College of

Communication and Fine Arts

Loyola Marymount University

The College of Communication & Fine Arts is a dynamic thinking, creating, and performing community that is wholly committed to exploring creative and critical expression as an essential component of educating the whole person. Welcome!

Stories

A Shakespeare on the Bluff performance from a previous year.
Featured News

Shakespeare on the Bluff Presents Its Ninth Season

Shakespeare on the Bluff will grace the stage this summer for its ninth season of shows under the stars, with free performances of “The Comedy of Errors” and “Hamlet.”

Recipients of LA County Department of Mental Health's graduate stipends.
Our Students

Art Therapy Students Receive Graduate Stipends

CFA proudly congratulates recipients of the LA County Department of Mental Health (DMH) Graduate Stipend Program.

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Our Faculty

Art Historian Melody Rod-ari Named 2026-2027 Getty Scholar

Rod-ari will join a competitive, global cohort of scholars in residence at the Getty Research Institute.

CFA Events

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Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The LMU College of Communication and Fine Arts seeks to engage a process of addressing historical omission of difference through a concerted politic of radical cultural representation across racial / ethnic / gendered identities. With ongoing collaboration between our faculty, staff and especially our students and alumni; with each assigning time, talent and treasure—we will work together toward activating strategies and programs for change.

Learn more about CFA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Our People

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Linda Cardellini '97

"LMU was an incredible playground and building block for my career and my life in Los Angeles. The teachers, staff and students gave me a community of creative, collaborative, and wonderful people to rely on as I ventured out into the unknown.”

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Tony Brown, '92

"You cannot be indifferent to the importance of art in our society. Art has the possibility to affect people – particularly children – in transformative ways. Art is communication, and we need to remember that.”

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Justin Lai '14

“The small studio arts classes at LMU gave me the opportunity to really get to know my professors, and I learned just as much from my professors in office hours and casual settings as I did in the classroom.”

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Charissa Kroeger '15

“The network I gained while at LMU connected me to the contemporary dance community in L.A. which launched my career. I was thoroughly educated in many styles of dance, and because of that my versatility has been an asset.“

By the Numbers

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5:1

Student-to-Faculty Ratio

Theatre students standing in different emphatic poses during a performance
907
837 Undergraduate and 70 Graduate Students
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83%

Students Receiving Financial Aid

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100

Live Performances & Events a Year

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