+17%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Loyola Marymount University rose 16% between 2021 and 2024 ($53.5k → $62.4k).
California · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
LMU
Los Angeles, California. 7,171 undergraduate students. 111 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at LMU
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Loyola Marymount University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.9% → 0.0%).
+15%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Loyola Marymount University rose 15% between 2007 and 2010 ($31.8k → $36.6k).
+15%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Loyola Marymount University rose 15% between 2007 and 2010 ($13.5k → $15.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$78,349+25% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$62,763
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry79.8%+12% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$15,000+28% · '97→'10
At program completion7,171+178% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS88.2%-4% · '04→'10
first-time, full-time40.3%-24% · '01→'24
latest cohort$58,974+92% · '00→'10
out-of-state $58,974SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.6%Median federal debt $15,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $78,349 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+22%
LMU · completion · 100% rose
55.6% → 68.0%
+178%
LMU · undergrad enrollment rose
2,087 → 5,796
+92%
LMU · in-state tuition rose
$19,100 → $36,622
+226%
LMU · out-of-state tuition rose
$19,100 → $62,357
+28%
LMU · median debt rose
$12,139 → $15,500
-100%
LMU · cohort default rate fell
3.6% → 0.0%
+34%
LMU · earnings_median_8yr rose
$52,800 → $70,573
+39%
LMU · earnings_median_6yr rose
$45,100 → $62,763
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business/Commerce, General.$133,994Law.$122,746Educational Administration and Supervision.$118,273Finance and Financial Management Services.$116,165Accounting and Related Services.$112,523Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$99,314Mechanical Engineering.$92,031Educational Administration and Supervision.$89,259Natural Sciences.$89,101Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.$86,057Economics.$83,849Educational Administration and Supervision.$83,797Marketing.$82,022Biology, General.$81,547Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.$78,496Special Education and Teaching.$77,023History.$75,286Political Science and Government.$73,765Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$70,160Communication and Media Studies.$70,036Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$67,745Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$66,832English Language and Literature, General.$66,697Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$66,052
Showing top 24 of 36 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
36 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 10
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Educational Administration and Supervision.$83,797Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$66,832Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$66,052Special Education and Teaching.$77,023Educational Administration and Supervision.$89,259Educational Administration and Supervision.$118,273Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$67,745
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“LMU graduates earn $X” — not “LMU makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending LMU caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.