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John Paul the Great Catholic University Data & Information Overview

80% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is John Paul the Great Catholic University Ranked?

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

JPCatholic was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into JPCatholic?

80% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
26% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

When it comes to admittance, John Paul the Great Catholic University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 80%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.

Average Test Scores

About 26% of students accepted to JPCatholic submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 574. Math scores were between 520 and 551.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for John Paul the Great Catholic University  ( 540 to 574 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for John Paul the Great Catholic University  ( 520 to 551 )
200
800
JPCatholic received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 16 and 22.

ACT Composite Scores for John Paul the Great Catholic University  ( 16 to 22 )
1
36

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John Paul the Great Catholic University Faculty

18 to 1 Student to Faculty
31% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at John Paul the Great Catholic University is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at John Paul the Great Catholic University is 31%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  31 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at John Paul the Great Catholic University

84% Freshmen Retention
53% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 84% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like John Paul the Great Catholic University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  84 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at JPCatholic for first-time, full-time students is 53%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  53 out of 100
0
100

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John Paul the Great Catholic University Undergraduate Student Diversity

256 Full-Time Undergraduates
39.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
52.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 274 undergraduates at JPCatholic with 256 being full-time and 18 being part-time.

How Much Does John Paul the Great Catholic University Cost?

$30,595 Net Price
67% Take Out Loans
$28,524 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of JPCatholic is $30,595. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for JPCatholic

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$24,062$24,607$25,663$31,757$36,472

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of JPCatholic, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At JPCatholic, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,131 a year. That adds up to $28,524 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do JPCatholic Graduates Make?

$56,930 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from JPCatholic make around $56,930 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for JPCatholic students since it is 16% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of John Paul the Great Catholic University

California State
256 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Located in Escondido, California, John Paul the Great Catholic University is a private not-for-profit institution. JPCatholic is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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Contact details for JPCatholic are given below.

Contact Details
Address:155 W. Grand Ave, Escondido, CA 92025
Phone:858-653-6740
Website:https://jpcatholic.edu/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/JPCatholic
Twitter:https://twitter.com/JPCatholic

John Paul the Great Catholic University Majors

3 Majors With Completions
126 Undergraduate Degrees
126 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 3 majors graduated from John Paul the Great Catholic University. Of these students, 126 received undergraduate degrees and 126 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Communication & Media Studies48NA
Liberal Arts General Studies8NA
Business Administration & Management7NA

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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