Azusa Pacific University Overview

Azusa Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Azusa, California. The suburban atmosphere of Azusa makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Azusa Pacific University Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Azusa Pacific since the student to facuty ratio is 10 to 1.
• Students at Azusa Pacific have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at Azusa Pacific is the doctor's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 40% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Azusa Pacific bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $51,100 a year. That's about 25% more than their peers at other schools.

Azusa Pacific University Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, Azusa Pacific is ranked #442 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Azusa Pacific has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#90	Best Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Azusa Pacific.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Other Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Music Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#44	Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#68	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#138	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Azusa Pacific has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#48	Best General Education Schools	College Factual
#66	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#69	Best Registered Nursing Schools	College Factual
#87	Best Nursing Schools	College Factual
#172	Best Education Schools	College Factual
#194	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

Where Is Azusa Pacific University?

Contact details for Azusa Pacific are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	901 E Alosta, Azusa, CA 91702-7000
Phone:	626-969-3434
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/azusapacific
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/azusapacific

How Do I Get Into Azusa Pacific?

You can apply to Azusa Pacific online at: https://www.apu.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Azusa Pacific

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Azusa Pacific?

With an acceptance rate of 94%, Azusa Pacific is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

About 0% of students accepted to Azusa Pacific submitted their SAT scores.

Can I Afford Azusa Pacific University?

The overall average net price of Azusa Pacific is $33,487. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Azusa Pacific, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $7,329 a year. That adds up to $29,316 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Azusa Pacific is 3.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Azusa Pacific University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,498 undergraduate students at Azusa Pacific, with 3,804 being full-time and 694 being part-time.

There are also 4,508 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,804 full-time undergraduates at Azusa Pacific, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Azusa Pacific University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	444
Black or African American	227
Hispanic or Latino	1,312
White	1,298
International Students	127
Other Races/Ethnicities	396

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Azusa Pacific University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at Azusa Pacific. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at Azusa Pacific University

There are 4 bachelor’s degree and 7 master’s degree programs available online at Azusa Pacific. In 2019-2020, 9,006 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Azusa Pacific has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Azusa Pacific

The following table shows how Azusa Pacific is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Social Sciences	#12	#12
Fine & Studio Arts	#25	#25
General Business/Commerce	#71	#71

Online Affordability Rankings of Azusa Pacific Rankings

The following table shows how Azusa Pacific is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Child Development & Psychology	#10	#10
Fine & Studio Arts	#13	#13
General Business/Commerce	#21	#21
Visual & Performing Arts	#22	#22
Teaching English or French	#28	#28
Psychology	#71	#71

Online Growth Rankings of Azusa Pacific

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Azusa Pacific University was 256.7%. This is the #240 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Azusa Pacific regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Azusa Pacific majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing	7%
Child Development & Psychology	73%
Criminal Justice & Corrections	14%
Fine & Studio Arts	24%
General Business/Commerce	41%
Health Professions	16%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	14%
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	14%
Visual & Performing Arts	12%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Azusa Pacific ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
International Business	#1
Fine & Studio Arts	#1
Child Development & Psychology	#4
Visual & Performing Arts	#10
Teaching English or French	#11
General Psychology	#13
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	#13
General Business/Commerce	#19
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#24
Psychology	#28
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#33
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#36
Education	#94
Business Administration & Management	#100
Health Professions	#106
Business, Management & Marketing	#142

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Azusa Pacific University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	597	31	189	12	829
General Education	0	48	279	33	360
General Psychology	134	0	24	0	158
Other Psychology	0	0	131	25	156
Business Administration & Management	106	0	41	0	147
Social Work	48	0	78	0	126
Liberal Arts General Studies	97	0	0	0	97
General Business/Commerce	16	0	70	0	86
Teacher Education Subject Specific	17	0	62	0	79
Health & Physical Education	77	0	0	0	77
General Visual & Performing Arts	65	0	0	0	65
Other Social Sciences	0	0	62	0	62
Fine & Studio Arts	32	0	30	0	62
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	4	0	52	56
Music	28	0	28	0	56
Communication & Media Studies	49	0	0	0	49
Teaching English or French	0	18	28	0	46
Accounting	32	0	13	0	45
Theological & Ministerial Studies	2	0	43	0	45
Other Health Professions	43	0	0	0	43
General English Literature	32	0	9	0	41
Criminal Justice & Corrections	37	0	0	0	37
Religious Education	22	0	12	3	37
Human Resource Management	0	0	34	0	34
Sociology	30	0	0	0	30
General Biology	27	0	0	0	27
Public Relations & Advertising	22	0	0	0	22
Computer Information Systems	21	0	0	0	21
Allied Health Professions	0	0	20	0	20
Biblical Studies	20	0	0	0	20
Educational Administration	0	0	12	7	19
Biotechnology	0	0	18	0	18
Marketing	18	0	0	0	18
Criminology	13	0	0	0	13
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	12	0	0	0	12
Political Science & Government	12	0	0	0	12
History	11	0	0	0	11
Mathematics	11	0	0	0	11
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	11	0	11
International Business	8	0	0	0	8
General Engineering	8	0	0	0	8
Romance Languages	8	0	0	0	8
Student Counseling	0	7	0	0	7
Applied Mathematics	6	0	0	0	6
Entrepreneurial Studies	4	0	0	0	4
Area Studies	4	0	0	0	4
Philosophy	4	0	0	0	4
General Social Sciences	4	0	0	0	4
Chemistry	3	0	0	0	3
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	3	0	0	3
Statistics	0	0	2	0	2
Physics	2	0	0	0	2
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	2	0	2
Management Information Systems	1	0	0	0	1
Religious Studies	1	0	0	0	1
International Relations & National Security	1	0	0	0	1
Design & Applied Arts	1	0	0	0	1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Other Physical Science	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,686	111	1,198	132	3,127

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Lance Cpl. Norman Eckles under License

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