Los Angeles, California · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Loyola Marymount University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Los Angeles, California. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 10,179 students in fall 2024, including 7,273 undergraduates and 2,906 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Loyola Marymount University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 96 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Law, Marketing, and Psychology, General. It awarded 2,912 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
89% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
10,179
Students enrolled
89%
First-year retention
2,912
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
96
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 96
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
89%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,834
Master's degrees
609
Doctoral degrees (research)
26
Professional doctorates
305
Postbaccalaureate certificates
3
Post-master's certificates
135
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
10,179
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,273
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,906
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
11,087
Undergraduates, 2024-25
7,716
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,371
Full-time, 2024-25
89%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
36%
Hispanic or Latino
28%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
10%
Two or more races
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
28%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
West Coast Conference
President
Thomas Poon, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization