About LMU
Loyola Marymount University is ranked No. 64 among top national universities by U.S. News and World Report, placing LMU among the top five Jesuit universities in the country and in the top six private universities in California. Founded in 1911, LMU is a Catholic, Jesuit and Marymount university with more than 6,500 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students. LMU offers 61 undergraduate majors and 55 minor programs, along with 49 master’s degree programs, three doctorate programs and 13 credential/authorization programs. LMU’s intercollegiate athletics teams compete in the West Coast Conference with 21 Division I and varsity sports.
LMU has a history of hosting distinguished speakers, including President Bill Clinton, President George H.W. Bush, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino, President of Mexico Vicente Fox, Taoiseach of Ireland Leo Varadkar, Nobel laureates Rigoberta Menchú Tum and Shirin Ebadi, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, among others.
LMU Rankings Soar
The results are in, and once again, Loyola Marymount University has been recognized as one of the nation’s preeminent universities:
– 64 in the U.S., U.S. News & World Report, 2020
LMU is a National University/High Research Activity (R2) putting LMU in the upper echelon of American universities. This classification reflects LMU’s commitment to high-level research and its growth in doctoral degrees. LMU offers doctorate degrees in educational leadership for social justice and juridical science at LMU’s Loyola Law School. LMU shelters a Phi Beta Kappa chapter and an Alpha Sigma Nu chapter.
FOUNDED
1911
MISSION
The encouragement of learning, the education of the whole person, the service of faith and the promotion of justice.
PRESIDENT
Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D.
SPONSORING RELIGIOUS ORDERS
Society of Jesus (Jesuits); Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (R.S.H.M.); Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange (C.S.J.)
LMU WESTCHESTER CAMPUS
142 acres
LMU DOWNTOWN LAW CAMPUS
1 acre
LMU PLAYA VISTA CAMPUS
1 acre
Ranking Highlights
64
in “Best National
Universities in the U.S.”
U.S. News & World Report, 2020
90
nationally
Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, 2020
30
“Best Undergraduate Teaching” among national universities
U.S. News & World Report, 2020
8th
nationally for School
of Film and Television
The Hollywood Reporter, 2019
9th
“Best Master’s Degree in Film” School of Film and Television
COLLEGE CHOICE, 2018
3rd
for promoting Latina/o student success
EDUCATION TRUST, 2017
Top 4%
for diversity
COLLEGE FACTUAL, 2018
7th
“Best Catholic College – on campus” in U.S.
BEST COLLEGES.COM, 2016
- LMU ranks No. 3 nationally for “Students Most Engaged in Community Service.”
PRINCETON REVIEW, 2020 - Top 10 Percent of Psychology Programs
COLLEGE FACTUAL, 2019 - LMU ranks No. 15 nationally in “top colleges for university-provided part-time employment”
STUDENT LOAN REPORT, 2016 - LMU’s Graduate Entrepreneurship Program ranks 11th nationally
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, 2020 - Loyola Law School ranks 3rd in the nation for entertainment law.
LAW STREET, 2014 - CBA’s graduate accounting program ranks 16th
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, 2017 - LMU student-athletes’ 92 percent graduation rate ranks near the top
NCAA GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE LIST
- LMU ranks No. 3 nationally for “Students Most Engaged in Community Service.”
Princeton Review, 2020 - Top producer of Fulbright student scholars
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2019 - Top 10 Percent of Psychology Programs
College Factual, 2019 - Ranks No. 2 Best Colleges for Veterans, West Region
U.S. News & World Report, 2019 - LMU ranks No. 15 nationally in “top colleges for university-provided part-time employment”
Student Loan Report, 2016
Student Life
LMU offers 61 major and 55 minor undergraduate degrees and programs.
The Graduate Division offers 49 master’s degree programs, one education doctorate, one doctorate in juridical science, one juris doctorate and 13 credential programs.
Colleges and Schools
LMU Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts »
LMU College of Business Administration »
LMU College of Communication and Fine Arts »
LMU Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering »
LMU Loyola Law School »
LMU School of Education »
LMU School of Film and Televisio
19 student housing facilities for 3,215 students
21 Division I and varsity sports
Member of the West Coast Conference
201 registered student organizations
24 Inter/National Greek fraternities and sororities
LMU’s student media
KXLU 88.9 FM »
The Los Angeles Loyolan (award-winning newspaper) »
The Tower (award-winning yearbook) »
ROAR Studios (award-winning television network) »
Enrollment
UNDERGRADUATE
6,557
GRADUATE
2,018
LAW SCHOOL
1,120
TOTAL STUDENTS
9,695
UNDERGRADUATE TUITION + FEES
$48,172 (2018-19)
GRADUATE TUITION
$990-$1,587
(2018-19, per unit, by program)
AVERAGE ROOM + BOARD
$14,600 (2018-19)
UNDERGRADUATE CLASS SIZE
19 (average)
GRADUATE CLASS SIZE
16 (average)
STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO
10:1
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS BY GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN
California: 68%
Out of state: 32%
ETHNICITY OF STUDENTS
African American: 7.0%
Asian: 9.6%
Hispanic/Latino: 21.8%; White/Non-Hispanic: 43.8%
Multi-race: 7.2%
INTERNATIONAL
10%
Scholarship
FACULTY AWARDS
Fulbright Scholars: 19 (past 10 years)
Nobel Prize Winners: 1
Pulitzer Prize Winners: 1
Princeton Fellowships: 2
FACULTY RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROJECTS
$10.2 million in FY2017
NUMBER OF FULL-TIME FACULTY
585
NUMBER OF ENDOWED CHAIRS
25
NUMBER OF ENDOWED UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
241
AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED TO STUDENT GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS BY LMU
$124.6 million (2018-19)
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID
84% (2018-19)
ETHICS AT LMU
Eight endowed chairs in ethics;
All undergraduates take at least one ethics course;
LMU offers an interdepartmental minor program in ethics
ADDITIONALLY
LMU shelters the Omega of California chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and is a member institution of Alpha Sigma Nu
Alumni
95,433
ARE IN THE LMU ALUMNI NETWORK
55,194
LMU ALUMNI LIVE IN CALIFORNIA
33,179
LMU ALUMNI LIVE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
LMU in L.A.
Generates approximately $808.4 million annually in direct economic activity in Los Angeles County
Employs more than 2,000 faculty and staff
Students volunteer more than 200,000 service hours a year with 250 community organizations.
LMU Family of Schools partners with 8 public schools, 2 public charter schools, and 4 Catholic schools in the Westchester/Playa community.
Loyola Law School is the first ABA-accredited law school in California with a mandatory pro bono requirement.
The 1.7-acre Ballona Discovery Park brings science, education and community together through partnership between LMU, Friends of Ballona Wetlands and Playa Vista. LMU has contributed $700,000 toward the park’s construction.
Green LMU
The Sierra Club lists LMU in the top 20 in the nation in their 2018 report of “Cool Schools” for environmental practices and initiatives
100% of campus sprinklers respond automatically to local weather conditions
About three-quarters of the campus uses reclaimed water for irrigation
Started recycling in 1990; first campus-wide collegiate recycling program in California, 1993
One of the first campuses in the state to recycle 100% of green waste.
Solar rooftop systems, on University Hall and Von Der Ahe Building, won federal Green Power Award in 2003.
LMU has five LEED Certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings.
