Key differences on Outcomes
- 1
Academy graduates 20 pts more of its students than Los Angeles College of Music (80% vs. 60%)
Graduation rate - 2
Academy grads earn $16.5K more ten years out than Los Angeles College of Music's ($48,300 vs. $31,758)
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Los Angeles College of Music$31.8K
Academy$48.3KHighest
Graduation rate
Los Angeles College of Music60%
Academy80%Highest
Retention rate
Los Angeles College of Music61%Highest
Academy0%
Borrowing
Median debt
Los Angeles College of Music$27.9KLowest
Academy$29.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Los Angeles College of Music32%
Academy49%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Los Angeles College of Music$21.1K
Academy$19.3KLowest
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Los Angeles College of Music43%
Academy73%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Los Angeles College of Music61%
Academy76%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Los Angeles College of Music17%
Academy0%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Los Angeles College of MusicNot shown: under 30 students
AcademyNot shown: under 30 students
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Los Angeles College of Music42%
AcademyNot shown: under 30 students
Pell graduation gap
Los Angeles College of MusicNot reported
AcademyNot reported
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why

