Malibu, California · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Pepperdine University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Malibu, California. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 8,976 students in fall 2024, including 3,553 undergraduates and 5,423 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. Its religious affiliation is Churches of Christ.
Pepperdine University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 87 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Clinical Psychology, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 3,367 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
8,976
Students enrolled
88%
First-year retention
3,367
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
87
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 87
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
88%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,022
Master's degrees
1,994
Doctoral degrees (research)
93
Professional doctorates
206
Certificates under 1 year
52
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
8,976
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,553
Graduate students, fall 2024
5,423
Full-time, fall 2024
65%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
11,068
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,865
Graduate students, 2024-25
7,203
Full-time, 2024-25
58%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
67%
Men
33%
White
41%
Hispanic or Latino
22%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
11%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
30%
Students taking some online courses
12%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Churches of Christ
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
West Coast Conference
President
Jim Gash
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit