Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University admitted 63% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1290–1450 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $48,065 a year. Within six years, 78% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 63%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1290–1450
- ACT middle 50%
- 29–32
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $95,168 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $48,065 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $38,093 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $72,672 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 78%
- Students who return for a second year
- 88%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $89,410 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,553
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 24%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 23%
- Communication and journalism
- 14%
- Social sciences
- 12%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 11%
- Psychology
- 10%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- American University DC · 62% admitted
- University of Tulsa OK · 62% admitted
- University of Vermont VT · 65% admitted
- Chapman University CA · 65% admitted
- Sarah Lawrence College NY · 62% admitted
- Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · 61% admitted
More colleges in California
- California State University-Fullerton CA · 91% admitted
- California State University-Long Beach CA · 46% admitted
- San Diego State University CA · 36% admitted
- University of California-San Diego CA · 27% admitted
- University of California-Los Angeles CA · 9% admitted
- University of California-Berkeley CA · 11% admitted
- California State University-Northridge CA · 93% admitted
- University of California-Davis CA · 42% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.