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Pepperdine University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $50,560 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $93,512.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $82,939 ten years after entering, the 93rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 83% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
12,256

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $93,512 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $42,674 and $65,081 a year depending on income at Pepperdine University.

Statement of cost · Pepperdine University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$93,512
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$50,560
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$58,098
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$69,918

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $50,560; $30–48k: $42,674; $48–75k: $51,063; $75–110k: $61,851; over $110k: $65,081. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$50,560
$30k–$48k$42,674
$48k–$75k$51,063
$75k–$110k$61,851
Over $110k$65,081

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $82,939; the median graduate who borrowed owes $23,510.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$64,934
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$72,056
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
93rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$82,939
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
43rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$23,510
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$19,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $64,934; 8 yrs after entry: $72,056; 10 yrs after entry: $82,939. Median graduate debt: $23,510. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $23,510.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$64,934
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$72,056
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$82,939
Median graduate debt$23,510

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Pepperdine University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree674$70,962not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree655$142,013not reported
Psychology, GeneralMaster's Degree269$68,070not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree186$91,408$28,000
LawFirst Professional Degree159not reportednot reported
Dispute ResolutionMaster's Degree148not reportednot reported
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree128not reportednot reported
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's Degree118not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree92$71,444not reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree89$63,882$22,580
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree85$75,482$26,000
International BusinessMaster's Degree75not reportednot reported
Show all 25 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree71not reportednot reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree54$71,248not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree54$119,380not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree51$78,198$23,336
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree49not reported$25,379
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree38$81,421$23,625
Applied MathematicsMaster's Degree34not reportednot reported
Dispute ResolutionUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma34not reportednot reported
Educational/Instructional Media DesignDoctoral Degree7not reportednot reported
LawDoctoral Degreenot reported$125,875not reported
EconomicsBachelor's Degree31$83,724$24,250
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral Degreenot reported$110,056not reported
International BusinessBachelor's Degree14not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Pepperdine University: 3,553 undergraduates; 20% of students receive Pell grants; 63% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

63%

32nd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

3,553

89th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

20%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

20th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

83%

finish within 150% of normal time

90th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

18%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$69,305

81st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k21%
  • $30k–$48k12%
  • $48k–$75k14%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k21%
$30k–$48k12%
$48k–$75k14%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.