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Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·llu.edu/index.html
Total enrollment
4,210
peer median 9,259
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About

Loma Linda University (LLU) is a private Seventh-day Adventist health sciences university in Loma Linda, California. As of 2019, the university comprises eight schools and a Faculty of Graduate Studies. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system. The university is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). Its on-campus church has around 7,000 members.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 68 Title IV programs, 26 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 42 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
68
Passing
26
38.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

68programs
  • Passing26 · 38.2%
  • No Data42 · 61.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
4
Safe
21
No data
42

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

26
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+9.7%
$67,852 vs $61,854
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+11.3%
$68,869 vs $61,854
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+19.1%
$73,683 vs $61,854
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+22.0%
$75,482 vs $61,854
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+24.4%
$76,969 vs $61,854
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+32.0%
$81,628 vs $61,854
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+40.2%
$86,713 vs $61,854
Medical Illustration and Informatics
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+54.5%
$95,540 vs $61,854

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

25
Dentistry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
226%
$338,736 debt · $149,878 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
216%
$163,014 debt · $75,482 earn
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
179%
$224,333 debt · $125,175 earn
Psychology General
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
167%
$183,668 debt · $110,256 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
159%
$138,071 debt · $86,713 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
156%
$228,858 debt · $146,986 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
154%
$104,130 debt · $67,852 earn
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
Graduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
136%
$244,077 debt · $179,193 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

WASC Senior College and University Commission

Accredited since 1960Next review Feb 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 33

Action history · 59

  1. May 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health (PHG) - Graduate level school of public health
  2. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  3. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health (PHG) - Graduate level school of public health
  4. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Prosthodontics (including maxillofacial prosthetics and combined prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 527 students received $2.8M in Pell grants, alongside $97.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
527
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.8M
$2,779,635 total
Direct Loans
$97.2M
3,661 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.7M
610 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.1M
626 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$39.6M
1,298 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.5M
85 loan awards
Grad PLUS$49.3M
1,042 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,142 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (0.4%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.4%
-1.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,142
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.9%
2017
1.3%
2018
0.6%
2019
0.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Loma Linda

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs97
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,326 total completions
01Health Professions
1,19189.8%
02Psychology
685.1%
03Biological Sciences
382.9%
04Family/Consumer Sci
151.1%
05Security/Protective
60.5%
06Philosophy/Religion
50.4%
07Physical Sciences
20.2%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
10.1%
09Natural Resources
00.0%
10Public Admin
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
4,210
12-mo unduplicated
4,979
Undergraduate
1,417
Graduate
3,562

Gender split

Men
33%1,654
Women
67%3,325

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
46.0%
Asian
23.5%
White
20.3%
Two or more
4.3%
Black
3.2%
Non-resident
2.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
7.71
33 offenses · 4,280 students

3-year trend

6.712 yrs ago5.921 yr ago7.71Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
89
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
16
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
16
Burglary
9
Motor vehicle theft
6
Arson
2

By location

33total
  • On campus21
  • Non-campus12

VAWA offenses

4
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs40
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 6 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
3.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
371

Loma Linda vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Loma Linda selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectLoma Linda University
——4,210—R2 Research
American University
75%62.0%12,321$41,945R2 Research
Azusa Pacific University
62%88.4%6,272$19,798R2 Research
Brigham Young University
81%67.8%35,873$14,487R2 Research
Chapman University
82%65.4%9,760$47,527R2 Research
Claremont Graduate University
——1,771—R2 Research
Clark Atlanta University
49%64.2%4,252$35,115R2 Research
Clark University
77%39.5%3,925$27,711R2 Research
Clarkson University
75%77.4%3,348$31,955R2 Research
Creighton University
83%79.8%8,581$32,380R2 Research
DePaul University
68%75.9%21,210$29,141R2 Research
Duquesne University
77%83.6%8,234$34,978R2 Research
Florida Institute of Technology
62%57.7%8,992$35,300R2 Research
Fordham University
82%59.3%16,150$42,581R2 Research
Howard University
70%41.3%14,890$47,919R2 Research
Illinois Institute of Technology
75%54.9%8,834$19,353R2 Research
Lehigh University
88%25.9%7,692$33,549R2 Research
Long Island University
55%86.2%16,689$23,901R2 Research
Loyola Marymount University
79%45.1%10,179$45,723R2 Research
Loyola University Chicago
75%81.6%17,384$35,196R2 Research
Marquette University
83%81.3%11,746$29,237R2 Research
Mercer University
70%68.9%9,196$22,350R2 Research
Nova Southeastern University
63%73.2%20,910$31,303R2 Research
Rochester Institute of Technology
71%66.9%17,098$29,694R2 Research
Saint Louis University
80%75.0%17,059$27,075R2 Research
Seton Hall University
69%73.3%9,571$28,921R2 Research
Southern Methodist University
84%63.3%12,116$41,778R2 Research
Stevens Institute of Technology
87%47.6%8,469$40,468R2 Research
Teachers College at Columbia University
——4,401—R2 Research
Texas Christian University
85%44.5%12,938$33,531R2 Research
The Catholic University of America
79%82.8%5,243$32,798R2 Research
The New School
69%63.5%9,068$55,359R2 Research
Thomas Jefferson University
69%81.0%8,238$28,163R2 Research
University of Dayton
80%65.4%10,506$31,236R2 Research
University of New England
70%91.6%6,573$37,109R2 Research
University of San Diego
84%52.4%9,714$31,265R2 Research
University of Tulsa
72%61.5%3,914$23,678R2 Research
Villanova University
92%27.0%10,041$44,876R2 Research
Wake Forest University
89%21.7%9,322$28,746R2 Research
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
90%60.2%7,584$43,273R2 Research
Peer group median77%65.4%9,259$32,380

Institutions like Loma Linda

Explore the federal data for institutions in Loma Linda's comparison group.

IPEDS

Loma Linda Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Office of Educational Effectiveness
Email
wknelson [at] llu.edu
Phone
909-558-4195
Address
Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350

Assist decision-making and educational effectiveness efforts with data that provides for validation, intervention and prediction. Fulfill data requests from local, state and federal agencies.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Ken Nelson, MD, MS
    Director, Office of Educational Effectiveness
  • Ken Nelson
    Director, Office of Educational Effectiveness and Institutional Research

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Notable alumni of Loma Linda (19)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Ralph Alvarado
    Politics
  • Leonard Lee Bailey
    Medicine
  • Dora Barilla
  • Yamileth Bazan
  • Brad Budde
    Athletics
  • Alexander A. Clerk
  • David Cotton
  • Winston J. Craig
  • Hulda Crooks
  • Michael Cruz
  • Jim Davis
    Politics
  • Hans Diehl
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Frequently asked questions about Loma Linda University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Loma Linda.

How many students attend Loma Linda University?

Loma Linda University reports a total enrollment of 4,210 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Loma Linda University located?

Loma Linda University is located in Loma Linda, California 92350.

Who runs Institutional Research at Loma Linda University?

Loma Linda University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Office of Educational Effectiveness.

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