Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 3,553 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 63%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $48,065per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 81%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $89,41010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Undergraduates at Seaver College complete Christianity and Culture, a three-course sequence covering the biblical texts and the relationship between faith and culture.
Source: Christianity and Culture | Pepperdine University - Seaver College
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 63%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1290–1450Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 29–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $48,065full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $95,168sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $72,672Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 81%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 88%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $89,41010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,553Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 24%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 18%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA — admits 84%
- Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA — admits 88%
- University of Scranton Scranton, PA — admits 81%
- Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA — admits 87%
Also worth a look
- Chapman University Orange, CA — admits 65%
- Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA — admits 75%
- Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY — admits 73%
- Yeshiva University New York, NY — admits 56%
- The New School New York, NY — admits 63%
- Emerson College Boston, MA — admits 51%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Pepperdine University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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