Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California · Private · 7,094 undergraduates · lmu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
48%
of 22,798 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1265 to 1410
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$101,670Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Loyola Marymount University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
48% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$101,670
a year in 2027-28, from a $101,670 sticker price
What to do with your 1350
Send your score
About 75% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1220, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: First-Year Applicants - Loyola Marymount University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan8Early Decision II · January 8, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
48%
of applicants were admitted: 10,992 of 22,798 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/17.
Early Decision
Binding. 42% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
6,148 students were offered a spot; 208 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 20% of them sent SAT scores and 7% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1265 to 1410
Reading and Writing 640 to 720
Math 610 to 700
ACT composite 28 to 33
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160030%
- 1200 to 139958%
- 1000 to 119910%
- 800 to 9992.1%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.98
- 4.050%
- 3.75 to 3.9929%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.494.1%
- 3.00 to 3.241.2%
- 2.50 to 2.990.1%
- Below 2.500.1%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$101,670
a year
- Tuition$70,760
- Fees$1,450
- Food and housing$22,530
- Books and supplies$1,360
- Transportation and other$5,570
Loyola Marymount University published $97,761 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$36,415
- $30,001 to $48,000$34,172
- $48,001 to $75,000$33,201
- $75,001 to $110,000$45,169
- Over $110,000$63,737
Financial aid
71%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$39,722
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
55%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $12,155 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid deadline: 2/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,080Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | |
| African American Studies | 4 | 4 | |
| Art History | 4 | 8 | ARHS 2000 and 2002 |
| Biology | 4 | 6 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 131 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 131 and MATH 132 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MATH 131 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | CHIN 1101 and CHIN 1102 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POLS 1400 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | CMSI 1600 |
| Drawing | 4 | 6 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | ENVS 101 |
| European History | 4 | 4 | HIST 1200 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FREN 2101 and FREN 2102 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | GRMN 2101 and GRMN 2102 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | GEOG 1000 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | ITAL 2101 and ITAL 2102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | JAPN 2101 and JAPN 2102 |
| Latin | 4 | 8 | CLAR 1115 and CLAR 1125 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 1200 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 1100 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2500 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2550 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2100 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1100 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MATH 110 or MATH 120 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | SPAN 2101 and SPAN 2102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 8 | |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MATH 104 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POLS 1200 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | HIST 1300 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | HIST 1050 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
79%
Come back for a second year
89%
Typical earnings
$86,034
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Loyola Marymount University$94,756
- All colleges$74,459
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 25 majors here have earnings data.
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