Loyola Marymount University Overview

Located in Los Angeles, California, Loyola Marymount University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Loyola Marymount University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Loyola Marymount.
• In a recent academic period58% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Loyola Marymount with a bachelor's degree make about $78,349 a year. That's 92% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average Loyola Marymount student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Loyola Marymount University?

Contact details for Loyola Marymount are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One Lmu Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659
Phone:	310-338-2700
Website:	www.lmu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Loyola Marymount?

You can apply to Loyola Marymount online at: https://admission.lmu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Loyola Marymount

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Loyola Marymount?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Loyola Marymount. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 41%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 42%, and the acceptance rate for women is 41%.

Average Test Scores

About 19% of students accepted to Loyola Marymount submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 650 and 720. Math scores were between 650 and 740.

Loyola Marymount received ACT scores from 11% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 30 and 35. Math scores were between 27 and 0. Composite scores were between 29 and 32.

Can I Afford Loyola Marymount University?

The overall average net price of Loyola Marymount is $53,743. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Loyola Marymount, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $8,634 a year. That adds up to $34,536 over four years for those students.

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Loyola Marymount University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,673 undergraduate students at Loyola Marymount, with 6,383 being full-time and 290 being part-time.

There are also 3,013 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,383 full-time undergraduates at Loyola Marymount, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Loyola Marymount University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	631
Black or African American	438
Hispanic or Latino	1,460
White	2,745
International Students	630
Other Races/Ethnicities	479

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Loyola Marymount University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 93 countries are represented at Loyola Marymount. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Indonesia, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Loyola Marymount University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Law	0	0	0	313	313
Educational Administration	0	19	148	18	185
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	117	0	60	0	177
General Psychology	156	0	0	0	156
Marketing	151	0	0	0	151
Drama & Theater Arts	121	0	17	0	138
Finance & Financial Management	111	0	0	0	111
Communication & Media Studies	109	0	0	0	109
Entrepreneurial Studies	66	0	22	0	88
Political Science & Government	85	0	0	0	85
Business Administration & Management	55	0	23	0	78
Student Counseling	0	21	45	0	66
General Business/Commerce	0	0	65	0	65
Legal Research	0	61	0	2	63
General Biology	62	0	0	0	62
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	34	0	28	0	62
General English Literature	49	0	13	0	62
Fine & Studio Arts	59	0	0	0	59
Computer Information Systems	37	0	19	0	56
Economics	54	0	0	0	54
Accounting	40	0	11	0	51
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	17	33	0	50
Mechanical Engineering	39	0	6	0	45
Natural Sciences	42	0	0	0	42
Sociology	42	0	0	0	42
Journalism	39	0	0	0	39
International Relations & National Security	37	0	0	0	37
Civil Engineering	23	1	11	0	35
General Education	0	0	29	0	29
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	24	0	24
Natural Resources Conservation	23	0	1	0	24
History	22	0	0	0	22
Philosophy	15	0	7	0	22
Special Education	0	0	20	0	20
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	17	0	0	0	17
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	17	0	17
Ethnic Studies	15	0	0	0	15
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	0	0	15	0	15
Graphic Communications	14	0	0	0	14
Electrical Engineering	10	0	4	0	14
Liberal Arts General Studies	12	0	0	0	12
Audiovisual Communications	11	0	0	0	11
Romance Languages	11	0	0	0	11
Dance	11	0	0	0	11
Systems Engineering	0	0	10	0	10
Taxation	0	0	9	0	9
Mathematics	5	0	4	0	9
Urban Studies	9	0	0	0	9
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	9	0	9
Theological & Ministerial Studies	4	0	5	0	9
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0	6	0	6
Applied Mathematics	6	0	0	0	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	5	0	5
Engineering Physics	5	0	0	0	5
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	5	0	5
Classical & Ancient Studies	5	0	0	0	5
Chemistry	5	0	0	0	5
Music	5	0	0	0	5
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	4	0	4
Area Studies	3	0	0	0	3
Multilingual Education	0	0	2	0	2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	1	0	1
Computer Programming	0	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0	0
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	0	0
Engineering-Related Technologies	0	0	0	0	0
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Other Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Statistics	0	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,738	119	678	333	2,868

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Mishigaki under License

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