Azusa Pacific University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Interdenominational Evangelical
Population 9,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 324 (96% 🏖️)

Honors College

Name Honors College

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,740
Men / Women 32% / 68%
From State 84%
From Region 5%
Athletes 326 (13.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 41%
White 25%
Asian 13%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
International 4%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 396 25% 28% 12% 5% 43% 1% $58,803 7 -0.12 40 94% 8.4%
General Engineering 6 — 83% 17% 17% 17% 33% 0% $101,277 67 +0.21 94 — — — — —
Computer Science 19 — 79% 21% 21% 5% 42% 0% $73,745 2 -1.50 73 100% — — — —
Data Science 2 — 100% 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% $73,052 4 -1.73 72 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 2 — 50% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $71,878 3 -1.17 70 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 25% 25% 25% 0% 50% 0% $66,402 27 -0.50 59 — — — — —
Mathematics 10 — 70% 50% 0% 0% 20% 0% $66,571 22 -0.71 60 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,870 11 -1.06 64 — — — — —
Biochemistry 7 — 57% 14% 14% 0% 43% 0% $67,671 30 -0.34 62 — — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $65,428 45 -0.12 57 — — — — —
Biology 8 — 25% 50% 12% 0% 12% 0% $57,362 12 -1.05 36 94% — — — —
English 8 — 25% 25% 12% 0% 50% 0% $37,922 2 -1.77 3 94% — — — —
History 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $36,725 0 -1.97 3 89% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 50% 50% 12% 0% 38% 0% $50,451 19 -0.66 18 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 21 — 5% 29% 5% 5% 57% 5% $55,750 48 -0.15 32 91% — — — —
Philosophy 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,774 31 -0.58 26 — — — — —
Spanish 12 — 8% 0% 0% 8% 75% 0% $48,096 16 -0.89 14 — — — — —
American Politics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,331 37 -0.36 61 — — — — —
Communication Studies 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $57,580 38 -0.40 37 100% — — — —
Communication Studies 12 — 33% 50% 0% 8% 42% 0% $57,580 38 -0.40 37 100% — — — —
Humanities 81 — 20% 37% 16% 1% 33% 0% $55,750 52 -0.10 32 91% — — — —
International Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% $63,514 29 -0.48 52 — — — — —
Journalism 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $56,243 26 -0.68 33 — — — — —
Political Science 7 — 0% 29% 29% 0% 29% 0% $68,479 41 -0.27 64 97% — — — —
Psychology 121 — 14% 18% 14% 6% 47% 2% $60,379 82 +0.81 44 97% 8.4% — — —
Public Administration 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,725 57 +0.17 29 — — — — —
Public Relations and Advertising 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $65,385 29 -0.57 57 — — — — —
Social Sciences 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $52,249 36 -0.42 23 — — — — —
Social Work 15 — 7% 33% 0% 7% 53% 0% $55,759 64 +0.30 32 94% — — — —
Sociology 9 — 33% 33% 22% 11% 33% 0% $49,699 19 -0.65 17 95% — — — —
Strategic Communication 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,592 29 -0.64 55 — — — — —
Digital Media — — — — — — — — $51,789 46 -0.26 21 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 19 — 32% 16% 0% 21% 63% 0% $51,316 8 -1.18 20 91% — — — —
Criminology — — — — — — — — $70,122 93 +1.41 67 — — — — —
College of Education
Physical Education — — — — — — — — $56,959 52 -0.10 35 89% — — — —
Teaching English as a Second Language — — — — — — — — $52,154 36 -0.46 22 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences 66 39% 24% 9% 5% 47% 5% $38,301 0 -2.84 4 92%
Human Nutrition 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 33% 0% $52,750 10 -1.07 24 — — — — —
Exercise Science 47 — 51% 23% 9% 4% 55% 2% $28,458 0 -3.89 2 94% — — — —
Health Sciences 14 — 14% 36% 14% 0% 29% 14% $65,114 44 -0.23 56 85% — — — —
Addiction Counseling 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $60,264 91 +0.83 44 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Music and the Arts 88 43% 45% 6% 3% 30% 3% $43,743 0 -0.43 8 98%
Game and Interactive Media Design 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,621 17 -1.12 29 — — — — —
Animation 8 — 25% 25% 0% 0% 38% 0% $44,090 13 -0.78 8 — — — — —
Art 15 — 53% 47% 13% 7% 27% 0% $45,372 43 -0.16 10 95% — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 10 — 30% 40% 0% 10% 20% 0% $46,151 9 -1.08 11 — — — — —
Film 6 — 83% 0% 17% 17% 67% 0% $41,022 9 -1.17 5 — — — — —
Music 24 — 33% 50% 8% 0% 25% 12% $37,274 10 -1.02 3 98% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — — — — — $37,274 10 -1.02 3 98% — — — —
Screenwriting 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $42,251 44 -0.11 6 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 20 — 50% 55% 0% 0% 30% 0% $48,895 85 +0.78 15 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Crowell School of Business 103 47% 28% 6% 4% 37% 9% $71,013 47 -0.55 68 94% 6.1%
Accounting 11 — 45% 45% 0% 0% 55% 0% $76,270 27 -0.70 76 97% — — — —
Business Administration 52 — 56% 25% 4% 4% 31% 13% $73,776 55 -0.20 73 92% 6.1% — — —
Business Analytics 3 — 67% 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% $73,511 11 -1.08 72 — — — — —
Digital Marketing 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,718 6 -1.31 45 — — — — —
Economics 4 — 25% 25% 0% 0% 50% 25% $76,356 19 -0.81 76 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $66,510 36 -0.41 60 — — — — —
General Business 8 — 38% 25% 12% 12% 38% 0% $73,690 54 -0.20 73 94% — — — —
International Business 5 — 20% 40% 0% 0% 20% 20% $65,036 10 -0.82 56 100% — — — —
Marketing 16 — 38% 25% 12% 0% 44% 0% $58,183 4 -1.51 38 96% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,776 46 -0.16 73 92% 6.1% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 495 16% 17% 22% 5% 44% 2% $109,049 98 +1.67 97 97% 3.0%
Nursing 495 — 16% 17% 22% 5% 44% 2% $109,049 95 +1.67 97 97% 3.0% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Theology and Ministry 47 49% 34% 4% 4% 47% 4% $40,638 0 -1.21 5 91%
Biblical Studies 24 — 62% 42% 0% 0% 50% 4% $39,602 4 -1.38 4 89% — — — —
Lay Ministry 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $42,014 10 -1.09 6 — — — — —
Religious Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $42,285 11 -1.05 6 — — — — —
Religious Vocations 9 — 44% 33% 11% 11% 44% 0% $41,983 10 -1.09 6 — — — — —
Theology 6 — 33% 17% 0% 17% 33% 17% $41,157 9 -1.19 5 100% — — — —
Sacred Music 4 — 0% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% $41,615 28 -0.55 6 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $47,991
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 46.5% 556 19% 18% 21% 5% 44% 2% $101,130 97 +1.16 94 97% 3.0%
Social Sciences 22.0% 263 16% 28% 13% 5% 41% 2% $58,391 49 +0.28 39 95% 8.4%
Business & Economics 8.6% 103 47% 28% 6% 4% 37% 9% $71,014 29 -0.55 68 94% 6.1%
Humanities 8.2% 98 34% 31% 4% 4% 52% 3% $45,438 4 -0.99 10 91% —
Arts 7.5% 90 41% 43% 7% 3% 30% 3% $43,407 15 -0.42 7 98% —
Computer Science 1.9% 23 78% 26% 22% 9% 35% 0% $72,022 3 -1.49 70 100% —
Professional 1.6% 19 32% 16% 0% 21% 63% 0% $51,316 4 -1.18 20 91% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 18 61% 44% 11% 0% 28% 0% $67,379 18 -0.75 62 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.3% 16 44% 31% 12% 0% 31% 0% $62,376 25 -0.68 49 94% —
Engineering 0.5% 6 83% 17% 17% 17% 33% 0% $101,277 48 +0.21 94 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 3 0% 0% 0% 0% 33% 0% $52,750 17 -1.07 24 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.6M #272 11% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.8M #262 0% $0 3 #201 40 —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.4M #465 10% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.2M #294 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.2M #359 0% $0 15 #264 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #508 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #387 45% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #518 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.4M #431 7% $0 18 #401 40 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 89 $992K $992K $0
Baseball 47 $959K $959K $0
Soccer 37 $686K $686K $0
Basketball 17 $695K $695K $0
Tennis 11 $317K $317K $570
Total 147 $3.7M $3.7M $570
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 66 $957K $957K $0
Soccer 30 $588K $588K $0
Swimming & Diving 27 $644K $638K $6K
Gymnastics 26 $407K $392K $14K
Softball 18 $647K $637K $9K
Water Polo 16 $480K $480K $0
Volleyball 14 $520K $505K $15K
Basketball 13 $667K $655K $11K
Tennis 7 $369K $369K $0
Total 179 $5.3M $5.2M $58K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 155 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Soccer 67 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Baseball 47 $959K $959K $0
Basketball 30 $1.4M $1.4M $11K
Swimming & Diving 27 $644K $638K $6K
Gymnastics 26 $407K $392K $14K
Softball 18 $647K $637K $9K
Tennis 18 $686K $686K $570
Water Polo 16 $480K $480K $0
Volleyball 14 $520K $505K $15K
Total 326 $10.7M $10.6M $58K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 52% 52% 52%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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