University of the People Overview

University of the People is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California. The city atmosphere of Pasadena makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is University of the People Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at University of the People.

Where Is University of the People?

Contact details for University of the People are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	595 E Colorado Blvd Suite 623, Pasadena, CA 91101
Phone:	626-264-8880
Website:	www.uopeople.edu

How Do I Get Into University of the People?

You can apply to University of the People online at: https://go.uopeople.edu/admission-application.html

University of the People has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

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University of the People Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 44,825 undergraduate students at University of the People, with 12,721 being full-time and 32,104 being part-time.

There are also 11,467 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,721 full-time undergraduates at University of the People, 61% are male and 39% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	148
Black or African American	379
Hispanic or Latino	294
White	573
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11,327

Online Learning at University of the People

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at University of the People. In 2022-2023, 34,192 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at University of the People has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 9th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing	40%
Computer & Information Sciences	39%
Education	35%
General Business Administration and Management	40%
General Computer & Information Sciences	39%
General Public Health	78%
Health Professions	78%
Secondary Education	71%
Teacher Development & Methodology	66%
Teacher Education	58%

University of the People Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	38	194	235	898	1,365
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	485	485
Computer Information Systems	0	261	217	0	478
Public Health	11	111	38	0	160
TOTAL	49	566	490	1,383	2,488

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.