International Community & Student Life

International students enrich and enliven the Loyola Marymount University campus with their diversity, collective experiences and varied perspectives. Through the administration of a number of programs and services, the Office for International Students and Scholars strives to promote mutual understanding and cross-cultural exchange among LMU's international and local students.

International Students at LMU by the Numbers

By Country

106 countries represented on campus by international students and scholars.

Top 10 countries of enrollment:

  • Kuwait - 131
  • India - 94
  • China - 88
  • Indonesia - 74
  • Brazil - 45
  • Canada - 42
  • Mexico - 35
  • Vietnam - 27
  • Spain - 23
  • United Kingdom - 17

By Student

Total enrollment - 1158, by type:

International Students on Visas - 940

  • Undergraduates - 675 
  • Graduates (including Loyola Law School) - 265 
  • Alumni on Post-Completion Practical Training - 344

Domestic Students from Abroad - 218

By Sex:

  • Female - 552 
  • Male - 606

By College & Major

Percentage of enrollment by college: 

  • School of Education - 18 
  • College of Business Administration - 479 
  • School of Film and Television - 170 
  • Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts - 226
  • Seaver College of Science & Engineering - 210 
  • Communications & Fine Arts - 72 
  • Law - 36 

Top Undergraduate majors:

  • Finance - 125
  • Entrepreneurship - 69
  • Marketing - 60
  • Economics - 44
  • Management and Leadership - 36

Top Grad Programs

  • Film and Television Production - 58
  • Computer Science - 25
  • Business Analytics - 18
  • Business Administration - 16
  • Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Innovation - 14