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Loyola Marymount University · California

Loyola Marymount scholarships and merit aid

Jesuit/Marymount Catholic university in Los Angeles that auto-considers every applicant for ten named scholarships but publishes no dollar amounts or stat cutoffs, leaving award size opaque until the offer arrives.

Verified Jul 20262 months ago· CB-1

The short answer

Is Loyola Marymount worth a closer look?

Loyola Marymount may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.

Merit tiers10See who qualifies
First-year students with school awards53%First-year students, CDS 2023-2024
Research checkedJul 2026By our research team

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Published scholarships

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Not publicly disclosed by LMU

Presidential Scholarship

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GPA
Renewal: 3.0 cumulative
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Who qualifies

Awarded by the admissions committee; no separate scholarship application; all applicants for first-year admission are automatically considered

How to keep it

Renewal is automatic up to 4 years/8 semesters with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA

Notes

LMU does not publish a dollar amount or stat cutoff for the Presidential Scholarship. Families should treat the award size as unknown until the financial aid offer arrives.

Source

Not publicly disclosed by LMU

Arrupe Scholarship

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GPA
Renewal: 3.0 cumulative
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Who qualifies

Awarded by the admissions committee; no separate scholarship application required

How to keep it

Renewal is automatic up to 4 years/8 semesters with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA

Notes

Named after Jesuit Superior General Pedro Arrupe. LMU does not publish a dollar amount.

Source

Not publicly disclosed by LMU

LMU Excellence Scholarship

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GPA
Renewal: 3.0 cumulative
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Who qualifies

Awarded automatically based on the admission application; no separate application required

How to keep it

Renewal is automatic up to 4 years/8 semesters with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA

Source

Not publicly disclosed by LMU

Chancellor's Annual Scholarship

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GPA
Renewal: 3.0 cumulative
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Who qualifies

Awarded automatically based on the admission application; no separate application required

How to keep it

Renewal is automatic up to 4 years/8 semesters with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA

Source

Not publicly disclosed by LMU

Leavey Family Foundation Scholarship

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GPA
Renewal: 3.2 cumulative
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Who qualifies

Awarded by LMU; no separate application required

How to keep it

Renewal requires a minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA, up to 4 years/8 semesters

Notes

Higher renewal GPA threshold (3.2) than the other automatic awards.

Source

Not publicly disclosed by LMU

University Hill Foundation Scholarship

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GPA
Renewal: 3.2 cumulative
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Who qualifies

Awarded by LMU; no separate application required

How to keep it

Renewal requires a minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA, up to 4 years/8 semesters

Notes

Higher renewal GPA threshold (3.2) than most LMU automatic awards.

Source

Not publicly disclosed by LMU

Jesuit and Marymount High School Scholarship

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GPA
Renewal: 3.0 cumulative
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Who qualifies

Graduates of a Jesuit secondary school or a Marymount/RSHM-affiliated high school. No separate scholarship application required.

How to keep it

Renewal is automatic up to 4 years/8 semesters with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA

Notes

Eligibility-restricted feeder-school award. Confirm school affiliation with LMU admissions before assuming eligibility.

Source

Not publicly disclosed by LMU

Loyola High School Scholarship

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GPA
Renewal: 3.0 cumulative
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Who qualifies

Restricted to graduates of Loyola High School of Los Angeles. No separate application required.

How to keep it

Renewal is automatic up to 4 years/8 semesters with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA

Source

Not publicly disclosed by LMU

Jesuit Community Scholarship

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GPA
Renewal: 3.0 cumulative
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Who qualifies

Awarded by LMU; no separate application required

How to keep it

Renewal is automatic up to 4 years/8 semesters with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA

Source

Not publicly disclosed by LMU

LMU Global Scholarship

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GPA
Renewal: 3.0 cumulative
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Who qualifies

International first-year applicants awarded by LMU; no separate application required

How to keep it

Renewal is automatic up to 4 years/8 semesters with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA

Source

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What families often miss

  1. Unlike Alabama or Ole Miss, LMU publishes no GPA/test cutoffs and no dollar amounts for any of its ten named scholarships. Award size is decided by the admissions committee and is not knowable until the offer letter arrives. Modeling an LMU net cost on a forum-sourced 'Presidential = $25k' anchor can produce a mid-five-figure miss either direction.

  2. LMU's policy is explicit: outside resources that cover tuition and fees and were not disclosed when the offer was built will cause the LMU Grant to be reduced or canceled. Families winning local or national scholarships should report them before the offer is finalized so LMU has a chance to apply them against unmet need, loans, or work-study first — though even then, grant-first displacement is the documented default for tuition-fee-level overlap.

  3. LMU's federal-aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) floor is a 2.0 cumulative GPA and 67% completion rate. The named merit scholarships require a 3.0 cumulative GPA (3.2 for the Leavey and University Hill awards) to renew. A student can pass SAP, keep federal aid, and still lose a five-figure LMU scholarship in the same semester.

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Who this school may work for

Strong students drawn to a mid-size Catholic university in coastal LA who can accept that LMU's merit aid is real but unpredictable, and who plan to pursue outside scholarships carefully because they may displace the LMU Grant.

Cost of attendance$94,598 for 2025-2026Each bar is the full published cost for that scenario, sized against the highest figure so totals compare at a glance.
On-campus$94,598
  • Tuition & fees
  • Housing & food
  • Books
  • Personal
  • Travel
  • Loan fees

Full-time undergraduate, on-campus.

Loyola Marymount cost-of-attendance source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Loyola Marymount, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Loyola Marymount, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$32,268
$30,001–$48,000$34,535
$48,001–$75,000$34,351
$75,001–$110,000$40,557
$110,001+$58,371
All income levels (average)$48,381

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$62,357
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$48,381

That works out to roughly a 42% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $83,943 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
79%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
89%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$19,500 (~$207/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$78,349
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
13%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
33%
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If your student brings another scholarship

Outside scholarships reduce loans and/or work-study first; institutional grants are only reduced if required to prevent an over-award.

Verified policy language (2026-07-02): When adjusting a student's need-based award, an outside scholarship will first reduce or replace the self-help portion of the student's award (need-based loans or federal work awards) before reducing LMU Scholarships or grants. LMU makes every effort to avoid reducing institutional awards, but there are times when it cannot be avoided.

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More school data

From the Loyola Marymount Common Data Set 2023-2024:

Merit penetrationHow likely is merit aid here?From Loyola Marymount’s Common Data Set: the share of first-year students who receive institutional merit and the average dollar amount when they do.
53%of admitsget merit
Average award$10,762Covers ~11% of $94,598 cost of attendance

At Loyola Marymount, 53% of first-year admits receive institutional merit aid. The average award is $10,762 — about 11% of total cost.

As filed in Loyola Marymount's CDS Section H2A: of 1,533 first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen, 811 had no financial need and received institutional merit (non-need) scholarship or grant aid, averaging $10,762. Across all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates: 3,114 of 7,035, averaging $11,579. Athletic awards are excluded per the CDS definition.

Receive institutional merit53%First-year students, CDS 2023-2024
Average merit award$10,762Across recipients, CDS 2023-2024

Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024 (verified 2026-07-23)

Loyola Marymount merit aid FAQ

  • Why doesn't LMU publish merit scholarship amounts?

    LMU's official scholarships page lists ten named awards by name but does not publish dollar amounts or stat cutoffs. The merits are awarded by the admissions committee with no separate application. The practical implication: you cannot predict award size from stats before applying; the only reliable number is the one in your offer letter.

  • Do I need to apply separately for LMU merit scholarships?

    No. Per LMU: 'No special application is required for these scholarships. All applicants for admission are automatically considered.' Submitting the regular first-year admission application puts you in the pool for every automatic scholarship you're eligible for.

  • What happens to my LMU Grant if I win an outside scholarship?

    If the outside scholarship plus your LMU offer covers tuition and fees, and LMU didn't know about the outside award when the offer was built, the LMU Grant will be reduced or canceled. Report outside scholarships early so LMU can attempt to coordinate them against unmet need, loans, or work-study before touching grant aid.

  • What GPA do I need to keep my LMU merit scholarship?

    Most LMU merit awards require a 3.0 cumulative GPA for renewal, up to 4 years or 8 semesters. The Leavey Family Foundation Scholarship and University Hill Foundation Scholarship require a 3.2 cumulative GPA. These thresholds are stricter than the 2.0 cumulative GPA / 67% completion rule that governs federal aid Satisfactory Academic Progress.

  • When should I submit the FAFSA for LMU?

    For Fall 2026 entry, LMU's FAFSA deadlines mirror the admission plan: November 1, 2025 for Early Decision; January 10, 2026 for Early Action and Early Decision II; February 1, 2026 for Regular Decision. California residents must also submit the Cal Grant GPA Verification Form by California's March 2, 2026 deadline.

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How Loyola Marymount compares

  • 147 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use loan-first displacement.

    Loyola Marymount is in a recognizable cluster (147 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 667 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Loyola Marymount is one of them. The cohort minority (82 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

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