Pepperdine University Admissions

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Pepperdine University has an acceptance rate of 49% . Of those admitted, 17% go on to enroll. The application fee is $65 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application
    Fee: $65
  • Number of
    Applicants: 11,466
  • Percent
    Admitted: 49%
  • Percent
    Admitted who Enrolled: 17%
  Total Male Female
Number of applicants 11,466 4,190 7,276
Percent admitted 49% 52% 47%
Percent admitted who enrolled 17% 16% 17%

Admissions Selectivity: Very Selective

This institution admits less than 50% of its applicants.

Pepperdine University Admissions Considerations

  Required Recommended Considered but not Required
Secondary School GPA ✔      
Secondary School Record ✔      
Recommendations ✔      
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)       ✔
TOEFL (if applicable) ✔      

Pepperdine University Test Scores

Pepperdine University SAT Scores

SAT Range 1285 – 1480
SAT Average 1383
SAT 25th Percentile 1285
SAT 75th Percentile 1480

Pepperdine University ACT Scores

ACT Range 28 – 32
ACT Average 30
ACT 25th Percentile 28
ACT 75th Percentile 32

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.