- The Inkwell
- California
- William Jessup University
Rocklin, CASuburb: largeZIP 95765Founded 1939
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1939
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1988
- Website
- www.jessup.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
William Jessup University
William Jessup University is a private nonprofit university in Rocklin, California, with 1,294 undergraduates. It admits 93% of applicants, graduates 48% within six years and costs $26,418 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Admission rate93%
Retention77%
4-year graduation35%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans41%
$26,418net price / year
93%admission rate
1150average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$60,855median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,450median debt
#730 of 1,704 for earnings#1,312 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,128 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,307 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
- $52,793tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,150
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,150
- Average net price
- $26,418national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,835
$30,001–48,000$19,093
$48,001–75,000$25,857
$75,001–110,000$27,458
$110,001+$32,357
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 93%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 553–638
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 488–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college93%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college77%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 35%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,447
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,855middle 50%: $37,906–$84,131
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,450
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$84,131
Median, William Jessup University$60,855
Lower quarter$37,906
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
- 1,294
- Part-time
- 10%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 24.4
- First-generation students
- 33%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 30%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,173 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,189
- Endowment, end of year
- $7,115,387
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White42%
Hispanic26%
Black5.7%
Asian5.4%
Two or more races6.8%
U.S. nonresident3.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.2%
Unknown8.3%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management33%
Psychology15%
Health professions9.3%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.0%
Theology & religious vocations6.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.8%
Education4.8%
Visual & performing arts4.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 122728. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q8013573.