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World Mission University

Los Angeles, California Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

World Mission University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Los Angeles, California. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 510 students in fall 2024, including 207 undergraduates and 303 graduate students. The school has a religious affiliation.

World Mission University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 14 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other, Theology, and General Studies. It awarded 110 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 42 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
510
Students enrolled
100%
First-year retention
110
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
14
Programs and majors
42:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 14

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

Theology and Religious Vocations 7
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Health Professions 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
100%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
42:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
23
Associate degrees
12
Master's degrees
65
Other doctoral degrees
10

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
510
Undergraduates, fall 2024
207
Graduate students, fall 2024
303
Full-time, fall 2024
49%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
623
Undergraduates, 2024-25
241
Graduate students, 2024-25
382
Full-time, 2024-25
48%
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
67%
Men
33%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Asian
35%
International (U.S. nonresident)
50%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
95%
Students taking some online courses
5%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Other (none of the above)
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
President
Paul Sungjin Lim
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Credit for life experience

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