Pepperdine University

Malibu, CAMain CampusLarge city suburb (population over 250,000 nearby)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $66,742

Total Cost of Attendance: $85,202

Student Debt

Median total debt: $19,500

Students with federal loans: 38.4%

Students with Pell grants: 19.6%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $49,653

After 5 years: $79,256

Majors(43 programs)

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(185 graduates)
  2. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(109 graduates)
  3. Psychology, General.(78 graduates)
  4. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(67 graduates)
  5. International/Global Studies.(53 graduates)
  6. Economics.(47 graduates)
  7. Political Science and Government.(43 graduates)
  8. Biology, General.(40 graduates)
  9. International Business.(28 graduates)
  10. Communication and Media Studies.(24 graduates)
  11. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(20 graduates)
  12. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(20 graduates)
  13. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(17 graduates)
  14. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(16 graduates)
  15. Accounting and Related Services.(16 graduates)
  16. Philosophy.(15 graduates)
  17. Mathematics.(14 graduates)
  18. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(13 graduates)
  19. Finance and Financial Management Services.(13 graduates)
  20. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(12 graduates)
  21. Religion/Religious Studies.(12 graduates)
  22. Sociology.(12 graduates)
  23. Fine and Studio Arts.(12 graduates)
  24. Music.(11 graduates)
  25. Journalism.(10 graduates)
  26. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(10 graduates)
  27. Nutrition Sciences.(8 graduates)
  28. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(7 graduates)
  29. English Language and Literature, General.(7 graduates)
  30. Mathematics and Computer Science.(6 graduates)
  31. Physics.(5 graduates)
  32. History.(5 graduates)
  33. Chemistry.(4 graduates)
  34. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(3 graduates)
  35. Area Studies.(1 graduates)
  36. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(1 graduates)
  37. Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(1 graduates)
  38. Natural Sciences.(1 graduates)
  39. Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.
  40. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.
  41. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.
  42. Sustainability Studies.
  43. Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 3,629 students

Admission Rate: 49.9%

Retention Rate: 86.0%

Graduation Rate: 84.7%

Student Demographics

White (44.6%)
Hispanic (18.7%)
Black (3.6%)
Asian (15.0%)
Two or More (7.5%)
International (8.3%)

Gender Distribution

Men (41.0%)
Women (59.0%)

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