- The Inkwell
- California
- The Master's University and Seminary
Santa Clarita, CASuburb: largeZIP 91321Founded 1927
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1927
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.masters.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
The Master's University and Seminary
The Master's University and Seminary is a private nonprofit university in Santa Clarita, California, with 1,622 undergraduates. It admits 84% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $33,777 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate84%
Retention85%
4-year graduation21%
Pell Grant share25%
Federal loans36%
$33,777net price / year
84%admission rate
—average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$58,794median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#858 of 1,704 for earnings#1,559 of 1,739 for lowest net price#733 of 1,738 for graduation rate#987 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
- $58,982tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $40,910
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $40,910
- Average net price
- $33,777national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$30,799
$30,001–48,000$28,033
$48,001–75,000$29,563
$75,001–110,000$34,847
$110,001+$35,552
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 84%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college84%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college85%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college25%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 21%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 58%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,660
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,794middle 50%: $36,343–$88,214
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$88,214
Median, The Master's University and Seminary$58,794
Lower quarter$36,343
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
- 1,622
- Part-time
- 27%
- Women / men
- 46% / 54%
- Average age at entry
- 22.3
- First-generation students
- 23%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 24%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,083 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,426
- Endowment, end of year
- $53,400,998
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic20%
Black2.8%
Asian6.7%
Two or more races3.3%
U.S. nonresident2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown5.4%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Theology & religious vocations21%
Liberal arts & humanities11%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.9%
Communication & journalism8.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.5%
Visual & performing arts5.6%
Computer & information sciences3.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 117751. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3851554.