- The Inkwell
- California
- University of La Verne
La Verne, CASuburb: largeZIP 91750Founded 1891
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1891
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.laverne.edu
- Member of
- CUMU
CaliforniaPrivate nonprofit
University of La Verne
University of La Verne is a private nonprofit university in La Verne, California, with 3,050 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $20,523 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention64%
4-year graduation50%
Pell Grant share56%
Federal loans64%
$20,523net price / year
71%admission rate
1083average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
$74,115median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#290 of 1,704 for earnings#906 of 1,739 for lowest net price#628 of 1,738 for graduation rate#598 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
- $62,637tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $49,550
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $49,550
- Average net price
- $20,523national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,429
$30,001–48,000$18,247
$48,001–75,000$62,637
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1083
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 498–663
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 488–573
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college64%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college56%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 50%
- First-year retention
- 64%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $59,018
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $74,115middle 50%: $48,065–$103,162
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$103,162
Median, University of La Verne$74,115
Lower quarter$48,065
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
- 3,050
- Part-time
- 14%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 26.1
- First-generation students
- 51%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 30%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,550 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,908
- Endowment, end of year
- $146,959,574
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White16%
Hispanic63%
Black8.0%
Asian5.9%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown1.2%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management31%
Social sciences13%
Psychology11%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.0%
Education7.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.9%
Computer & information sciences5.5%
Communication & journalism4.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 117140. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q8214783.