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Woodbury University is a private regional university located in Burbank, California. Woodbury University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Woodbury University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $56,996 10 years after enrolling, 53rd in California, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Woodbury University bachelor students earn 4% less than the national average. Woodbury University is ranked 68th in California.
Woodbury University’s median net annual cost of $29,715 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 Woodbury University sorted by number of graduates - FIlm, Video & Photography, Business Administration, Design & Applied Arts, Accounting, Specialized Marketing Ops, Marketing - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$29,715
Average years to graduate
4.6
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Comms & Media Studies
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When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 21.96
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 1 graduate programs at Woodbury University - Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 62% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Woodbury University is 6% lower than the state average, and 4% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Woodbury University, Pell Grant recipients represent 50% of the measured graduating class, 15% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Woodbury University graduates within 4.5 years.
Woodbury 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.
Woodbury University’s economic mobility score of 23.52 is calculated by adjusting the 3.95 economic score of lower-income students by the 50% pell grant recipients within the student body. Woodbury University’s EMS of 23.52 ranks in the top 25% 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).
Top 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Woodbury University pays $29,715 a year, $30,225 less than the $59,940 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 $29,715
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Woodbury University, 100% 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 $29,715 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 59% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,549. This is 5% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,274
Pell grants
$5,149
State grants
$7,952
Institutional grants
$16,282
Woodbury University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 63% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,453 applicants, of which 916 were admitted and 116 enrolled. Woodbury University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
92%
83%
Female
57%
59%
First time
31%
59%
In-state
74%
68%
1st generation
41%
35%
White
34%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
40%
15%
Asian
10%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
10%
12%