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# Loyola Marymount University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Updated October 21, 2026

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## How much does Loyola Marymount University cost after financial aid?

The sticker price at Loyola Marymount University is $83,943, an average across living arrangements. It includes $62,357 in tuition and fees and $22,026 for room and board.

For students who receive aid, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/), what they pay after grants and scholarships, drops to $48,381, a reduction of $35,562 from the published total. The comparable peer median, the middle value for similar institutions in the same type and size, is $27,371.

The university's average net price runs above that figure by $21,010. Among nonprofit four-year institutions, Azimuth ranks Loyola Marymount University #1,384 for affordability.

That places the affordability pillar in the 2nd percentile. Even after aid, the net price remains far above the peer median, and affordability ranks as the university's weakest pillar.

Affordability is the weakest pillar for Loyola Marymount University, sitting at the 2nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The published cost of attendance is $83,943 (an average across living arrangements), but the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)—what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships—is $48,381.

That is $21,010 above the median of $27,371 for comparable institutions (same type and size). By income band, the lowest-income families average $32,268, while the highest-income families average $58,371.

Borrowers who complete their degree leave with a median of $19,500 in federal student loans, $4,699 below the peer median of $24,199.

Average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)s by family-income band show a progressive structure. For families earning under $30,000 the average net price is $32,268; for $30,001–$48,000 it is $34,535; for $48,001–$75,000 it is $34,351; for $75,001–$110,000 it is $40,557; and for families earning over $110,000 it reaches $58,371.

Pell Grant recipients make up 13.2% of undergraduates, providing context for the lowest band. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $26,103.

Average net price by family income

**$0–30K**
$32,268

**$30–48K**
$34,535

**$48–75K**
$34,351

**$75–110K**
$40,557

**$110K+**
$58,371

Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Overall average annual net price: **$48,381**. After grants and scholarships, including living costs. [Source and coverage](#cost-data-notes).

The published cost of attendance is $83,943, and the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) across all aid recipients is $48,381, meaning aid covers about 42% of the sticker price for that group. The pattern across income bands shows the largest discounts are concentrated on families with lower incomes: the average net price is $32,268 for families earning under $30,000, $34,535 for the $30,001–$48,000 band, $34,351 for $48,001–$75,000, $40,557 for $75,001–$110,000, and $58,371 for families earning over $110,000.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $26,103, and the lowest-band average sits well below the overall average.

Loyola Marymount University publishes a cost of attendance of $83,943, an average across living arrangements. Tuition and fees are $62,357 and room and board are $22,026.

The average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)—what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships—varies sharply by family income. For families earning under $30,000, the average net price is $32,268; for the $48,001–$75,000 band it is $34,351; and for families earning over $110,000 it reaches $58,371.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $26,103, a difference that reflects how aid scales with need. Azimuth ranks the university #1,384 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Aid covers about 42% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, an offset of $35,562 against the sticker price. The average net price across all aid recipients is $48,381, which sits above the peer median of $27,371 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $21,010.

That gap means the typical aid package leaves a larger remaining cost than at most peer schools, even after accounting for the university's substantial aid spending. Among federal-loan borrowers who completed, the median federal student debt is $19,500.

That median is below the peer median of $24,199 by $4,699, and 91.3% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. For a graduate at the median four-year earnings, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $222 a month if repaid over ten years.

Median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing stands at $58,361.

## Student loans: what does repayment look like?

Borrowers who complete leave with a median of $19,500 in federal student loans at completion. Federal borrowing is nearly universal here: 91.3% of federal aid recipients take federal loans.

The median debt is $4,699 below the $24,199 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $58,361 in [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) loans.

Graduates of Loyola Marymount University earn a median of $78,039 four years after completing a degree, measured among federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. That figure sits in the 87th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $8 more than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level, an outcome at the 55th percentile. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, range from $54,320 in a downside case to $101,762 in an upside case, with a typical scenario of $78,039.

Borrowers who finish hold a median of $19,500 in federal loans. That is $4,699 below the median for comparable institutions (same type and size), $24,199.

If repaid over ten years, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $222 a month.

Median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing, a separate parent-borrower population, is $58,361. The estimated monthly student payment if repaid over ten years is $222.

[Repayment figures](#combined-borrowing) are in the Financial GPS card below. [Borrowing populations and model assumptions](#cost-data-notes).

## Parent loans: what can the family afford?

[How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/)

**Median Parent PLUS debt**
$58,361

**Estimated parent payment**
$742/mo

Modeled Parent PLUS pressure by income

| Household income | Share of income above basic expenses | Risk level |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $35,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $50,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $75,000 | 43.7% | High pressure |
| $100,000 | 19.6% | High pressure |
| $150,000 | 9.3% | Caution |
| $200,000 | 6.1% | Caution |

The 10-year payment on the median Parent PLUS balance, as a share of household income above basic expenses ($54,640 a year: 200% of the 2026 federal poverty guideline for a household of three). No room is High pressure. [Open the parent tool for your own numbers](/financial-gps/?tool=parent&school=loyola-marymount-university#parent-tool). [Read the assumptions and limits](#cost-data-notes).

## Student and parent loans: the monthly payments

Financial GPS

### What does repayment look like?

**Institution median student debt**
$19,500

**Institution Parent PLUS debt**
$58,361

Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.

**Estimated student payment · monthly**
$222/mo

**Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly**
$742/mo

**Modeled student + parent payments**
$964/mo

Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.

#### Student payment as a share of available income

At median graduate earnings of $78,039, with a $23,940 annual allowance for basic expenses:

**4.9%** of income above the allowance · Excellent

1.  Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
2.  Good 8–under 12%
3.  Concerning 12–20%
4.  High risk Over 20%

How this estimate works

These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $23,940, uses the published framework’s 2026 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.

[Read the framework and its limits](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Payment assumptions

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.

[Explore your own numbers in Financial GPS](/financial-gps/?tool=student&school=loyola-marymount-university#student-tool)

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).

**Net price and borrowing.** The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. [College Scorecard data and documentation](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/).

A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.