Private for-profit · College

Los Angeles College of Music

Pasadena, California · Midsize city

87.7%
Admit rate
$43,590
Avg net price
41%
Graduation rate
$31,758
Median earnings

Los Angeles College of Music is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Pasadena, California (midsize city setting), enrolling 227 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 227 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 88% admitNear the coast

About Pasadena, California

Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of downtown Los Angeles. The earliest known inhabitants of present-day Pasadena and its surroundings were members of the Hahamog-na tribe, a branch of the Tongva Nation. They spoke the Tongva language, belonging to the Northern subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan language group. Pasadena is home to the Tournament of Roses Parade, held each year on January 1 (or on January 2, if the 1st falls on a Sunday). The first parade was held in 1890 and was originally sponsored by the Valley Hunt Club, a Pasadena social club. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
21 miles
Nearest airport
13 miles to Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR) · major hub

How Los Angeles College of Music compares

Selectivity87.7%

More selective than 29% · #72 most selective of 107 in California

Graduation rate41%

Higher than 25% · #103 of 122 in California

First-year retention61%

Higher than 15%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$31,758

Higher than 4% · #126 of 130 in California

Average net price$43,590

Cheaper than 2% · #102 cheapest of 118 in California

Median debt at graduation$27,938

Lower than 6%

Student–faculty ratio3 : 1

Lower than 98%

Undergraduate enrollment227

Larger than 14%

Percentiles compare Los Angeles College of Music with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in California.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

261students
  • Undergraduate22787%
  • Graduate3413%

Undergraduates by gender

227undergrads
  • Women7633%
  • Men15167%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White8.4%
  • Black4.0%
  • Hispanic8.8%
  • Asian3.5%
  • Other or multiracial75%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
227
Graduate enrollment
34
Student–faculty ratio
3 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
20%
First-generation students
Students over 25
13%
Median family income
$26,132
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$47,772

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
87.7%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$30,540
Room & board
$22,086
Books & supplies
$1,062
Total cost of attendance
$49,705
Average net price
$43,590

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
41%
Graduated on time (4 years)
22%
First-year retention
61%
Transferred to another college
17%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$20,538
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$31,758
Median debt at graduation
$27,938
Students with federal loans
32%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
49%

About 19% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
104
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
46%
Housing charge (year)
$12,900
Application fee
$60

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$42,657
$30–48k
$41,484
$48–75k
$43,352
$75–110k
$49,455
$110k+
$44,642

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$203,771

$43,352/year × about 4.7 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

71%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,501
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 71% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,501. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 59 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$31,758
Typical debt at graduation
$27,938
Debt vs. one year's pay
88%
Out-earn a HS grad

Typical debt would take roughly 8.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
91°F
Winter low
45°F
Annual rain
20.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pasadena, CA US station (0.7 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.