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Pepperdine University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Pepperdine University has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how Pepperdine fared in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Pepperdine fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How Pepperdine University Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

Nationwide Ranking

Pepperdine ranked #63 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This puts Pepperdine University among the best 5% of higher education institutions in the United States for students!

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California Ranking

Pepperdine has been ranked #11 out of 161 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks it in the top 5% of higher education institutions in the country for California students! See the Best Colleges in California ranking

This report features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Pepperdine has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93	1,187	92.2%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59	1,150	94.9%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66	571	88.4%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17	182	90.7%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146	933	84.4%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121	925	86.9%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43	294	85.4%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124	694	82.1%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101	540	81.3%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117	502	76.7%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113	533	78.8%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140	556	74.8%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	112	97.3%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	11	132	91.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	3	63	95.2%
Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31	121	74.4%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	9	68	86.8%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133	502	73.5%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	12	83.3%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	11	76	85.5%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	8	41	80.5%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113	356	68.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	22	111	80.2%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	16	98	83.7%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	8	42	81.0%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	4	18	77.8%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	7	31	77.4%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	13	60	78.3%
Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	4	14	71.4%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	17	61	72.1%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	14	58	75.9%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	17	66	74.2%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	11	41	73.2%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	16	53	69.8%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	25	82	69.5%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	11	36	69.4%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	16	53	69.8%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	14	43	67.4%

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How The Top Colleges Were Determined

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