Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
Cost
- Average net price
- $58,098per year, after aid
- In-state tuition
- $69,918published rate
- Out-of-state tuition
- $69,918published rate
Net price is an average across aided students — what your family actually pays depends on your finances, and can be lower or higher.
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1,384of admitted students
- Average ACT
- 28of admitted students
Context for the class as a whole, not a prediction about any one applicant.
Outcomes
- Median earnings
- $82,93910 years after entry
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid, measured 10 years after they started.
Campus life
- Campus setting
- Suburb: Large
- Residential character
- Highly residential — most students live on campus
- Religious affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Most common fields of study
- Business & marketing23%
- Communication & journalism15%
- Social sciences11%
- Psychology10%
- Parks, recreation & fitness7%
- Biological & biomedical sciences6%
Share of degrees awarded, by broad field.
Athletics
NCAA Division I without football
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Cross Country
- Diving
- Golf
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
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