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John Paul the Great Catholic University

Escondido, California Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

John Paul the Great Catholic University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Escondido, California. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 286 students in fall 2024. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

John Paul the Great Catholic University offers bachelor's degrees across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Communication, Humanities, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 98 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

286

Students enrolled

85%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

15:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

Bachelor

Programs and majors offered 4

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Communication and Journalism 1

Communication Bachelor 61 graduates

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Humanities Bachelor 23 graduates

Business, Management and Marketing 1

Business Administration and Management Bachelor 11 graduates

Visual and Performing Arts 1

Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor 3 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 85%
First-year retention, part-time students: 0%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 98

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 286
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 286
Full-time, fall 2024: 95%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 370
Full-time, 2024-25: 90%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 46%
Men: 54%
White: 41%
Hispanic or Latino: 35%
Black or African American: 3%
Asian: 5%
Two or more races: 6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 2%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Large suburb
Academic calendar: Quarter
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
President: Jeremiah F. Connolly
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Dedicated veterans contact