Enrollment Trends at Loyola Marymount

The student population at Loyola Marymount University is 10,179 (7,273 undergraduate and 2,906 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 787 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Loyola Marymount is 71.45% which is increased by 1,014 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 227 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.22 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

568 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,134.78% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,847 where 10,179 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

71.45% of total students is undergraduate students and 28.55% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,014 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 227 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.22 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Loyola Marymount than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Loyola Marymount University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,392	6,259	2,744	3,515	3,133	1,212	1,921
2016-17	9,330 -62	6,261 2	2,756 12	3,505 -10	3,069 -64	1,122 -90	1,947 26
2017-18	9,618 288	6,391 130	2,837 81	3,554 49	3,227 158	1,221 99	2,006 59
2018-19	9,838 220	6,700 309	2,988 151	3,712 158	3,138 -89	1,192 -29	1,946 -60
2019-20	9,822 -16	6,778 78	3,082 94	3,696 -16	3,044 -94	1,178 -14	1,866 -80
2020-21	9,686 -136	6,673 -105	3,073 -9	3,600 -96	3,013 -31	1,128 -50	1,885 19
2021-22	10,184 498	7,127 454	3,317 244	3,810 210	3,057 44	1,148 20	1,909 24
2022-23	10,165 -19	7,299 172	3,438 121	3,861 51	2,866 -191	1,048 -100	1,818 -91
2023-24	10,256 91	7,336 37	3,455 17	3,881 20	2,920 54	1,060 12	1,860 42
2024-25	10,179 -77	7,273 -63	3,497 42	3,776 -105	2,906 -14	1,095 35	1,811 -49
Average	9,847	6,810	3,119	3,691	3,037	1,140	1,897

Loyola Marymount University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,810 where 7,273 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Loyola Marymount University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,259	6,030	2,617	3,413	229	127	102
2016-17	6,261	6,044	2,631	3,413	217	125	92
2017-18	6,391	6,164	2,708	3,456	227	129	98
2018-19	6,700	6,466	2,862	3,604	234	126	108
2019-20	6,778	6,548	2,964	3,584	230	118	112
2020-21	6,673	6,383	2,920	3,463	290	153	137
2021-22	7,127	6,945	3,220	3,725	182	97	85
2022-23	7,299	7,117	3,331	3,786	182	107	75
2023-24	7,336	7,153	3,346	3,807	183	109	74
2024-25	7,273	7,086	3,374	3,712	187	123	64
Average	6,810	6,810	2,997	3,596	6,810	121	95

Loyola Marymount University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,037 where 2,906 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Loyola Marymount University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,133	2,234	888	1,346	899	324	575
2016-17	3,069	2,168	803	1,365	901	319	582
2017-18	3,227	2,249	872	1,377	978	349	629
2018-19	3,138	2,284	872	1,412	854	320	534
2019-20	3,044	2,179	838	1,341	865	340	525
2020-21	3,013	2,472	911	1,561	541	217	324
2021-22	3,057	2,475	913	1,562	582	235	347
2022-23	2,866	2,264	816	1,448	602	232	370
2023-24	2,920	2,226	822	1,404	694	238	456
2024-25	2,906	2,271	865	1,406	635	230	405
Average	3,037	3,037	860	1,422	3,037	280	475

Loyola Marymount University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 36.66% and the percentage of black students is 7.94% at Loyola Marymount University. 10.59% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 27.44% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 42.83% to 36.66%. Asian enrollment declined from 10.66% to 10.59%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.65% to 7.94%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 22.96% to 27.44%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7669 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7434 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Loyola Marymount University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	15	1,001	625	2,156	14	4,023	639
2016-17	10	997	634	2,131	14	4,013	602
2017-18	7	982	659	2,243	17	4,149	580
2018-19	6	963	671	2,348	20	4,199	621
2019-20	6	976	646	2,413	17	4,129	610
2020-21	7	931	634	2,471	16	4,060	624
2021-22	9	977	702	2,581	12	4,201	690
2022-23	6	1,002	739	2,602	9	4,043	691
2023-24	4	1,041	804	2,749	11	3,921	733
2024-25	4	1,078	808	2,793	15	3,732	781
Average	7	995	692	2,449	15	4,047	657

Loyola Marymount University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

568 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,134.78% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Loyola Marymount University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	9,392	46	189	9,157
2016-17	9,330	37	207	9,086
2017-18	9,618	43	259	9,316
2018-19	9,838	48	532	9,258
2019-20	9,822	59	571	9,192
2020-21	9,686	9,686	0	0
2021-22	10,184	1,017	4,981	4,186
2022-23	10,165	635	1,764	7,766
2023-24	10,256	723	1,398	8,135
2024-25	10,179	568	1,394	8,217
Average	9,847	1,286	1,130	7,431

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Enrollment Trends at Loyola Marymount

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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