Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA · Private four-year · Suburb: Large
3,629undergraduates
63%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$52,216average net price per year
85%graduate in 6 years
86%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 12,457
- Admitted
- 6,210
- Admit rate
- 63%
- Admit rate, women
- 49%
- Admit rate, men
- 52%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 12%
- First-year students
- 732
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 14%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 630-710
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 620-740
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 7%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 26-32
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Not considered |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
48 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (4)
- Accounting Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (188 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (5)
- Advertising Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Communication, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Journalism Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other Bachelor's (51 awarded)
Psychology (2)
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (92 awarded)
Social sciences (3)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (46 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (36 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (7)
- Dispute Resolution Certificate (under 1 year) (23 awarded)
- International/Globalization Studies Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Natural Sciences Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Sustainability Studies Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (2)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (49 awarded)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (9)
- Acting Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Directing and Theatrical Production Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (48 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (3)
- Creative Writing Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (2)
- European Studies/Civilization Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies Bachelor's (6 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Education (2)
- Chemistry Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- German Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (28)
- Applied Behavior Analysis Master's
- Clinical Psychology Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Psychology, General Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Human Resources Development Master's
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Master's
- Management Science Master's
- Organizational Leadership Master's
- Real Estate Master's
- Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Master's
- American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master's
- International Business, Trade, and Tax Law Master's
- Law Doctorate (professional)
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Educational/Instructional Technology Doctorate (research)
- Learning Sciences Master's
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Master's
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's
- Urban Education and Leadership Master's
- Dispute Resolution Master's
- Nutrition Sciences Post-bachelor's certificate
- Public Policy Analysis, General Master's
- Financial Mathematics Master's
- Playwriting and Screenwriting Master's
- American/United States Studies/Civilization Master's
- Divinity/Ministry Master's
- Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $66,742
- Housing and food on campus
- $23,270
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,500
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $93,512
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $93,512
- Total cost living at home
- $70,242
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $36,463 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $38,065 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $40,201 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $42,253 |
| Over $110,000 | $52,946 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 92%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 91%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $32,986
- Got a grant from the college
- 89%
- Average grant from the college
- $30,613
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 20%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 44%
- Average amount borrowed
- $8,877
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 75%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 84%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 85%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 84%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 85%
- Came back for year two
- 86%
| Pell grant students | 85% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 87% |
| Neither | 84% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 522 | 88% |
| Men | 339 | 80% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 60% (small group) |
| Asian | 83 | 86% |
| Black | 36 | 89% |
| Hispanic | 116 | 80% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 100% (small group) |
| White | 458 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 89% |
| Race unknown | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| International | 96 | 78% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 836 | 83% | 12% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 146 | 82% | 12% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 80 | 83% | 9% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 9,545
- Undergraduates
- 3,629
- Full-time undergraduates
- 3,442
- Part-time undergraduates
- 187
- Graduate students
- 5,916
- Students per faculty member
- 13 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 55%
- From out of state
- 34%
- From other countries
- 11%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 3%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 3%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 16%
| Women | 59% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 15% |
| Black | 4% |
| Hispanic | 19% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 45% |
| Two or more races | 8% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 8% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA, 90263
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Type
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Churches of Christ
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.