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Azusa Pacific University is a private national university located in Azusa, California. Azusa Pacific University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Azusa Pacific University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $57,796 10 years after enrolling, 51st in California, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Azusa Pacific University bachelor students earn 4% more than the national average. Azusa Pacific University is ranked 62nd in California.
Azusa Pacific University’s median net annual cost of $30,744 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Azusa Pacific University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Psychology, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Visual & Performing Arts, Comms & Media Studies - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$30,744
Average years to graduate
4.6
Accounting
Rank: #254
Economic score: 2.57
Computer science
Rank: #230
Economic score: 3.66
Marketing
Rank: #275
Economic score: 4.56
Social Work
Rank: #171
Economic score: 7.08
Sociology
Rank: #286
Economic score: 10.6
Biology
Rank: #525
Economic score: 15.11
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
Rank: #30
Economic score: 15.75
English Language & Lit
Rank: #395
Economic score: 22.7
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: #267
Economic score: 36.57
Music
Rank: #148
Economic score: 104.21
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Azusa Pacific University - Education, Registered Nursing, Social Work, Psychology, Other, Business and Commerce, Social Sciences, Other - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #136
Economic score: 0.55
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: #8
Economic score: 0.69
Business Administration
Rank: #595
Economic score: 0.73
Religious Education
Rank: #1
Economic score: 1.01
HR Management
Rank: #91
Economic score: 1.02
ESL
Rank: #32
Economic score: 1.52
Theological Studies
Rank: #49
Economic score: 2.58
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 73% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Azusa Pacific University is 6% higher than the state average, and 6% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At Azusa Pacific University, Pell Grant recipients represent 33% of the measured graduating class, 2% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Azusa Pacific University graduates within 4.8 years.
Azusa Pacific University is in the top 10% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Azusa Pacific University’s economic mobility score of 13.14 is calculated by adjusting the 4.48 economic score of lower-income students by the 33% pell grant recipients within the student body. Azusa Pacific University’s EMS of 13.14 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Azusa Pacific University pays $30,744 a year, $24,082 less than the $54,826 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $30,744
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Azusa Pacific University, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $30,744 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 37% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,629. This is 17% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,109
Pell grants
$5,231
State grants
$7,930
Institutional grants
$22,524
Azusa Pacific University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 94% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,967 applicants, of which 3,733 were admitted and 636 enrolled. Azusa Pacific University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
82%
83%
Female
73%
59%
First time
55%
59%
In-state
77%
68%
1st generation
38%
35%
White
32%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
36%
15%
Asian
12%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
12%
12%