Pepperdine University

📍 Malibu, CA · Private Nonprofit · Official Website ↗

First-Gen Fit Score

Score Breakdown

First-Gen Completion Rate No data

Raw value: —

Pell Grant Rate 5.1 / 20 pts

Raw value: 20.3%

Net Price (<$30k Income) 0 / 20 pts

Raw value: $50,560

First-Gen Student Share 2.9 / 10 pts

Raw value: 17.6%

Retention Rate 13.1 / 15 pts

Raw value: 87.6%

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First-Gen Completion Rate

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All students: 83.4%

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Pell Grant Rate

20.3%

Share of students receiving Pell

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Net Price (Income <$30k)

$50,560

Avg net price (all incomes): $58,098

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Full-Time Retention Rate

87.6%

Returning after 1st year

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Median Salary (10 yrs)

$82,939

Median debt: $23,510

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