4-year school · Private nonprofit

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California · Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA metro area. 304 international students graduated in the 2024–25 academic year.

304
International graduates, 2024–25
of 3,367 graduates, all majors
63%
Acceptance rate
Undergraduate applicants
$95,168
Total cost a year, out-of-state
Tuition $69,918, before aid
7%
International students
617 students

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Majors with international graduates

15 of 54 majors with graduates, sorted by international graduates. 2024–25 academic year, all levels.

MajorInternational graduatesAll graduatesLevels
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsCIP 52.13master's · 86 graduates5386master's
International BusinessCIP 52.11bachelor's, master's · 71 graduates4571bachelor's, master's
Psychology, GeneralCIP 42.01bachelor's, master's · 279 graduates32279bachelor's, master's
Business Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 52.02bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 596 graduates31596bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyCIP 42.28bachelor's, master's · 884 graduates30884bachelor's, master's
Dispute ResolutionCIP 30.28master's · 149 graduates22149master's
Applied MathematicsCIP 27.03master's · 27 graduates1927master's
Educational Administration and SupervisionCIP 13.04master's, doctoral · 116 graduates8116master's, doctoral
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCIP 09.09bachelor's · 125 graduates7125bachelor's
EconomicsCIP 45.06bachelor's · 51 graduates751bachelor's
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesCIP 22.02master's · 76 graduates476master's
Finance and Financial Management ServicesCIP 52.08bachelor's · 40 graduates440bachelor's
Communication and Media StudiesCIP 09.01bachelor's, master's · 22 graduates422bachelor's, master's
LawCIP 22.01certificate · 183 graduates3183certificate

Admissions

Acceptance rate63%
SAT reading and writing, 25th–75th percentile650–710
SAT math, 25th–75th percentile640–740
ACT, 25th–75th percentile29–32
Test scoresOptional
First-year retention88%
Graduation rate, 6 years84%

Cost a year · out-of-state

before aid
Tuition$69,918
Housing and food, on campus$21,750
Books and other costs$3,500
Total a year$95,168
Four years$380,672

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2024–25 (U.S. Department of Education) · admissions: IPEDS ADM 2024 · cost: College Scorecard, latest release. Methodology