Pepperdine Comparisons

8/10 Overall Rating
4 Year
Malibu, CA
3.8 4 reviews

#14 Best Private Colleges in California

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Compare with California Public Colleges

Compare with California Public Colleges for Pepperdine University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$54,715 lower in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$61,190 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$54,196 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$53,571 lower in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$53,504 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$53,144 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	$61,508 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$62,568 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$53,160 lower in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$56,322 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Riverside Riverside, CA	$54,312 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$53,913 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA	$62,138 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with California Private Colleges

Compare with California Private Colleges for Pepperdine University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$4,008 lower in-state tuition	59% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$2,179 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$9,426 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$7,561 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$8,625 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$4,934 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$4,020 lower in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$4,498 lower in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$3,644 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$12,838 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$23,668 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$9,040 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$1,305 lower in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$1,938 lower in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$3,968 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Whittier College Whittier, CA	$18,568 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$16,334 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$20,934 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	$17,358 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$31,190 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$13,430 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$2,140 lower in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$39,718 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Pepperdine University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$7,302 lower in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$2,142 lower in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$5,003 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$2,106 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$2,878 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$12,862 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Denver Denver, CO	$8,520 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$4,938 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$11,147 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$8,918 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$5,837 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$12,258 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$16,748 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$6,368 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$13,197 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$10,644 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$11,568 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$21,062 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$8,073 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$16,378 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$6,456 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	$5,090 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$10,158 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$14,158 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$10,520 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$17,532 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$15,520 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$11,051 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$23,044 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$5,418 lower in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$30,118 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$29,388 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$23,358 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$18,118 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$47,468 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=121150.

Last updated: August 2026