Profile
- Submitting SAT Scores
- 0.18
- Submitting ACT Scores
- 0.08
- Submitting SAT Scores
- 279
- Submitting ACT Scores
- 122
- SAT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 1,280
- SAT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 1,350
- SAT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 1,400
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
- 640
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
- 680
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 75th Percentile
- 720
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 620
- SAT Math: 50th Percentile
- 670
- SAT Math: 75th Percentile
- 710
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 28%
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 30%
- ACT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 32%
- ACT Math: 25th Percentile
- 25%
- ACT Math: 50th Percentile
- 27%
- ACT Math: 75th Percentile
- 30%
- ACT English: 25th Percentile
- 28.5%
- ACT English: 50th Percentile
- 32%
- ACT English: 75th Percentile
- 34%
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-800
- 38.52
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-699
- 49.26
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-599
- 10.74
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-499
- 1.48
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-399
- 0
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-299
- 0
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total
- 100
- SAT Math: 700-800
- 33.33
- SAT Math: 600-699
- 50.74
- SAT Math: 500-599
- 12.96
- SAT Math: 400-499
- 2.22
- SAT Math: 300-399
- 0.74
- SAT Math: 200-299
- 0
- SAT Math: Total
- 100
- SAT Composite: 1400-1600
- 29.63
- SAT Composite: 1200-1399
- 58.89
- SAT Composite: 1000-1199
- 10
- SAT Composite: 800-999
- 1.48
- SAT Composite: 600-799
- 0
- SAT Composite: 400-599
- 0
- ACT Composite: 30-36
- 58.33
- ACT Composite: 24-29
- 35.19
- ACT Composite: 18-23
- 5.56
- ACT Composite: 12-17
- 0.93
- ACT Composite: 6-11
- 0
- ACT Composite: Below 6
- 0
- ACT Composite: Total
- 100
- Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
- 30%
- Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
- 67%
- Percent in top half of high school graduating class
- 95%
- Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
- 5.5%
- Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
- 1.2%
- Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:
- 23%
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 61%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- 22%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 11%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
- 4.5%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- 1.3%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 0
- Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
- 0
- Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
- 0
- Percent who had GPA below 1.0
- 0
- Total
- 100
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 46%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- 30%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 15%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
- 5.5%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- 2.6%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 30%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
- 0
- Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
- 0
- Percent who had GPA below 1.0
- 0
- Total
- 100
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 50%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- 28%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 14%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
- 5.3%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- 2.3%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 20%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
- 0
- Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
- 0
- Percent who had GPA below 1.0
- 0
- Total
- 100
- Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:
- 3.97
- Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:
- 100%
Admission Policies
- Does your institution have an application fee?
- Yes
- Amount of application fee:
- 75
- Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?
- Yes
- Same fee
- X
- Free
- Yes
- Does your institution have an application closing date?
- Yes
- Application closing date (fall)
- 1
- Priority Date
- 15
- Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?
- Yes
- Other Date
- 2
- Yes, in part
- 5
- No
- 17
- Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?
- Yes
- If yes, maximum period of postponement:
- 1 Year
- Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation?
- No
- Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?
- Yes
- Other early decision plan closing date
- 1/8
- Other early decision plan notification date
- 2/17
- Number of early decision applications received by your institution
- 807
- Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan
- 356
- Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?
- No
Transfer Admission20
Application for Admission
- Fall
- X
- Spring
- X
- Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?
- No
- High school transcript
- Required of Some
- College transcript(s)
- Required of All
- Essay or personal statement
- Not Required
- Interview
- Not Required
- Standardized test scores
- Not Required
- Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)
- Not Required
- If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):
- 3.00
- List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
- High school transcripts required for students who have completed fewer than 30 semester hours.
- Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?
- No
- Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
- - D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: 2.0/C Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 60 Semester Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 90 Semester - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 30.00 - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: Minimum 30 transferable units generally required ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type - D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)): Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: We take the ACE recommendations as stated on the Joint Services Transcript 0 Semester Hours If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located: http://bulletin.lmu.edu X 20 Semester Hours American Council on Education (ACE) College Level Examination Program (CLEP) DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) ##
Transfer Credit Policies
- Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:
- 2.0
- Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:
- 30
- American Council on Education (ACE)
- Yes
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
- No
- DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)
- No
- Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?
- Yes
- If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:
- http://bulletin.lmu.edu
Academic Offerings and Policies23
Special Study Options
- Accelerated program
- X
- Cross-registration
- X
- Distance learning
- X
- Double major
- X
- Dual enrollment
- X
- Exchange student program (domestic)
- X
- Honors Program
- X
- Independent study
- X
- Internships
- X
- Liberal arts/career combination
- X
- Student-designed major
- X
- Study abroad
- X
- Teacher certification program
- X
- Undergraduate Research
- X
Required Course Work
- Arts/fine arts
- X
- English (including composition)
- X
- History
- X
- Humanities
- X
- Mathematics
- X
- Philosophy
- X
- Sciences (biological or physical)
- X
- Social science
- X
- Other (describe):
- X
Student Life39
Percent Participating
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 32%
- Percent of men who join fraternities
- 12%
- Percent of women who join sororities
- 26%
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 89%
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 11%
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 0
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 32%
- Percent of men who join fraternities
- 17%
- Percent of women who join sororities
- 25%
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 45%
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 55%
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 2.0%
Average Age
- Average age of full-time students
- 18
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 18
- Average age of full-time students
- 20
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 20
Activities Offered
- Campus Ministries
- X
- Choral groups
- X
- Dance
- X
- Drama/theater
- X
- International Student Organization
- X
- Jazz band
- X
- Literary magazine
- X
- Model UN
- X
- Music ensembles
- X
- Opera
- X
- Radio station
- X
- Student government
- X
- Student newspaper
- X
- Television station
- X
- Yearbook
- X
Housing
- Coed dorms
- X
- Men's dorms
- X
- Women's dorms
- X
- Apartments for single students
- X
- Special housing for disabled students
- X
- Special housing for international students
- X
- Theme housing
- X
- Living Learning Communities
- X
Annual Expenses1
Information
- If your institution's 2025-2026 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.
- X
Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred24
Diploma/Certificates
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 0
Associate
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 0
Bachelors
- Natural resources and conservation
- 1.6
- Area, ethnic, and gender studies
- 1.05
- Communication/journalism
- 7.62
- Communication technologies
- 1.88
- Computer and information sciences
- 3.04
- Engineering
- 3.7
- Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
- 0.66
- English
- 1.99
- Liberal arts/general studies
- 0.72
- Biological/life sciences
- 3.86
- Mathematics and statistics
- 0.99
- Military science and military technologies
- 28
- Interdisciplinary studies
- 2.43
- Philosophy and religious studies
- 0.88
- Theology and religious vocations
- 0.06
- Physical sciences
- 0.28
- Psychology
- 7.34
- Social sciences
- 15.01
- Visual and performing arts
- 18.49
- Business/marketing
- 27.7
- History
- 0.72
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 100.02
Enrollment And Persistence102
Institutional Enrollment
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: men
- 736
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women
- 180
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender
- 2,401
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: women
- 3,374
- Total degree-seeking: unknown
- 0
- Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: unknown
- 0
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women
- 801
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender
- 161
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: unknown
- 2,685
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: another gender
- 3,712
- Total degree-seeking: unknown
- 0
- Total undergraduate Part-Time Students: unknown
- 0
- All other degree-seeking: unknown
- 7,273
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: men
- 2,906
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: women
- 10,179
- Total graduate Part-Time Students: unknown
- 0
- Total All Students: unknown
- 0
All
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: unknown
- 0
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
- Nonresidents
- 112
- Hispanic/Latino
- 404
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 102
- White, non-Hispanic
- 606
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 0
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 183
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 3
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 131
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 0
- TOTAL
- 1,541
- Nonresidents
- 664
- Hispanic/Latino
- 1,789
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 557
- White, non-Hispanic
- 2,710
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 0
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 741
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 8
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 624
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 1
- TOTAL
- 7,094
- Nonresidents
- 670
- Hispanic/Latino
- 1,822
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 567
- White, non-Hispanic
- 2,776
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 0
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 761
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 8
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 642
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 27
- TOTAL
- 7,273
Persistence
- Bachelor's degrees
- 1,687
- Postbachelor's certificates
- 1
- Master's degrees
- 647
- Post-Master's certificates
- 119
- Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship
- 21
- Doctoral degrees – professional practice
- 339
Graduation Rates
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 201
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 265
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 1,044
- Total
- 1,510
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 0
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 0
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 0
- Total
- 0
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 201
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 265
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 1,044
- Total
- 1,510
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 132
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 196
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 698
- Total
- 1,026
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 17
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 22
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 105
- Total
- 144
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 3
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 1
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 17
- Total
- 21
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 152
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 219
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 820
- Total
- 1,191
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 75.6
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 82.6
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 78.5
- Total
- 78.9
- Total
- 0
- Total
- 0
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 0
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 0
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 0
- Total
- 0
- Total
- 0
- Total
- 0
- Total
- 0
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 0
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 0
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 0
- Total
- 0
- 2021 Cohort
- 0
- 2020 Cohort
- 0
- 2021 Cohort
- 150
About Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University is a small private university in Los Angeles, CA, in a city setting.
What Loyola Marymount University looks for
Loyola Marymount University admits the majority of applicants who meet its baseline academic profile. For most students applying here, the work is in writing applications that reflect real fit rather than treating the application as a checklist. Demonstrated interest matters more here than at the most selective schools. Visiting, attending an info session, and asking real questions of admissions all move the needle.
Frequently asked
What SAT score do I need for Loyola Marymount University?
Loyola Marymount University's middle 50% SAT range is 1260 to 1430. A score in or above that band keeps you in the conversation; below it, the rest of your application has to do more work.
What ACT score do I need for Loyola Marymount University?
Middle 50% ACT range is 28 to 32. The top of that range or above is what most admitted students submit when they choose to send a score.
What is the acceptance rate at Loyola Marymount University?
Loyola Marymount University admits roughly 45% of applicants. An acceptance rate above 40% means a strong application can land here without high-end stats.
What does Loyola Marymount University actually cost after financial aid?
Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $48,381 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.
Is Loyola Marymount University a reach, match, or safety for me?
Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat Loyola Marymount University as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.
