Applying to Loyola Marymount

Loyola Marymount University's acceptance rate is 40.29% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 23,361 students applied and 9,413 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is around the national average.
Loyola Marymount's acceptance rate places 22nd out of 120 California colleges with competitive admission.
To apply to Loyola Marymount, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not considered for admission at Loyola Marymount University.
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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Loyola Marymount University is 40.29% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 16.31%. 9,456 men and 13,905 women applied to Loyola Marymount and 4,072 men and 5,341 women students were accepted.
Among them, 702 men and 833 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Loyola Marymount.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Loyola Marymount
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants23,3619,45613,90500
Admitted9,4134,0725,34100
Enrolled1,53570283300
Acceptance Rate 40.29%43.06%38.41%--
Yield 16.31%17.24%15.60%--
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)
Loyola Marymount University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 1,535 first-year students enrolled in Loyola Marymount. The proportion of full-time students is 99.87% and part-time students is 0.13%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 45.73% and women students is 54.27%.
The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Loyola Marymount.
First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Loyola Marymount
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Total1,53570283300
Full-time1,53370183200
Part-time21100
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at Loyola Marymount. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Loyola Marymount University.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
Loyola Marymount Admission Requirements
High School GPARequired
High School RankConsidered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)Required
Completion of College Preparatory ProgramRequired
RecommendationsRequired
Formal Demonstration of CompetenciesNot Considered
SAT / ACTNot Considered
English Proficiency TestRequired
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)Not Considered
Work experienceConsidered, if submitted
Personal statement or essayRequired
Legacy statusNot Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $60 for undergraduate schools and $50 for graduate schools of Loyola Marymount University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Loyola Marymount.
Admission Information for Applying to Loyola Marymount
Open Admission PolicyNo
Undergraduate Application Fees$60
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://admission.lmu.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://admission.lmu.edu/apply/
Calendar SystemSemester
Course for High School StudentsOffers within a dual enrollment
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree OfferedBachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)
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