- The Inkwell
- California
- John Paul the Great Catholic University
Escondido, CASuburb: largeZIP 92025Founded 2003
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 2003
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 2011
- Website
- jpcatholic.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
John Paul the Great Catholic University
John Paul the Great Catholic University is a private nonprofit university in Escondido, California, with 286 undergraduates. It admits 80% of applicants, graduates 66% within six years and costs $24,156 a year after aid.
66%graduate
Admission rate80%
Retention85%
4-year graduation66%
Pell Grant share47%
Federal loans57%
$24,156net price / year
80%admission rate
1130average SAT
66%graduate in 6 years
$53,787median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,375median debt
#1,081 of 1,704 for earnings#1,173 of 1,739 for lowest net price#503 of 1,738 for graduation rate#853 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
- $44,396tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $31,090
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $31,090
- Average net price
- $24,156national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,449
$30,001–48,000$18,361
$48,001–75,000$17,002
$75,001–110,000$23,403
$110,001+$29,520
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 80%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 505–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 470–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college80%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college85%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college66%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college47%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 66%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 66%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,531
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,787middle 50%: $34,881–$71,026
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,375
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$71,026
Median, John Paul the Great Catholic University$53,787
Lower quarter$34,881
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
- 286
- Part-time
- 4.9%
- Women / men
- 44% / 56%
- Average age at entry
- 21.0
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 47%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 37%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,563 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $19,433
- Endowment, end of year
- $40,492
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White37%
Hispanic38%
Black3.9%
Asian4.9%
Two or more races4.9%
U.S. nonresident2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.1%
Unknown6.6%
4 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Communication & journalism62%
Liberal arts & humanities24%
Business & management11%
Visual & performing arts3.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 462354. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6252298.