After Loyola Marymount University: graduation, pay and debt
Los Angeles, California · Private · 7,094 undergrads
80% of Loyola Marymount University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $86,034 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$86k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
80%
finish within six years.
71%
finish in four years.
89%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
78%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
71%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
80%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
89%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
78%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
81%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,444
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
79%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
15%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,382
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$66,033
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$86,034
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
76%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$17,750
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,094
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
78%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
84%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
88%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Test scores: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers