The average composite SAT score for admitted Pepperdine University freshman is 1350 out of 1600. Pepperdine students have the 129th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1350 is in the 92nd percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1250 to 1450. The 75th percentile score is 1450 while the 25th percentile score is 1250.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by Pepperdine but we estimate it to be around a 1150 total composite SAT score.
The average score for Pepperdine students on the math portion of the SAT is 680 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 620 and the 75th percentile score 740.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 630 to 710 and the average score for Pepperdine University students is 670.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at Pepperdine University based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 49.9%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.74.
An SAT score of 1450 or higher is very competitive at Pepperdine and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have an above average chance of acceptance, around 66% or higher.
Scores between 1350 to 1440 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. You have a slightly above average chance of acceptance, around 50% to 64% but admission is competitive.
SAT scores between 1250 to 1340 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 34% to 48% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1150 to 1240 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 33% chance of admission to Pepperdine. SAT scores below 1150 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2023 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 83% |
1590 | 82% |
1580 | 81% |
1570 | 80% |
1560 | 79% |
1550 | 78% |
1540 | 77% |
1530 | 76% |
1520 | 75% |
1510 | 74% |
1500 | 72% |
1490 | 71% |
1480 | 70% |
1470 | 68% |
1460 | 67% |
1450 | 66% |
1440 | 64% |
1430 | 63% |
1420 | 61% |
1410 | 60% |
1400 | 58% |
1390 | 56% |
1380 | 55% |
1370 | 53% |
1360 | 52% |
1350 | 50% |
1340 | 48% |
1330 | 47% |
1320 | 45% |
1310 | 44% |
1300 | 42% |
1290 | 40% |
1280 | 39% |
1270 | 37% |
1260 | 36% |
1250 | 34% |
1240 | 33% |
1230 | 32% |
1220 | 30% |
1210 | 29% |
1200 | 28% |
1190 | 26% |
1180 | 25% |
1170 | 24% |
1160 | 23% |
1150 | 22% |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=121150 IPEDS survey data for Pepperdine University.