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Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Pepperdine12 to 1
Chapman12 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Pepperdine47%
Chapman100%
Average faculty salary
Pepperdine$128,828
Chapman$123,047

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Pepperdine$10,390
Chapman$21,557
Endowment per student
Pepperdine$124,238
Chapman$81,805
Tuition share of core revenue
Pepperdine61%
Chapman68%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Pepperdine1,022
Chapman1,849
Most popular majors
Pepperdine

Business Administration and Management, General 17% · Psychology, General 11% · Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other 8%

Chapman

Business Administration and Management, General 21% · Psychology, General 9% · Cinematography and Film/Video Production 8%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why