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Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA · Private · Large suburb · Pepperdine University

Private institution in Malibu, CA · 3,629 undergraduates · 50% acceptance rate · $82,939 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
$45,4091,938th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$66,7422,008th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$66,7422,008th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$85,2021,965th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,5101,093rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$82,939115th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$64,934155th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
84.7%146th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.0%385th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
49.9%263rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1367120th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
28177th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,629618th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
19.6%1,721st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 18 mi (LAX)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$70
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$65,332$57,318
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$64,990$62,508
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$55,594$57,770
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$52,107$47,260
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$50,105$46,478
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$49,436$58,673
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$49,058$45,696
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$48,522$46,156
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$43,426—
International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$42,682$35,060
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$40,485$39,369
JournalismCommunicationsbachelors$37,208$38,871

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,865,811 (M $4,830,068 · W $6,035,743)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Pepperdine University’s 3,629 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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