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Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA · CDS 20252026 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Churches of Christ

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Overall admit rate
69.4%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
10.7%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
73.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$95,692
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
12:1
Avg loan debt at graduation

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates3,459
Total all graduate5,267
Grand total all students8,726

Admissions

Total applicants13,445
Total admitted9,331
Total enrolled999
Overall admit rate69.4%
Admit rate — women67.9%
Admit rate — men72.6%
Yield rate10.7%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing dateNov 1
ED notification dateJan 10
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing dateNov 1
EA notification dateJan 10
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT17.0%
% submitting ACT8.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile640
SAT EBRW 75th %ile720
SAT Math 25th %ile600
SAT Math 75th %ile710
ACT Comp 25th %ile28
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class

Cost

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

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$43,070
Avg % of need met73.0%
% with 100% of need met21.5%
Avg merit grant (no need)$16,493
Avg loan debt at graduation

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist1,303
# admitted from waitlist670
Waitlist admit rate82.5%
Transfer applicants (total)842
Transfer admit rate55.3%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio12:1
% faculty full-time44.8%

College Scorecard

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.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)62.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$58,098Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

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 rate86.7%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$84,459Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant20.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan37.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full18.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress30.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress22.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white43.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino19.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian14.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races7.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women48.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men51.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white67.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services23.2%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs14.5%
Social Sciences11.5%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies10.9%
Psychology10.4%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies7.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences6.0%
Visual And Performing Arts5.6%