- The Inkwell
- California
- Los Angeles College of Music
Pasadena, CACity: midsizeZIP 91105Founded 1996
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Founded
- 1996
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: arts, music & design
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 2004
- Website
- www.lacm.edu
CaliforniaPrivate for-profit
Los Angeles College of Music
Los Angeles College of Music is a private for-profit college in Pasadena, California, with 227 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 47% within six years and costs $42,853 a year after aid.
47%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention61%
4-year graduation33%
Pell Grant share19%
Federal loans28%
$42,853net price / year
88%admission rate
—average SAT
47%graduate in 6 years
$44,742median earnings, 10 yrs
$29,094median debt
#1,452 of 1,704 for earnings#1,685 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,159 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,105 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $52,086tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $30,540
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $30,540
- Average net price
- $42,853national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$36,249
$30,001–48,000$47,079
$48,001–75,000$46,275
$75,001–110,000$47,586
$110,001+$45,699
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college61%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college47%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college19%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 47%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 61%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,354
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,742middle 50%: $20,514–$60,066
- Median debt at graduation
- $29,094
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$60,066
Median, Los Angeles College of Music$44,742
Lower quarter$20,514
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 227
- Part-time
- 3.5%
- Women / men
- 46% / 54%
- Average age at entry
- 23.0
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 19%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 3 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 1.6%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,308 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,743
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White8.4%
Hispanic8.8%
Black4.0%
Asian3.5%
Two or more races1.8%
U.S. nonresident51%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Unknown22%
1 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts100%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Private for-profit colleges in California
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA | $51,582 | 56% | $75,045 |
| Gnomon North Hollywood, CA | $57,379 | 90% | $124,464 |
| United States University Sandy Springs, CA | — | 0% | $72,456 |
| California Miramar University San Diego, CA | $15,988 | 43% | — |
| California Aeronautical University Bakersfield, CA | $46,310 | 41% | $46,345 |
| American University of Health Sciences Signal Hill, CA | — | — | $113,922 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine College of Art & Design Portland, ME | $40,801 | 51% | $38,062 |
| Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA | $44,587 | 55% | $44,219 |
| Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD | $42,075 | 71% | $49,751 |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | $35,232 | 41% | $38,613 |
| Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO | $31,165 | 51% | $40,314 |
| College for Creative Studies Detroit, MI | $32,332 | 55% | $54,082 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 446385. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6456995.