Los Angeles College of Music: Statistics

Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 8779 of 14,131	In the World
# 2183 of 2,597	In North America
# 2087 of 2,496	In the United States
# 198 of 249	In California
# 7 of 7	In Pasadena, CA

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

88%

Avg. cost to attend

$44,586 /y

Aid receiving

73%

Undergraduates

227

Graduates

Male:Female Ratio

55:45

Type

Privatefor-profit

Highest Degree

Master's degree

Website

lacm.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Los Angeles College of Music has an acceptance rate of 88% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	88%	88%	88%
Applicants	415	204	210
Admissions	364	170	193
Freshmen enrolled full time	66	37	29

Admissions requirements

Formal demonstration of competencies	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
College-preparatory program	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended

Los Angeles College of Music majors

Los Angeles College of Music has granted 15 associate degrees across 5 programs, and 28 bachelor's degrees across 7 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Los Angeles College of Music.

Major	Associate	Bachelor
Music Theory and Composition	7	5
Music Technology	3	7
Voice and Opera	2	6
Music Management	2	4
Percussion Instruments	1	4
Keyboard Instruments	-	1
Woodwind Instruments	-	1
Grand Total	15	28

4 Notable alumni

1. Tal Wilkenfeld

1986-. (aged 40)

songwriter bass guitarist singer record producer

Tal Wilkenfeld is an Australian bassist, singer and songwriter. She has performed with artists including Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, Prince, Incubus, Eric Clapton, Herbie Hancock, Toto, and Mick Jagger. In 2008, Wilkenfeld was voted "The Year's Most Exciting New Player" in a Bass Player magazine readers' choice poll. In 2013, Wilkenfeld was awarded the Bass Player magazine's "Young Gun Award".

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2. Debi Nova

1990-. (aged 36)

singer

Deborah Nowalski Kader, better known by her stage name Debi Nova ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdeβi ˈnoβa]), is a Costa Rican singer-songwriter that is widely considered to be the most successful Costa Rican artist in the country's history. Nova first started as a backing vocalist for Gandhi, one of Costa Rica's biggest and most-beloved rock bands of the '90s and '00s....

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3. Jean Dolabella

1978-. (aged 48)

musician

Jean Turrer Dolabella is a Brazilian drummer, multi-instrumentalist member of Ego Kill Talent. He is also a music producer and one of the founders of Family Mob Studios, where he teaches, promotes workshops and drum camps. In 2004, he graduated at Los Angeles College of Music, and from 2006 to 2011, Jean Dolabella played the drums in thrash metal band...

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