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Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law

California · Private · School ID: loyola-marymount-university-los-angeles

Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law is a private law school in California. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 84.2% first-time bar passage rate (state average 77.7%). 91.0% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 19.6% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $70,360 per year; a median grant of $45,000 brings median net tuition to about $25,360. The median LSAT is 163 with a 26.1% acceptance rate.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)160 / 163 / 165
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.52 / 3.74 / 3.89
Acceptance rate26.1%
Applications received4,549
Offers extended1,185
1L enrollment338
Total JD enrollment1,000
GRE-only takers1
Transfers in / out13 / 10

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$70,360
Non-resident tuition$70,360
Mandatory fees$1,026
Living-expense estimate$43,030
Median grant$45,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$35,000 / $52,000
No-grant share38.3%
< half-tuition grants14.3%
Half-to-full grants46.0%
Full-tuition grants0.0%
Above-full grants (stipend)1.4%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)84.2%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar93.8%
State average (same exam)77.7%
Difference vs. state+6.5 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates300
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)91.0%
Bar-required jobs85.7%
MegaLaw 500+16.3%
BigLaw 251–5003.3%
Mid 101–2505.7%
Small 2–10043.7%
Solo0.3%
Clerkships1.7%
Government4.0%
Public interest8.0%
Business / industry8.0%
Academia1.0%
Seeking employment4.7%

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Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment392 (39.2%)
Female enrollment607 (60.8%)
White464
Black58
Hispanic238
Asian162
Two or more races59
Other / unreported19

Faculty

Total faculty198
Full-time78
Faculty of color58

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$213,860

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law?

Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law reported a 84.2% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 77.7% state average.

How much does Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law is $70,360 per year (about $211,080 over three years). The median grant is $45,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $25,360 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law is 163 and the median GPA is 3.74; the acceptance rate is 26.1%.

What are the job outcomes at Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law?

91.0% of Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 19.6% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 4.7% were still seeking employment.

Other law schools in California

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.