Loyola Law School

Loyola Law School is one of the oldest and is the largest law school in California. Founded in 1920 as part of the Jesuit Loyola Marymount University, Loyola Law School has now graduated over 13,000 lawyers, most practicing in Southern California. This large alumni base has helped many recent graduates find employment opportunities with relative ease.

Loyola Law School is not located on the main campus, but instead consists of an entire city block in downtown Los Angeles. This urban campus is composed of eight contemporary and striking buildings that are clustered around a central courtyard.

Loyola Law School – Admissions and Tuition

Over 6800 applicants seek admission to Loyola Law School each year. Loyola generally accepts 24% of these applicants and these admitted students have GPAs ranging from a 3.17 to a 3.61 and a LSAT score ranging from a 158-163 (these ranges are for students at the 25th and 75th percentiles respectively, the median GPA is a 3.42 and median LSAT is 161).

Loyola Law School suggests several topics for an applicant’s law school personal statements, including: 1) how diversity has played a role in the applicant’s cultural heritage, legal goals, or professional endeavors; 2) a detailed analysis of the applicant’s interest in law or Loyola Law School; and 3) how the applicant has dealt with or overcome adversity. Additionally, Loyola Law School requires at least one and will accept up to three recommendations, preferably from academic sources such as professors. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with early applicants having a greater likelihood of being accepted and receiving scholarships.

Tuition for full-time students is $40,530 and the total cost of attendance including room, board, and books is approximately $66,000 per year. All applicants are automatically considered for scholarships, which are awarded to students based upon merit and/or diversity as well as separate consideration for those students planning a career in public interest law. Approximately 24% of Loyola Law School students receive scholarships and over 70% receive other financial aid, generally private and federal loans.

Loyola Law School has a large entering class of 410, with approximately 20% of these students enrolled in the four-year evening program.

Loyola Law School Legal Specialty

Entertainment Law

Based in part upon its downtown Los Angeles location, Loyola Law School has an excellent program in entertainment law. With entertainment law being more about who you know rather than what you know, Loyola gives students a networking opportunity with the Entertainment Law Practicum. Students receive hands-on experience through field placement and work in record and movie studios as well as entertainment law firms.

The Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review is now in its twentieth year of publication and is an established source of legal scholarship in the fields of entertainment, sports, and communications law.

Employment Opportunities After Loyola Law School

77.7% of Loyola Law School graduates passed the California state bar, compared to the statewide average of 71.1% for ABA approved law schools. Of the class of 2007, the number of employed graduates was 96% within 9 months after graduation. Due to the strong regional reputation of Loyola Law School and the large alumni base in Southern California, most graduates practice in Los Angeles, San Diego, or Orange County.

Contact and Admissions Information

Admissions Office
919 South Albany Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015-1211
(213) 736-1074

Applications deadline: February 1 for full-time day program; April 15 for part-time evening program. (Due to rolling admissions, get in ASAP).

Application fee: $65.

Interview: Jannell Roberts, Associate Dean of Admissions at Loyola Law School of Los Angeles