Test-optionalED + EA

Loyola Marymount University

CA · Private · West · National university · 7,020 undergraduates (medium)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate48.2%
ED rate42.4%364 of 858
Regular round (est.)†48.4%includes Early Action

How much of the class comes from ED

~24% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.

This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.

† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants). It also includes Early Action, because the Common Data Set does not report Early Action counts.

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Admission rates

OverallEarly Decision
0%35%70%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2543.8%50.1%45.8%41.3%40.3%45.1%48.2%44.0%42.4%33.3%61.0%62.0%44.1%42.4%

ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)

ED admits ÷ enrolled first-years
0%15%30%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2511.5%14.7%15.4%18.6%23.1%no datano data

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Decision I & II (binding) + Early Action (non-binding) · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Not stated
ACT
Not stated

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment

School’s words: “Does LMU accept self-reported scores? ... Yes, for the admission decision but we request official scores upon enrollment.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡27%SAT 20% + ACT 7%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT20%
306 students
Submitted ACT7%
100 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1265–1410 median 1350
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
640–720 median 690
500800
SAT Math
610–700 median 660
500800
ACT composite
28–33 median 30
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'25100%100%32.0%34.0%31.0%26.0%27.0%69.0%65.0%18.0%22.0%22.0%18.0%20.0%41.0%42.0%14.0%12.0%9.0%8.0%7.0%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'24'251250–1400140012501230–1380138012301260–1410141012601280–1430143012801280–1430143012801280–1400140012801265–141014101265

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
363228'19'20'21'22'23'24'2527–31312727–31312728–32322828–32322829–33332928–32322828–333328

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS

Sources