Quad

Head-to-head

Loyola Marymount
Case Western Reserve

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Case Western Reserve's SAT midpoint is 150 points higher than Loyola Marymount's

    SAT midpoint
  2. 2

    Case Western Reserve costs about $11.1K less per year on average than Loyola Marymount ($49,176 vs. $60,285, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Case Western Reserve's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at Loyola Marymount

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Loyola Marymount has 12 pts more first-gen students than Case Western Reserve (22% vs. 11%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Case Western Reserve grads earn $9.6K more ten years out than Loyola Marymount's ($87,989 vs. $78,349)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Case Western Reserve graduates 5 pts more of its students than Loyola Marymount (86% vs. 81%)

    Graduation rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Case Western Reserve admits 37%, Loyola Marymount 45%; Loyola Marymount's yield is higher, at 15%.

Acceptance rate
Loyola Marymount45%
Case Western Reserve37%
Quad's selectivity
  • Loyola MarymountVery selective
  • Case Western ReserveVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Loyola Marymount
1265–1410
Case Western Reserve
1430–1540
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Loyola MarymountRigor and GPA very important79%
  • Case Western ReserveGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Loyola Marymount is a bit larger than Case Western Reserve (7,094 vs. 6,437 undergrads); Case Western Reserve has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Loyola Marymount7.1K
Case Western Reserve6.4K
Pell Grant share
Loyola Marymount13%
Case Western Reserve18%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Loyola Marymount, and Computer Science at Case Western Reserve; Case Western Reserve has 9 students per faculty member to Loyola Marymount's 10.

Students per faculty member
Loyola Marymount10 to 1
Case Western Reserve9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Loyola MarymountPsychology, General9%
  • Case Western ReserveComputer Science12%

What each costs

Case Western Reserve costs about $11.1K less a year than Loyola Marymount on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Loyola Marymount$60.3K
Case Western Reserve$49.2K
Aid generosity
Loyola Marymount29%
Case Western Reserve43%

What each pays off

Case Western Reserve's former students earn more, a median $88K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Loyola Marymount$78.3K
Case Western Reserve$88K
Graduation rate
Loyola Marymount81%
Case Western Reserve86%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Loyola Marymount got more selective while Case Western Reserve held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Loyola MarymountGrowing+91%
  • Case Western ReserveGrowing+71%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Loyola Marymount University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Loyola Marymount University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Loyola Marymount University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Loyola Marymount University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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