- The Inkwell
- California
- Los Angeles Pacific University
San Dimas, CASuburb: largeZIP 91773
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 2018
- Website
- www.lapu.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Los Angeles Pacific University
Los Angeles Pacific University is a private nonprofit university in San Dimas, California, with 1,483 undergraduates. It graduates 28% within six years and costs $28,427 a year after aid.
28%graduate
Retention57%
4-year graduation5.9%
Pell Grant share55%
Federal loans72%
$28,427net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
28%graduate in 6 years
—median earnings, 10 yrs
$28,347median debt
#1,398 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,572 of 1,738 for graduation rate
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
- $37,608tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $12,840
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $12,840
- Average net price
- $28,427national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$26,186
$30,001–48,000$32,204
$48,001–75,000$29,699
$75,001–110,000$30,933
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college57%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college28%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college55%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 28%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 5.9%
- First-year retention
- 57%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 41%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $28,347
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Median, Los Angeles Pacific University—
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
- 1,483
- Part-time
- 52%
- Women / men
- 83% / 17%
- Average age at entry
- —
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 55%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 24 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 8.9%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,391 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $1,909
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White20%
Hispanic47%
Black18%
Asian6.9%
Two or more races4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
Unknown2.2%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions37%
Liberal arts & humanities16%
Business & management15%
Psychology13%
Education12%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.0%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies2.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 474863.