Pepperdine University

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Pepperdine University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Pepperdine University students is 83.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 86.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 77.7%.

83.0%

asian 84.6% 55 students
African American 92.3% 36 students
white 82.5% 335 students
unknown 80.0% 12 students
hawaiian 100.0% 2 students
hispanic 84.3% 86 students
International Students 76.3% 58 students
Mixed Race 86.1% 31 students

Drop Out

Pepperdine University has an overall drop-out rate of 16.6% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 21.6% and 13.2% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

16.6%

asian 15.4% 10 students
African American 7.7% 3 students
white 16.8% 68 students
unknown 20.0% 3 students
hispanic 15.7% 16 students
International Students 23.7% 18 students
Mixed Race 13.9% 5 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.4%

white 0.7% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Accounting and Related Services	$59,350	$62,508	$75,589
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$53,559	$57,770	$70,082
International Business	$51,228	$58,673	$65,821
Economics	$51,799	$47,260	$58,854
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$46,780	$46,156	$56,663
International/Global Studies	NA	$35,060	$42,175
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NA	$26,739	$42,096
Psychology, General	$32,424	$33,993	$41,930
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$27,864	$38,289	$39,383
Finance and Financial Management Services	NA	$57,318	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$23,856	$18,401	NA
Political Science and Government	$41,350	$46,478	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	NA	$31,781	NA
Biology, General	$22,639	NA	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$45,696	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$29,685	NA
Journalism	$31,797	$38,871	NA
Communication and Media Studies	$37,476	$39,369	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$100,699	$92,733	$106,087
Public Policy Analysis	$49,825	$57,318	$71,546
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$52,243	$54,622	$55,530
Education, General	NA	$48,823	$53,087
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$47,307	$45,305	$49,431
Educational Administration and Supervision	$55,521	$44,649	$48,476
Psychology, General	$28,622	$47,260	$47,629
Human Resources Management and Services	$92,220	$122,038	NA
Dispute Resolution	$41,371	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$64,518	$74,576	$93,293
Educational Administration and Supervision	$97,829	$96,691	$91,701
Law	$66,898	$71,015	$90,146
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$74,008	$103,746	NA

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