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John Paul the Great Catholic UniversityEscondido, CA · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Communication, General (62% of graduates). 15 students for every faculty member, more than at 66% of colleges. 37% of faculty are full-time. Spends $19,433 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

98 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 4 programs account for 100% of graduates; 4 programs in 4 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Communication, General 09.010062% 61
  2. Humanities/Humanistic Studies 24.010323% 23
  3. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020111% 11
  4. Visual and Performing Arts, General 50.01013.1% 3

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a .

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Film/Video and Photographic Arts$35,917 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $27,221

    4 years after completion$35,917
    National median: $43,765Below typical

    Median federal debt: $26,078

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college15 to 1
15 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 66% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty37%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$68,063

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$19,433
$19,433
← Lessmore than 85% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$117
$117
← Lessmore than 0% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)