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Pepperdine University Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics

What Does Pepperdine University’s Incoming Class Look Like?

By analyzing the admissions figures of recent freshman cohorts, get a better grasp of your likelihood of gaining admission to Pepperdine University, located in Malibu, CA.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Pepperdine University
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Pepperdine University
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

What Admissions Stats Mean to You

Selectivity and acceptance rates can be a big clue to how difficult it is to be admitted. Compare your test scores to prior applicants to get a good understanding of who you are competing against for entrance.

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Selectivity: What’s the Acceptance Rate for Students?

The selectivity of a college indicates how competitive the admissions process is.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Moderately Selective (50-70%)
Acceptance Rate	63%
Application Fee	$65 (waivable)

Acceptance and Enrollment Figures

Pepperdine University had 11,526 applications. Among these applicants, 7,245 received admission offers, and 843 chose to enroll.

Applicant Total	11,526
Accepted	7,245
Enrolled	843
Enrolled Full-Time	840
Enrolled Part-Time	3

Getting into Pepperdine University is 62.9%. This makes the school fairly accessible. Acceptance rates vary by gender at Pepperdine University: the female acceptance rate is 62% compared to 65% for men.

The enrollment percentage for Pepperdine University is 12%. This indicates that 12% of admitted applicants chose to attend. Broken down by gender, the female yield rate is 11% compared to 13% for men.

Who’s Applying: Applicants by Gender

These charts illustrate the male-to-female balance among applicants at Pepperdine University.

	Men	Women
Applicants	4,197	7,325
Admitted	2,716	4,528
Enrolled	353	490

Average Test Scores

Approximately 18% of applicants to Pepperdine submitted their SAT scores (149 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students scored SAT Reading and Writing scores between 650 and 710. The middle 50% of Math scores landed between 640 and 740.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Evidence-Based Reading & Writing	650	710
Mathematics	640	740
Combined Total	1290	1450

Pepperdine received ACT scores from 10% of its admitted class (84 students).

When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 29 and 32.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Overall	29	32
English	30	35
Mathematics	27	32

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

Notes and References

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Infratec~commonswiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.