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Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA 7,094 Undergrads 81.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$88,656
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$50,518
After Aid
Median Earnings
$78,218
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$50,518
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$78,218
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$86,034
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate81.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)20.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients15.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
45.1%
SAT Avg
1,359
SAT Reading
25th: 64068075th: 720
SAT Math
25th: 62067075th: 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
+$669k
+$199k
+$183k
Median Cost$51k/yr
+$487k
+$17k
+$852
Full Cost$89k/yr
+$350k
-$120k
-$136k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$51k/yr
64
0%
Full Cost$89k/yr
Never
-43%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • 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 Return9%

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-64%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$111,733
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$268k
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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
-$299k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$80,317
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,543
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,223
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,477
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,144
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$127,011
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$383k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$35,288
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$339k
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Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$49,135
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$88,682
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
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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
$16,087
Earnings (4yr)
$66,806
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Median Debt
$16,625
Earnings (4yr)
$69,534
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,897
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,500
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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Median Debt
$16,750
Earnings (4yr)
$109,303
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
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Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,468
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,522
Natl Median: $43,283
Lifetime Value Added
-$390
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,473
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
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Median Debt
$19,577
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$17,375
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,148
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$82,825
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$96,226
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
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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
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Sciences
BachCIP: 3018
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,124
Natl Median: $57,935
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,322
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,201
Earnings (4yr)
$72,375
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,958
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,024
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$68,053
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
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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
-$426k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,507
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,396
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$74,635
Earnings (4yr)
$140,532
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$500k
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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
+$151k
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Median Debt
$108,602
Earnings (4yr)
$52,957
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$273k
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Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,998
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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Median Debt
$31,258
Earnings (4yr)
$83,136
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$720
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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
-$341k
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Median Debt
$146,411
Earnings (4yr)
$55,619
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
-$247k
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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
$75,295
Earnings (4yr)
$98,678
Natl Median: $65,341
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
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Median Debt
$100,125
Earnings (4yr)
$140,519
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$500k
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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
$134,425
Earnings (4yr)
$63,928
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
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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
-$248k
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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
+$22k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,918
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
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Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,328
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,680
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$76,460
Natl Median: $88,001
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$106,059
Earnings (4yr)
$134,109
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
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Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$158,843
Earnings (4yr)
$143,361
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
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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.