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Pepperdine University Overview

Located in Malibu, California, Pepperdine University is a private not-for-profit institution. Pepperdine is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Pepperdine University Known For?

867 Undergraduate Awards
$51,945 Avg Cost After Aid
49% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Pepperdine.
  • In a recent academic period45% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Pepperdine makes roughly $82,939 a year. This is 103% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • It takes the average Pepperdine student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Pepperdine University?

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Contact details for Pepperdine are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90263
Phone: 310-506-4000
Website: www.pepperdine.edu

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How Do I Get Into Pepperdine?

You can apply to Pepperdine online at: https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/admission/application/undergraduate

Admission Requirements for Pepperdine

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 3
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Pepperdine?

49% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
16% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate of Pepperdine University is 49%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 47%.

Average Test Scores

About 16% of students accepted to Pepperdine submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 650 and 730. Math scores were between 635 and 750.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Pepperdine University  ( 650 to 730 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Pepperdine University  ( 635 to 750 )
200
800
Pepperdine received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 28 and 34. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 32.

ACT English Scores for Pepperdine University  ( 28 to 34 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Pepperdine University  ( 28 to 32 )
1
36

Can I Afford Pepperdine University?

$51,945 Net Price
44% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Pepperdine is $51,945. 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 Pepperdine, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $8,440 a year. That adds up to $33,760 over four years for those students.

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Pepperdine University Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,132 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,459 undergraduate students at Pepperdine, with 3,132 being full-time and 327 being part-time.

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There are also 6,095 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,132 full-time undergraduates at Pepperdine, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 386
Black or African American 153
Hispanic or Latino 488
White 1,498
International Students 340
Other Races/Ethnicities 267

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Pepperdine University. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 90 countries are represented at Pepperdine. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia.

Pepperdine University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 186 0 655 11 852
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 1 0 674 28 703
General Psychology 0 89 0 269 0 358
Dispute Resolution 34 0 0 148 0 182
Law 0 0 0 0 159 159
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 128 0 128
Legal Research 0 0 0 118 0 118
Educational Administration 0 0 0 54 54 108
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 92 0 92
International Business 0 14 0 75 0 89
Public Relations & Advertising 0 85 0 0 0 85
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 71 0 71
Health & Physical Education 0 51 0 0 0 51
General Biology 0 49 0 0 0 49
Political Science & Government 0 38 0 0 0 38
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 34 0 34
Public Policy 0 0 0 34 0 34
Economics 0 31 0 0 0 31
Drama & Theater Arts 0 23 0 5 0 28
Finance & Financial Management 0 20 0 0 0 20
Communication & Media Studies 0 17 0 1 0 18
International Studies 0 18 0 0 0 18
Music 0 17 0 0 0 17
Accounting 0 16 0 0 0 16
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 16 0 16
Mathematics & Computer Science 0 16 0 0 0 16
Fine & Studio Arts 0 15 0 0 0 15
Real Estate 0 0 0 14 0 14
Journalism 0 13 0 0 0 13
Writing Studies 0 13 0 0 0 13
Nutrition Science 0 4 8 0 0 12
Arts & Media Management 0 11 0 0 0 11
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 10 0 0 0 10
Interdisciplinary Studies 9 0 0 0 0 9
Philosophy 0 9 0 0 0 9
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 9 0 0 0 9
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 8 0 8
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 8 0 0 0 8
Sociology 0 8 0 0 0 8
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0 7 7
History 0 7 0 0 0 7
Natural Sciences 0 7 0 0 0 7
Religious Studies 0 7 0 0 0 7
Physics 0 7 0 0 0 7
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 5 0 0 0 5
Mathematics 0 4 0 0 0 4
Chemistry 0 4 0 0 0 4
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 3 0 0 0 3
General English Literature 0 3 0 0 0 3
Ethnic Studies 0 2 0 0 0 2
Romance Languages 0 2 0 0 0 2
Sustainability Science 0 2 0 0 0 2
Theological & Ministerial Studies 0 0 0 2 0 2
Area Studies 0 0 0 1 0 1
General Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 43 824 8 2,399 259 3,533

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.

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