by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Loyola Marymount University was awarded 441 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is educational administration.
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Loyola Marymount landed the #135 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Loyola Marymount held the #160 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 168 colleges in California, Loyola Marymount is ranked at #20.
If you're applying to Loyola Marymount University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 46%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 18% 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 620 and 700. Math scores were between 630 and 720.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Loyola Marymount it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Loyola Marymount University is 63%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 90% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Loyola Marymount University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Loyola Marymount the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 73%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,673 undergraduates at Loyola Marymount with 6,383 being full-time and 290 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $32,730 | $31,985 | $37,292 | $40,066 | $50,830 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Loyola Marymount, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Loyola Marymount, approximately 33% of students took out student loans averaging $7,820 a year. That adds up to $31,280 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Loyola Marymount is 1.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Loyola Marymount are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One Lmu Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659 |
| Phone: | 310-338-2700 |
| Website: | https://www.lmu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/lmula |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/loyolamarymount |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing | 149 | $48,023 |
| General Psychology | 148 | $25,351 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 138 | $39,373 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 117 | $56,511 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 100 | $23,556 |
| Political Science & Government | 90 | $35,632 |
| Sociology | 87 | $29,116 |
| Economics | 82 | $50,000 |
| General English Literature | 74 | $33,842 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 69 | $29,075 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 5,998 students took at least one online class at Loyola Marymount University. This is a decrease from the 9,686 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,998 | 1,017 |
| 2019-2020 | 9,686 | 9,686 |
| 2018-2019 | 630 | 59 |
| 2017-2018 | 580 | 48 |
| 2016-2017 | 302 | 43 |
Learn more about online learning at Loyola Marymount University.
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Footnotes
*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.
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