Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Chapman costs about $15K less per year on average than Pepperdine ($54,026 vs. $69,013, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Pepperdine grads earn $12.9K more ten years out than Chapman's ($82,939 vs. $70,070)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Chapman's grants cover 36% of its full price on average, vs. 26% at Pepperdine

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Chapman has 2.1× as many undergrads as Pepperdine

   Undergrads
5. 5

   Chapman's yield is 4 pts higher than Pepperdine's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Pepperdine is more diverse (index 0.74 vs. 0.70)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.