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).
#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.
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.
$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).
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.