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Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA 7,171 Undergrads 81.6% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$75,867
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$45,723
After Aid
Median Earnings
$78,349
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$45,723
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$78,349
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate81.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients13.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS80.0%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
40.3%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -66075th: -
SAT Math
25th: -67575th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -3075th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$654k
+$258k
+$170k
Median Cost$46k/yr
+$490k
+$93k
+$5k
Full Cost$76k/yr
+$381k
-$15k
-$103k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$46k/yr
61
3%
Full Cost$76k/yr
Never
-38%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return20%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-59%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (5yr)
$112,523
Lifetime Value Added
+$273k
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1002
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$282k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,496
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$81,547
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$67,995
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (5yr)
$70,036
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (2yr)
$72,796
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (5yr)
$35,852
Lifetime Value Added
-$322k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,410
Lifetime Value Added
-$233k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$20,125
Earnings (5yr)
$83,849
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$66,697
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
$17,574
Earnings (5yr)
$86,057
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$22,625
Earnings (5yr)
$45,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$245k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$116,165
Lifetime Value Added
+$300k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$22,375
Earnings (5yr)
$65,224
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Graphic Communications
BachCIP: 1003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,611
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,286
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$24,906
Earnings (5yr)
$82,022
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (5yr)
$92,031
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Natural Sciences
BachCIP: 3018
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$89,101
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,354
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$73,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$64,365
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$61,114
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (5yr)
$65,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Urban Studies/Affairs
BachCIP: 4512
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,421
Lifetime Value Added
-$408k
Master's Degrees
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
MastCIP: 1302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,693
Lifetime Value Added
+$731
Business/Commerce, General
MastCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$99,813
Earnings (5yr)
$133,994
Lifetime Value Added
+$645k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$99,314
Lifetime Value Added
+$349k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
MastCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$108,680
Earnings (5yr)
$42,550
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$48,414
Earnings (2yr)
$52,941
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$83,797
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,170
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
MastCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$120,626
Earnings (5yr)
$53,911
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$104,931
Earnings (5yr)
$70,160
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
MastCIP: 3907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$53,358
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,023
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$74,081
Earnings (5yr)
$66,832
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$43,095
Earnings (5yr)
$66,052
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,745
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Graduate Certificates
Educational Administration and Supervision
Gr-CertCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$89,259
Lifetime Value Added
+$377k
Doctoral Degrees
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$70,420
Earnings (5yr)
$118,273
Lifetime Value Added
+$264k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$155,436
Earnings (5yr)
$122,746
Lifetime Value Added
+$297k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.