Los Angeles College of Music

Pasadena, CA · WestQuad's selectivityOpen

Known forVery small student-faculty ratio

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Admissions · Fall 2024

9 in 10 applicants admitted

Los Angeles College of Music admits about 9 in 10 applicants (88%). That puts it in the "Open" tier, more selective than 28% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

88%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityOpen

Applied

415

Admitted

364

Yield

18%

of admits enroll

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 227 undergrads, where 20% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

227

undergrads · larger than 13% of colleges

Diversity index

0.67

Pell Grant

20%

below the median

Midsize city

Undergrads +54% since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Voice and Opera (29% of graduates). 3 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 99% of colleges. 2% of faculty are full-time. Spends $8,743 a year on instruction per student.

3 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 99% of colleges

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $44,498 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $20.2K more than the national median. The 72% who received grants paid $44,586 on average; the other 28% paid the full sticker price of $48,474.

$44.5K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $20.2K above the national median

Full price: $48,474 a year; tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid: Little need-based aid above $110K; aid thins out for families above that income
Merit aid: 48% · avg $5K; of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)

Aid generosity

Limited

grants cover 8% of full price

Federal loans

32%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

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Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $31,758 ten years after enrolling, more than at 4% of colleges; 60% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 5.6 years of that salary.

60%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$31.8K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$27.9K

≈ $296/month for 10 years

Retention

61%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 46% → 41% since the class that entered fall 2009Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources for this profile

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IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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College Scorecard
U.S. Department of Education · most recent release; Entered fall 2023; Fall 2024; 2023–24; Fall 2023 · retrieved 2026-10-12
3
IPEDS Admissions survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
4
IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2024–25 graduates · retrieved 2026-10-12
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College Scorecard Field of Study data
U.S. Department of Education · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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Common Data Set
Each college (voluntary, standardized template) · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Entered fall 2018 · retrieved 2026-10-12
13
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
14
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Outcome Measures survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Students entering fall 2016 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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Los Angeles College of Music (2026)
Los Angeles College of Music · 2026 · retrieved 2026-10-04

IPEDS unit ID 446385 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything