Loma Linda University
Students from 42 states, and 64% from California.
From application to first day
Each bar is drawn to scale against applications received.
Applicants per seat
15.4 applicants per seat in 2025 (16 in 2000), below the median school's 17.7.
Acceptance rate
10.9% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, less selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 8.2% in 2011.
Average overall GPA
Average overall GPA of 3.72 in 2025, up from 3.29 in 2000. The median school is at 3.71.
DAT standing among schools
In 2025, its entering class out-scored 70% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.
Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.
What Loma Linda University costs
Four years of tuition and mandatory fees: $436,016. That ranks #19 most expensive of 69 schools. Living expenses are not included.
Year by year
Tuition and mandatory fees for each year of the program, 2025-26.
| Year | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $89,598 | $17,056 |
| 2nd | $95,898 | $15,856 |
| 3rd | $95,898 | $14,556 |
| 4th | $95,898 | $11,256 |
| Total | $436,016 | incl. fees |
70% of the 2025-26 first-year class are California residents.
First-year tuition and fees
Cost is up 43% since 2014-15. Hover a year for the numbers.
Where Loma Linda University's students come from
1,354 matriculants from 42 states and territories. 64% were California residents.
- California86263.7%
- Washington634.7%
- Alaska584.3%
- Florida433.2%
- Michigan372.7%
- Tennessee332.4%
Year-by-year data, 2000–2025
| Year | Applications | Examined | Offered | Enrolled | Acceptance | DAT AA | GPA overall | GPA science |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,628 | 359 | 177 | 106 | 10.9% | 450 | 3.72 | 3.64 |
| 2024 | 1,499 | 822 | 206 | 103 | 13.7% | 21.1 | 3.56 | 3.52 |
| 2023 | 1,098 | 605 | 194 | 101 | 17.7% | 20.4 | 3.57 | 3.53 |
| 2022 | 1,359 | 784 | 191 | 100 | 14.1% | 20.2 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
| 2021 | 1,340 | 1,294 | 206 | 101 | 15.4% | 20.5 | 3.57 | 3.49 |
| 2020 | 1,216 | 1,167 | 194 | 100 | 16.0% | 20 | 3.45 | 3.34 |
| 2019 | 1,179 | 184 | 137 | 102 | 11.6% | 20 | 3.51 | 3.36 |
| 2018 | 1,617 | 211 | 156 | 100 | 9.7% | 20 | 3.54 | 3.43 |
| 2017 | 1,652 | 1,652 | 102 | 102 | 6.2% | 20 | 3.51 | 3.39 |
| 2016 | 1,665 | 1,189 | 161 | 103 | 9.7% | 20 | 3.45 | 3.32 |
| 2015 | 1,709 | 1,086 | 176 | 100 | 10.3% | 20.5 | 3.52 | 3.40 |
| 2014 | 1,480 | 274 | 101 | 101 | 6.8% | 19.5 | 3.46 | 3.35 |
| 2013 | 1,992 | 368 | 143 | 93 | 7.2% | 18.8 | 3.25 | 3.16 |
| 2012 | 2,029 | 471 | 167 | 96 | 8.2% | 19.6 | 3.37 | 3.25 |
| 2011 | 1,925 | 383 | 157 | 100 | 8.2% | 19.8 | 3.48 | 3.40 |
| 2010 | 2,139 | 347 | — | 104 | — | 19.8 | 3.43 | 3.35 |
| 2009 | 2,157 | 497 | — | 100 | — | 18.8 | 3.42 | 3.35 |
| 2008 | 1,798 | 366 | — | 102 | — | 18.6 | 3.34 | 3.41 |
| 2007 | 2,055 | 427 | — | 95 | — | 19.5 | 3.49 | 3.40 |
| 2006 | 2,004 | 337 | — | 95 | — | 20 | 3.50 | 3.46 |
| 2005 | 1,625 | 358 | — | 95 | — | 19.3 | 3.42 | 3.34 |
| 2004 | 1,419 | 336 | — | 96 | — | 18.7 | 3.39 | 3.28 |
| 2003 | 96 | 96 | — | 104 | — | 18.5 | 3.43 | 3.30 |
| 2002 | 309 | 309 | — | 93 | — | 18.88 | 3.38 | 3.26 |
| 2001 | 1,332 | 1,332 | — | 92 | — | 18.78 | 3.31 | 3.17 |
| 2000 | 1,471 | 1,471 | — | 92 | — | 18.59 | 3.29 | 3.17 |
DAT is on a 1–30 scale through 2024 and a 200–600 scale from 2025. Offers are not available before 2011.