Malibu, CA
Pepperdine University
https://www.pepperdine.edu/Repayment outcome
93.2%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$37,300–$94,600
middle 50% · median $61,400
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$24,446
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$25,000
Sticker price
before any aid
$58,772
Default rate
2.2%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Legal Studies$71,015
- Business$57,770
- Public Admin$57,318
- Education$48,823
- Social Sciences$47,260
- Liberal Arts$45,696
- Communication and Media Studies.$39,369
- Interdisciplinary$35,060
- Psychology$33,993
- Visual & Performing Arts$31,781
- English & Literature$29,685
- Parks & Fitness$26,739
- Biology$22,639
Academics
Acceptance
37.3%
Avg SAT
1,235
Enrollment
3,516
What students study
11 fields offered
Business
31% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Communications18.0%
- 03Social Sciences11.3%
- 04Psychology8.5%
- 05Interdisciplinary6.3%
- 06Visual & Performing Arts5.5%
- 07Parks & Fitness4.3%
- 08English & Literature4.0%
- 09Biology3.3%
- 10Liberal Arts2.3%
- 11Philosophy2.2%