Malibu, CA · CDS 2025–2026 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Churches of Christ
| Total all undergraduates | 3,459 | |
| Total all graduate | 5,267 | |
| Grand total all students | 8,726 |
| Total applicants | 13,445 | |
| Total admitted | 9,331 | |
| Total enrolled | 999 | |
| Overall admit rate | 69.4% | |
| Admit rate — women | 67.9% | |
| Admit rate — men | 72.6% | |
| Yield rate | 10.7% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | Yes | |
| ED closing date | Nov 1 | |
| ED notification date | Jan 10 | |
| # admitted under ED plan | — | — |
| Offers Early Action plan? | Yes | |
| EA closing date | Nov 1 | |
| EA notification date | Jan 10 | |
| Restrictive Early Action? | No |
| % submitting SAT | 17.0% | |
| % submitting ACT | 8.0% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 640 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 720 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 600 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 710 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 28 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 32 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | — | — |
| % in top 25% of HS class | — | — |
| Tuition — in-state | $74,370 | |
| Tuition — out-of-state | $74,370 | |
| Required fees | $832 | |
| Room and board | $20,490 | |
| Total cost — in-state | $95,692 | |
| Total cost — out-of-state | $95,692 |
| Avg need-based grant | $43,070 | |
| Avg % of need met | 73.0% | |
| % with 100% of need met | 21.5% | |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $16,493 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | — | — |
| # offered place on waitlist | 1,303 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 670 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | 82.5% | |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 842 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 55.3% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 12:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | 44.8% |
Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 62.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | — | — |
| Average net price (private) | $58,098 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 84.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200) |
| Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) | 84.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS) |
| First-year retention rate | 86.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT) |
| Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing | $84,459 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 20.0% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 37.9% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 18.8% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 30.5% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 22.6% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | — | — |
| Defaulted | — | — |
| % part-time | 4.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 43.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 3.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 19.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 14.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 7.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 7.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 2.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 48.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 51.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 67.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 6.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 8.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 9.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 2.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 2.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 2.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 23.2% |
| Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 14.5% |
| Social Sciences | 11.5% |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 10.9% |
| Psychology | 10.4% |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies | 7.1% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 6.0% |
| Visual And Performing Arts | 5.6% |