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Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA 7,094 Undergrads 80.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$83,943
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$48,381
After Aid
Median Earnings
$78,039
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$48,381
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$78,039
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$78,349
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate80.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients13.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS80.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
45.1%
SAT Avg
1,359
SAT Reading
25th: 64066075th: 720
SAT Math
25th: 62067575th: 710
ACT Composite
25th: 283075th: 32

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

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
+$675k
+$208k
+$191k
Median Cost$48k/yr
+$501k
+$34k
+$17k
Full Cost$84k/yr
+$373k
-$94k
-$111k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$48k/yr
56
10%
Full Cost$84k/yr
Never
-37%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return21%

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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (4yr)
$111,733
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$274k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $44,889
Lifetime Value Added
-$291k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,496
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$80,317
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (4yr)
$82,543
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$103,223
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$209k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,477
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$69,144
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$127,011
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$389k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$35,288
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$331k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,135
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$212k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$20,125
Earnings (4yr)
$88,682
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,806
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Median Debt
$17,574
Earnings (4yr)
$69,534
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Median Debt
$23,105
Earnings (4yr)
$54,897
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Median Debt
$22,625
Earnings (4yr)
$61,500
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$109,303
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Median Debt
$22,375
Earnings (4yr)
$58,468
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,522
Natl Median: $43,283
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,286
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,148
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$24,906
Earnings (4yr)
$82,825
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$96,226
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Sciences
BachCIP: 3018
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,124
Natl Median: $57,935
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,354
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,375
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,958
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,024
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$68,053
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,535
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,421
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$417k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,693
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,396
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$234k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$99,813
Earnings (4yr)
$140,532
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$503k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$100,264
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
Median Debt
$108,680
Earnings (4yr)
$52,957
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$267k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$48,414
Earnings (4yr)
$73,998
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$83,136
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,170
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$335k
Median Debt
$120,626
Earnings (4yr)
$55,619
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
-$242k
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Law
MastCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$66,097
Earnings (4yr)
$98,678
Natl Median: $65,341
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Median Debt
$72,352
Earnings (4yr)
$140,519
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$503k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$104,931
Earnings (4yr)
$63,928
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,304
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$53,358
Natl Median: $53,024
Lifetime Value Added
-$243k
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,524
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Median Debt
$74,081
Earnings (4yr)
$72,918
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$43,095
Earnings (4yr)
$69,328
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,680
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$89,259
Natl Median: $92,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$70,420
Earnings (4yr)
$134,109
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$155,436
Earnings (4yr)
$143,361
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$240k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,406
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,802
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), 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 decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.