- The Inkwell
- California
- Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CASuburb: largeZIP 91702Founded 1899
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1899
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.apu.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa Pacific University is a private nonprofit university in Azusa, California, with 2,759 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 63% within six years and costs $22,597 a year after aid.
63%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention84%
4-year graduation59%
Pell Grant share45%
Federal loans56%
$22,597net price / year
88%admission rate
1195average SAT
63%graduate in 6 years
$71,595median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,000median debt
#357 of 1,704 for earnings#1,067 of 1,739 for lowest net price#568 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,131 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $57,174tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $45,340
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $45,340
- Average net price
- $22,597national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,402
$30,001–48,000$16,880
$48,001–75,000$18,525
$75,001–110,000$20,470
$110,001+$29,665
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 515–615
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 468–623
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college63%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college45%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 63%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 59%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 68%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $59,953
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $71,595middle 50%: $44,755–$106,504
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$106,504
Median, Azusa Pacific University$71,595
Lower quarter$44,755
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,759
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 68% / 32%
- Average age at entry
- 26.1
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,419 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,283
- Endowment, end of year
- $96,232,956
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White24%
Hispanic40%
Black5.9%
Asian14%
Two or more races5.0%
U.S. nonresident4.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
Unknown5.0%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions43%
Psychology10%
Liberal arts & humanities8.5%
Business & management8.4%
Visual & performing arts6.7%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.9%
Theology & religious vocations3.9%
Communication & journalism1.8%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 109785. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4583636.