Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
48.2%
10,992 admitted
SAT · 50th
1350
Range 1265–1410
6-yr grad
78.8%
Retention 88.7%
Undergrads
7,187
10:1 S-F
Admissions
55.0% / 52.4%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications22,798
Overall admit rate48.2%
In-state admit rate55.0%
Out-of-state admit rate52.4%
Enrolled1,536 · 14.0% yield
Admitted from waitlist208 of 6,148
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Recs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1350
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1265–1410 · 20.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W640690720
Math610660700
Comp126513501410
ACT
255075
Comp283033
Cost & aid
$68,042
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$68,042
Fees$1,398
Room & board$21,661
Books$1,305
Avg need-based grant$34,639
% need met67.7%
Avg debt at graduation$33,482
Academics
10 : 1
student-faculty ratio
88.7% retention
Student-faculty10 : 1
Retention88.7%
4-year graduation66.3%
6-year graduation78.8%
Enrollment
7,187
undergraduates
32.0% out-of-state · 104 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates7,187
First-year1,536
Transfer494
Full-time98%
Female53%
Out-of-state32.0%
International (freshmen)104
Rankings
#21
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)#2126
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#2626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#8826
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#10226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#13626
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#13726
NicheBest Colleges in America#19726
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceWest Coast Conference9
Athletic divisionNCAA D142
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/15 → Plan dependent → May 1
Early decision11/1 → 12/17 · binding
Early decision 21/8
Early action11/1 → 12/17
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 2 Sci, 2 SciLab, 3 FL, 3 SS
Admissions URLhttps://www.lmu.edu/apply/
Admissions emailadmission@lmu.edu
Admissions phone310-338-2700
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of San …
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of San Diego CA · Private (nonprofit)52.4%5K
Santa Clara University CA · Private (nonprofit)47.9%14106K
University of San Francisco CA · Private (nonprofit)61.7%13005K
Gonzaga University WA · Private (nonprofit)81.7%13005K
University of the Pacific CA · Private (nonprofit)93.2%12603K
Chapman University CA · Private (nonprofit)72.0%13507K
Pepperdine University CA · Private (nonprofit)69.4%13403K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Loyola Marymount University

18 years of Loyola Marymount University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.