Division I · West Coast Conference
Pepperdine University · Campus
Malibu, CA · Suburb · Private · Doctoral/professional university · the Waves · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Large suburb
Setting
Malibu, CA
3,629
Undergraduates
+ 5,916 graduate students
13:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
86%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
43%
From out of state
+ 11% from abroad
$23k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingLarge suburb Malibu, CA
- TypePrivate · Doctoral/professional university
- CalendarSemester
- Religious affiliationChurches of Christ
- Admissions50% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
3,6295,916
Undergraduates 3,629Graduate students 5,916
Where first-years come from
45%43%11%
In state 45%Other states 43%Abroad 11%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
45%19%15%
White 45%Hispanic 19%Black 4%Asian 15%Two or more 8%International 8%Not reported 2%
- Women67%
- Full-time95% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class732 entered last fall
- Transfers in115 3% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online0% take some classes online 3% fully online
- Registered with disability services16% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $23,270 | $2,500 | $25,770 |
| Off campus | $23,270 | $2,500 | $25,770 |
| With family | — | $2,500 | $2,500 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety1.86 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#17Most womenof 366 · Division I#23Internationalof 366 · Division I#49Most diverseof 365 · Division I
Among Division I schools; every list Pepperdine University is on.
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