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| Metric | Pepperdine | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2025Fall 2025 | Fall 2024 |
| Acceptance rate | 67%Fall 2025 | 65% |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 65% / 62% | 64% / 66% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | Not published | Not published |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | Not published | Not published |
| Applicants | 14,239Fall 2025 | 15,634 |
| Admitted | 9,592Fall 2025 | 10,230 |
| Enrolled | 843 | 1,631 |
| Yield | 12% | 16% |
| SAT middle 50% | 1240–1410Fall 2025 | 1260–1440 |
| ACT middle 50% | 28–32Fall 2025 | 28–31 |
| Sent an SAT | 172 (17%)Fall 2025 | 14% |
| Sent an ACT | 78 (8%)Fall 2025 | 5% |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | 29%Fall 2025 | 32%Fall 2024 |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | 55%Fall 2025 | 54%Fall 2024 |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2025 | Very important |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | Not consideredFall 2025 | Very important |
| Admission: College-prep program | Not considered | Required |
| Admission: Recommendations | ImportantFall 2025 | Very important |
| Admission: Essay | Very importantFall 2025 | Very important |
| Admission: Legacy status | Not consideredFall 2025 | Not considered |
| Admission: Work experience | ImportantFall 2025 | Important |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Required |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | 3.57Fall 2025 | – |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | – | 39% (of the 19% with a rank)Fall 2024 |
| Early decision | Offered; no counts2025–26 | 51% of 282 admittedFall 2024 |
| Early action | Offered, restrictive2025–26 | Offered2024–25 |
| Wait list | 670 admitted of 812 who acceptedFall 2025 | 523 admitted of 1,144 who acceptedFall 2024 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2024 |
| Admission: Test scores | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2024 |
| Admission: Interview | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2024 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | Very importantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2024 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | Very importantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2024 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2024 |
| Admission: First generation | ImportantFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2024 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | Not consideredFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2024 |
| Admission: State residency | Not consideredFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2024 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | Very importantFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2024 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2024 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | Not consideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2024 |
| Test policy | Test-optional | Test-optional |
| Application fee | $65 | $70 |
| Deadlines & deposit | Apply by January 15 · reply by May 1Fall 2026 cycle | Apply by January 15 · reply by May 1 or 2 wk · $500 housing depositFall 2025 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | – | Yes, up to 1 yearFall 2025 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 55%Fall 2025 | 61%Fall 2024 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | Suburb: Large | City: Midsize |
| Carnegie class | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium | Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium |
| Research activity | R2: high research | R2: high research |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | Churches of Christ | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
| Athletics | Division I, no football | Division III |
| Conference | West Coast Conference | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| ROTC | Army, Air Force | Army, Air Force |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar | Semesters | 4-1-4 (two terms and a January term) |
| Undergrads | 3,553 | 7,478 |
| Beds in college housing | 2,545 | 3,714 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | 22%Fall 2025 | 23%Fall 2024 |
| Women in a sorority | 33%Fall 2025 | 32%Fall 2024 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | – | – |
| Greek councils present | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 20% | 19% |
| First-gen | 18% | 18% |
| Men / women | 40% / 60% | 39% / 61% |
| Part-time students | 5% | 3% |
| Students 25 and older | 3% | 2% |
| First-years from in state | 51% | 61% |
| First-years from other states | 38% | 35% |
| First-years from abroad | 10% | 4% |
| New transfer students this fall | 85 | 293 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 9% | 15% |
| Diversity index | 0.74 | 0.70 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 12 to 1 | 12 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 70%Fall 2025 | 40%Fall 2024 |
| Full-time faculty share | 47% | 100% |
| Average faculty salary | $128,828 | $123,047 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 1,022 | 1,849 |
| Most popular majors | Business Administration and Management, General 17% · Psychology, General 11% · Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other 8% | Business Administration and Management, General 21% · Psychology, General 9% · Cinematography and Film/Video Production 8% |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,390 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $21,557 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $124,238 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $81,805 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 61% | 68% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $69,013 | $54,026 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 26% | 36% |
| Net price, students with grants | $66,585 | $47,902 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $93,512 | $85,080 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $93,512 | $85,080 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | No | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $66,742 | $62,784 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $66,742 | $62,784 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | – | – |
| First-years with grants | 91% | 88% |
| Average grant | $26,927 | $35,434 |
| Aid from the college | 90% | 88% |
| Need-based aid up to | Little need-based aid above $110K | Published data end at $110K |
| Merit for students without need | 41% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $17K (proxy) | 12% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $20K (proxy) |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants | FAFSAFall 2025 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | February 15 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants | March 2 (priority)Fall 2025 entrants |
| Need met, first-years | 76%2024–25 | – |
| Average aid package, first-years | $58,8302024–25 | – |
| College grant dollars given as merit | 22%2024–25 | – |
| Aid for international students | 145 students, average $36K2024–25 | – |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $82,939 | $70,070 |
| Graduation rate | 84% | 82% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 75%Entered fall 2019 | 83% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 78%Entered fall 2019 | 83% |
| Pell graduation gap | 2 pts lowerEntered fall 2019 | No gap |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | 64%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 65%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | 67%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | 74%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 77%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | 78%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 86% | 81% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | 82% | 86% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 81% | 81% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 86% | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | 82% | 84% |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | 77% | 81% |
| Retention rate | 88% | 92% |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 76% | 76% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 85% | 84% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 10% | 11% |
| Median debt | $23,510 | $20,500 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 37% | 60% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $22,000 | $19,168 |
| Website | pepperdine.edu | chapman.edu |
Sources:Pepperdine University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Pepperdine University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Pepperdine University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;Pepperdine University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Pepperdine University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Pepperdine University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Pepperdine University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25;Common Data Set, most recent release;Chapman University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;Chapman University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;Chapman University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2025 cycle;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Chapman University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2025 entrantsAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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