10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$69,774at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Loyola Marymount University
⌖ Los Angeles, CA · 41 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$69,774 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
12.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−19%Modeled 10-year ROI
$75,375Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$48,381Average net price / year
$83,943Cost of attendance
$75,375Median earnings · year 5 after completion
78.9%Completion rate
45.1%Admission rate
7,094Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$45,330Year 1
$78,039Year 4
$75,375Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Law · First Professional Degree$143,3612Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$140,5323Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies · Master's Degree$140,5194Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$134,1095Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$127,0116Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$111,7337Biomedical/Medical Engineering · Master's Degree$109,3968Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$109,303Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Pasadena, CA
Art Center College of Design
- Annual net price
- $48,661
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $75,387
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -19%
Chapman University
- Annual net price
- $46,555
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $70,171
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -31%
Southern California Institute of Architecture
- Annual net price
- $43,923
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,753
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -25%
Pepperdine University
- Annual net price
- $58,098
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $79,256
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -17%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | First Professional Degree | $143,361 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Master's Degree | $140,532 | Not available |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | $140,519 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $134,109 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $127,011 | $26,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $111,733 | $17,000 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Master's Degree | $109,396 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $109,303 | $19,500 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $103,223 | $27,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $100,264 | Not available |
| Law | Master's Degree | $98,678 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $96,226 | $21,000 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $88,682 | $21,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $85,524 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $83,136 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $82,825 | $25,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $82,543 | $21,875 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $80,317 | $24,625 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $76,522 | Not available |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $73,998 | Not available |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $72,918 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $72,680 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $72,375 | $22,146 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $69,534 | $20,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $69,328 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $69,144 | $19,500 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $68,053 | $19,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $66,806 | $22,565 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $63,928 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $62,148 | Not available |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $62,024 | $19,500 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $61,500 | $23,250 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $60,958 | $20,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $58,468 | $23,600 |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $56,124 | $26,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Master's Degree | $55,619 | Not available |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,897 | $23,149 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Master's Degree | $52,957 | Not available |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $49,135 | $23,250 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $35,288 | $24,250 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $20,500 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.