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Motto | Ad maiorem Dei gloriam – Tua Luce Dirige (For the greater glory of God – direct us by thy light) |
Parent school | Loyola Marymount University |
Established | 1920 [1] (1865) |
School type | Private, Roman Catholic |
Parent endowment | $611.3 million [2] (2022) |
Dean | Brietta R. Clark |
Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Enrollment | 940 [3] |
Faculty | 135 [3] |
USNWR ranking | 71st (tie) (2025) [4] |
Bar pass rate | 80% (July 2023 1st time takers) [5] |
Website | www.lls.edu |
ABA profile | Standard 509 Report |
Loyola Law School is the law school of Loyola Marymount University, a private Jesuit university in Los Angeles, California. Loyola was established in 1920.
Degrees offered include the Juris Doctor (JD); Master of Science in Legal Studies (MLS); Master of Laws (LLM); Master of Laws in Taxation; Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA); and Doctor of Juridical Science (JSD). [6] Loyola has been an American Bar Association (ABA) approved law school since 1935. [7] It is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). [8]
Loyola Law School's campus is located just west of downtown Los Angeles. It consists of an open central plaza surrounded by several contemporary buildings designed by Frank Gehry. [9] Its library has a collection of nearly 560,000 volumes. [10]
In fall 2022, Loyola’s faculty restructured the Evening Program to feature a hybrid schedule that requires an on-campus commitment of one night a week and one night remotely.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Loyola Law School 61st in its "America's Best Graduate Schools 2024" feature. [1] In 2025, Loyola Law School plunged in the U.S. News & World Report rankings — to #71. [11]
In 2012, The Hollywood Reporter ranked Loyola Law School as the 7th-best entertainment law program in America. [12]
Loyola's first-time takers of the July 2023 California Bar Exam passed at a rate of 80% in comparison to the 76% average rate for all ABA-approved law schools. [5]
Loyola's required disclosures for the class of 2022 showed 93% were employed in 2023, with 80% in jobs requiring bar admission. [13] Furthermore, 97% of employed alumni were in long-term employment. [13]
According to Loyola's official ABA-required disclosures for the class of 2018, 90% of graduates were employed within 10 months of graduation. About 85% were employed in full-time, long-term, bar-admission-required or JD-advantage jobs. [15]
According to Loyola's official ABA-required disclosures for the class of 2017, 87% of graduates were employed within 10 months of graduation. About 70% were employed in full-time, long-term, bar-admission-required or JD-advantage jobs. [15]
According to Loyola's official ABA-required disclosures for the class of 2016, 83% of graduates were employed within 10 months of graduation. About 72% were employed in full-time, long-term, bar-admission-required or JD-advantage jobs. [18] The National Association for Law Placement created the term "JD Advantage" to "describe a category of jobs for which bar passage is not required but for which a JD degree provides a distinct advantage." [19]
According to Loyola's official ABA-required disclosures for the class of 2015, 87.7% of graduates were employed within 10 months of graduation. About 79.5% were employed in full-time, long-term, bar-admission-required or JD-advantage jobs. [21]
According to Loyola's official ABA-required disclosures for the class of 2014, 81.06% of graduates were employed within 10 months of graduation. About 71% were employed in full-time, long-term, bar-admission-required or JD-advantage jobs. [22]
According to Loyola's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 50.1% of the class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation (excluding solo practitioners). [23]
The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Loyola Law School for the 2018–19 academic year is $89,326. [24] The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $340,071. [24]
In April 2024, Loyola Law School was the subject of controversy when a meeting of the Jewish Law Students Association was disrupted by antisemitic and racialized slurs. A professor was reportedly called a "Nazi," and attendees stated they heard other antisemitic and racialized epithets. The Daily Journal reports: "The school's response to the protest and its aftermath has been muted and disappointing, according to some people at the school and prominent alumni." [25]
The U.S. Department of Education has opened a federal investigation into allegations of race- and religion-based harassment on campus. [26]
Loyola Law School's 21 clinics include:
Loyola currently has three student-run and edited law reviews:
Loyola's trial advocacy and moot court programs are ranked No. 4 nationally by U.S. News & World Report's "2020 Best Graduate Schools" rankings. [51]
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