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Recruiting information

Swimming & Diving does not offer any athletic aid for prospective student-athletes.  Pepperdine does offer limited merit based aid however it is very compeittive (top 10% of applying class) and our deparmtment does not offer pre-reads or early estimates.  More information can be found below...

Financial Aid 

*IMPORTANT*  
If you are looking for scholarship or need significant financial assistance, we are not the right program for you.

Medium 4-year, highly residential (confers bachelors degrees, FTE enrollment 3,000 to 9,999, at least 50 percent of degree-seeking undergraduates live on campus and at least 80 percent attend full time).
  • 4 years
    Education duration
  • Suburban
    School setting
  • Private
    School type
  • Medium
    School size

Cost & Financial aid

Average annual cost

Cost includes tuition, living costs, books and supplies, and fees minus the average grants and scholarships for federal financial aid recipients.

$35,167

By family income

Depending on the federal, state, or institutional grant aid available, students in your income bracket may pay more or less than the overall average costs.

Family income Average cost
$0–$30,000 $28,304
$30,001–$48,000 $26,285
$48,001–$75,000 $27,667
$75,001–$110,000 $32,775
$110,001+ $43,673

Students receiving federal loans

At some schools where few students borrow federal loans, the typical undergraduate may leave school with $0 in debt.

Graduation & Retention

Graduation rate

Students who return
after their first year

Out of 2,240 students…

Graduated 85%
Transferred 12%
Withdrew 3%

Outcomes

Median total debt after graduation

Total debt after graduation depends on field of study for undergraduate borrowers who complete college.

Repayment rate

Making progress 31%
Not making progress 23%
Paid in full 19%
Deferment 15%
Forbearance 10%
Delinquent 1%

Typical earnings salary after completing field of study

Data Not Available

Student body

Student admissions

Student population 10,444
Undergraduate enrollment 3,706
Graduate enrollment 6,738

Full-time

24 and under

Race/Ethnicity

White 46%
Hispanic 18%
Asian 13%
Non-resident alien 9%
Two or more races 7%

Admissions

Admission rate

ACT

ACT Combined

SAT

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Math

Programs/Majors

Field of study Graduates
Business Administration, Management and Operations 185
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 109
Psychology 78
Health and Physical Education/Fitness 67
International/Global Studies 53
Economics 47
Political Science and Government 43
Biology 40
International Business 28
Communication and Media Studies 24
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 20
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies 20
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 17
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft 16
Accounting and Related Services 16
Philosophy 15
Mathematics 14
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 13
Finance and Financial Management Services 13
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 12
Religion/Religious Studies 12
Sociology 12
Fine and Studio Arts 12
Music 11
Journalism 10
Film/Video and Photographic Arts 10
Nutrition Sciences 8
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 7
English Language and Literature 7
Mathematics and Computer Science 6
Physics 5
History 5
Chemistry 4
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Area Studies 1
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1
Natural Sciences 1
Field of study Median earnings
Accounting and Related Services $62,508
International Business $58,673
Business Administration, Management and Operations $57,770
Finance and Financial Management Services $57,318
Economics $47,260
Political Science and Government $46,478
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication $46,156
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $45,696
Communication and Media Studies $39,369
Journalism $38,871
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication $38,289
International/Global Studies $35,060
Psychology $33,993
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies $31,781
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies $29,685
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $26,739
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft $18,401
Field of study Median debt
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft $19,500
Communication and Media Studies $19,667
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication $21,375
Psychology $22,580
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $23,336
Political Science and Government $23,625
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies $24,027
Economics $24,250
Biology $25,379
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication $26,000
International/Global Studies $26,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations $28,000
Info: Department of Education