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The acceptance rate of Pepperdine University is 48.7%. Total 11,466 students have applied to and 5,585 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 942 students enrolled in Pepperdine University (Admission Yield: 16.9%). The average SAT score is 1,390 and the average ACT score is 31. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $65 and graduate school application fee is $65 at Pepperdine University.
  • Acceptance Rate: 48.7%
  • Yield: 16.9%
  • SAT Score: 1,390

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 11,466 students have applied to Pepperdine University. By gender, 4,190 male and 7,276 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 5,585 (2,161 male and 3,424 female) students have accepted and 942(356 male and 586 female) have enrolled into Pepperdine University for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Pepperdine University.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at Pepperdine University
TotalMenWomen
Applicants11,4664,1907,276
Admitted5,5852,1613,424
Enrolled942356586
Acceptance Rate 48.71% 51.58% 47.06%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 16.87% 16.47% 17.11%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Pepperdine University, 152 applicants (16% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 127 applicants (13%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,480 and 25th percentile score is 1,285. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 97 and 25th percentile score is 81. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Pepperdine University. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Pepperdine University.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Pepperdine University
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing650730
SAT Math635750
ACT Composite2832
ACT Math2531
ACT English2834

Offered Degrees at Pepperdine

Pepperdine University offers 5 degree/certificate programs - Bachelor's, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice). Below table summarizes the offered degrees at Pepperdine University.
Offered Degrees at Pepperdine University
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at Pepperdine

Pepperdine University accepts Dual Credit, Advanced placement (AP) credits, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at Pepperdine University.
Accepted Credits at Pepperdine University
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to Pepperdine University, 4 items are required to submit. High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations and TOEFL are rquired to submit to apply for Pepperdine. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Pepperdine.

High School GPA

Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Recommendations

Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Required

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