John Paul the Great Catholic University
Escondido, CA · Private · Large suburb · JPCatholic · JPGCU
Private institution in Escondido, CA · 297 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $56,930 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $29,1241,681st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $29,5001,327th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $29,5001,227th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,4921,404th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,9681,582nd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,930689th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,3601,568th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 65.3%577th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.9%1,239th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 79.3%877th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1181457th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2971,790th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 38.0%791st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 28 mi (SAN)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 3 of 3 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $48,432 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $29,685 | $25,658 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to John Paul the Great Catholic University’s 297 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- GnomonHollywood, CA · 302 undergrads
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- The Chicago School at Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · 324 undergrads
- Los Angeles College of MusicPasadena, CA · 267 undergrads
- Pacific Oaks CollegePasadena, CA · 346 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceRochester, MN · 296 undergrads
- Puerto Rico Conservatory of MusicSan Juan, PR · 295 undergrads
- Ner Israel Rabbinical CollegeBaltimore, MD · 292 undergrads
- Washington University of Science and TechnologyVienna, VA · 302 undergrads
- John Patrick University of Health and Applied SciencesSouth Bend, IN · 289 undergrads
- Andrew CollegeCuthbert, GA · 287 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitejpcatholic.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 462354)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with GnomonSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: John Paul the Great Catholic University vs GnomonHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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