Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Pepperdine grads earn $28.6K more ten years out than Pratt Institute-Main's ($82,939 vs. $54,295)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Pratt Institute-Main costs about $8.4K less per year on average than Pepperdine ($60,584 vs. $69,013, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Pepperdine graduates 10 pts more of its students than Pratt Institute-Main (84% vs. 74%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Pratt Institute-Main's yield is 7 pts higher than Pepperdine's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Pepperdine's SAT midpoint is 65 points higher than Pratt Institute-Main's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Pratt Institute-Main is more diverse (index 0.77 vs. 0.74)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Pepperdine admits 67%, Pratt Institute-Main 73%; Pratt Institute-Main's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Pepperdine67%
Pratt Institute-Main73%
Quad's selectivity
  • PepperdineSelective
  • Pratt Institute-MainSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Pepperdine
1240–1410
Pratt Institute-Main
1150–1390
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • PepperdineRigor and GPA very important34%
  • Pratt Institute-MainGPA very important

Who's on each campus

Pratt Institute-Main is a bit larger than Pepperdine (3,910 vs. 3,553 undergrads); Pepperdine has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Pepperdine3.6K
Pratt Institute-Main3.9K
Pell Grant share
Pepperdine20%
Pratt Institute-Main19%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Pepperdine, and Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia at Pratt Institute-Main.

Students per faculty member
Pepperdine12 to 1
Pratt Institute-Main9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • PepperdineBusiness Administration and Management, General17%
  • Pratt Institute-MainDigital Communication and Media/Multimedia24%

What each costs

Pratt Institute-Main costs about $8.4K less a year than Pepperdine on average; Pepperdine's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Pepperdine$69K
Pratt Institute-Main$60.6K
Aid generosity
Pepperdine26%
Pratt Institute-Main25%

What each pays off

Pepperdine's former students earn more, a median $82.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Pepperdine$82.9K
Pratt Institute-Main$54.3K
Graduation rate
Pepperdine84%
Pratt Institute-Main74%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • PepperdineGrowing+29%
  • Pratt Institute-MainGrowing+54%
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