Loyola Marymount University

919 Albany Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015-1211
(213) 736-1074

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#6 in Public Sector Salary

Loyola Law is tied for #6 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($65,900).

#13 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Loyola Law ranks #13 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (28.2%).

#28 in Highest Tuition

Loyola Law ranks #28 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($57,230). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#36 in Presence of Minority Students

Loyola Law ranks #36 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (46.2%).

#52 in Median LSAT

Loyola Law is tied for #52 in terms of the median LSAT score (160) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#53 in Library Size

Loyola Law ranks #53 in terms of library size with 572,322 volumes or equivalents.

#58 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Loyola Law ranks #58 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.58) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#59 in Acceptance Rate

Loyola Law ranks #59 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 36.3% among those who applied for admission.

#75 in Private Sector Salary

Loyola Law is tied for #75 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($78,000).

#85 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#115 in Employment Rate at Graduation
Loyola Law ranks #85 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (78.6%) and #115 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (39.5%) .

#98 in Presence of Female Faculty

Loyola Law is tied for #98 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (39.9%).

#129 in Bar Passage Rate

Loyola Law ranks #129 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (74.2%), and it outperforms by +15.9% the state of California’s overall bar passage rate of 58.3%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#158 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Loyola Law is tied for #158 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (8.8:1).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: February 1
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 36.3% 44.7%
LSAT Score (Median) 160 159
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 157-162 156-161
GPA (Median) 3.58 3.47
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.37-3.72 3.28-3.65

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: CA CA
School's bar passage rate: 74.2% 81.7%
State overall bar passage rate: 58.3% 60.2%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +15.9% +21.5%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 39.5% 36.6%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 78.6% 71.0%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $57,230 $50,050
Room and Board: $18,090 $16,960
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 66.5% 63.3%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $36,000 $32,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $138,926 $148,035
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 74.2% 79.8%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 1021 800
Men: 44.7% 45.9%
Women: 55.3% 54.1%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 53.8% N/A
Black: 4.0% N/A
Hispanic: 20.7% N/A
Asian: 10.9% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 8.8 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 188 N/A
Male: 60.1% N/A
Female: 39.9% N/A
Minority: 28.2% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $78,000 $71,500
Public Sector (Median): $65,900 $50,250
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 572,322 586,693