Quad

Head-to-head

New School
Loyola Marymount

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Loyola Marymount grads earn $25.4K more ten years out than New School's ($78,349 vs. $52,901)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Loyola Marymount costs about $9.3K less per year on average than New School ($60,285 vs. $69,606, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Loyola Marymount graduates 11 pts more of its students than New School (81% vs. 70%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    New School's yield is 6 pts higher than Loyola Marymount's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Loyola Marymount's grants cover 29% of its full price on average, vs. 23% at New School

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Loyola Marymount admits 45% vs. 63% at New School

    Acceptance 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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Loyola Marymount admits 45%, New School 63%; New School's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
New School63%
Loyola Marymount45%
Quad's selectivity
  • New SchoolSelective
  • Loyola MarymountVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
New SchoolTest-blind
Loyola Marymount
1265–1410
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • New SchoolGPA and school record required
  • Loyola MarymountRigor and GPA very important79%

Who's on each campus

New School and Loyola Marymount are about the same size; New School has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
New School6.6K
Loyola Marymount7.1K
Pell Grant share
New School15%
Loyola Marymount13%

Majors and faculty

Fashion/Apparel Design leads at New School, and Psychology at Loyola Marymount; New School has 9 students per faculty member to Loyola Marymount's 10.

Students per faculty member
New School9 to 1
Loyola Marymount10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • New SchoolFashion/Apparel Design15%
  • Loyola MarymountPsychology, General9%

What each costs

Loyola Marymount costs about $9.3K less a year than New School on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
New School$69.6K
Loyola Marymount$60.3K
Aid generosity
New School23%
Loyola Marymount29%

What each pays off

Loyola Marymount's former students earn more, a median $78.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
New School$52.9K
Loyola Marymount$78.3K
Graduation rate
New School70%
Loyola Marymount81%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Loyola Marymount got more selective while New School held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • New SchoolGrowing+75%
  • Loyola MarymountGrowing+91%
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;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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;Loyola Marymount University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;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 2025About 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