Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Disciples of Christ / UCC
Location Orange, CA
Population 9,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 165 (98% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,220 (94% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (99% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,499
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 61%
From Region 5%
Athletes 9.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 47%
Hispanic 20%
Asian 16%
Mixed 9%
International 3%
Black 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Argyros School of Business and Economics 572 52% / 48% 5% $84,227 82 96%
Accounting 50 56% / 44% 2% $94,844 90 96%
Business Administration 394 +22 54% / 46% 6% $86,601 84 95%
Business Communication 83 +10 28% / 72% 4% $69,491 58 96%
Economics 45 73% / 27% 7% $78,837 76 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Educational Studies 55 11% / 89% 0% $58,405 27 93%
Education 50 +2 6% / 94% 0% $58,137 26 93%
Music Education 5 60% / 40% 0% $61,093 35
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Performing Arts 87 18% / 82% 7% $35,598 2 96%
Acting 8 38% / 62% 0% $39,366 2 93%
Dance 33 +1 6% / 94% 9% $29,199 1 97%
Music 5 20% / 80% 0% $39,702 3 100%
Music Performance 2 +4 0% / 100% 0% $39,702 3
Music Theory and Composition 6 83% / 17% 0% $39,702 3 100%
Percussion Instruments 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $39,702 3 100%
Piano Performance $39,702 3 100%
Stringed Instruments 3 33% / 67% 0% $39,702 3 100%
Theatre 23 +3 13% / 87% 9% $39,366 2 93%
Voice and Opera 6 +1 0% / 100% 17% $39,702 3 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences 257 18% / 82% 2% $63,218 41 94%
Health Sciences 82 +1 23% / 77% 1% $71,683 63
Health Services Administration $67,226 52
Psychology 172 +15 16% / 84% 2% $59,358 29 94%
Public Administration $71,621 63
Social Work 3 0% / 100% 0% $53,198 14
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Dodge College of Film and Media Arts 247 45% / 55% 5% $53,392 14 94%
Animation 31 35% / 65% 0% $54,959 17
Film Production 152 +1 49% / 51% 5% $58,115 26 94%
Film Studies 7 14% / 86% 29% $58,115 26 94%
Screenwriting 57 40% / 60% 5% $39,366 2 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Fowler School of Engineering 37 59% / 41% 0% $101,649 94
Computer Engineering 5 60% / 40% 0% $96,380 91
Electrical Engineering 13 +2 69% / 31% 0% $96,616 91
Software Engineering 19 53% / 47% 0% $106,481 96
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Schmid College of Science and Technology 206 59% / 41% 3% $80,459 78 100%
Computational Science 25 +4 60% / 40% 4% $94,476 90
Computer Science 78 +2 85% / 15% 6% $97,565 92 100%
Computer and Information Sciences 4 75% / 25% 0% $93,913 89
Chemistry 6 17% / 83% 0% $61,290 35
Mathematics 8 +1 62% / 38% 0% $60,894 34 100%
Physics +1 $72,139 64
Biochemistry 13 31% / 69% 8% $67,671 53
Biology 36 28% / 72% 0% $62,598 39 100%
Computational Biology $71,181 62
Physiology 22 59% / 41% 0% $66,665 51
Environmental Science 14 29% / 71% 0% $55,159 18
Nutrition Sciences $61,122 35
Cognitive Science $74,095 68
Cognitive Science $74,095 68
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Communication 207 26% / 74% 2% $59,021 28 96%
Broadcast Journalism 36 36% / 64% 0% $61,060 34 94%
Communication Studies 90 +1 27% / 73% 1% $52,454 13 96%
Communication and Media Studies 5 20% / 80% 0% $52,454 13
Media Studies 6 0% / 100% 0% $52,454 13 96%
Public Relations 37 +3 22% / 78% 8% $66,502 50 92%
Graphic Design 33 21% / 79% 0% $68,514 56 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 181 31% / 69% 2% $57,309 23 90%
Anthropology $55,332 18
Creative Writing 28 25% / 75% 11% $53,626 15 78%
English 18 11% / 89% 0% $50,223 10 90%
French 8 0% / 100% 0% $46,778 6 100%
History 16 56% / 44% 0% $56,720 22
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 25% / 75% 0% $55,500 19
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 13 15% / 85% 8% $61,878 37
Philosophy 8 +4 88% / 12% 0% $54,323 16
Political Science 47 +15 43% / 57% 0% $67,256 52 94%
Religion/Religious Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $52,929 13
Sociology 22 +8 32% / 68% 0% $61,896 37 93%
Spanish 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $46,778 6 100%
Art 9 11% / 89% 0% $39,585 3
Art History 5 0% / 100% 0% $39,839 3

Financial

Tuition & Fees $72,718
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 71%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 30.9% 572 52% / 48% 5% $84,228 82 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 27.9% 516 25% / 75% 2% $58,417 27 93%
Arts 20.9% 386 35% / 65% 5% $50,277 10 95%
Computer Science 6.8% 126 75% / 25% 5% $98,181 92 100%
Health Sciences 4.4% 82 23% / 77% 1% $71,683 63
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 71 38% / 62% 1% $64,787 46 100%
Education 2.7% 50 6% / 94% 0% $58,137 26 93%
Engineering 1.0% 18 67% / 33% 0% $96,550 91
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 14 29% / 71% 0% $55,159 18
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 14 43% / 57% 0% $61,064 34 100%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $8.7M #141 48% $0.1M 11 #132 24 5
Humanities & Social Sciences $8.6M #160 21% $0 5 #275 4 3
Life & Natural Sciences $8.4M #175 33% $0.2M 3
Business & Economics $6.4M #90 0% $0 1
Education $2.2M #170 0% $0 19 #219
Computer Science $2.2M #188 13% $0 9 #102 31 5
Engineering $2.1M #246 16% $0 2
Physical Sciences & Math $2.1M #284 66% $0 9 2
Agriculture & Food Science $0.7M #173 81% $0
Total $41.4M #211 28% $0.3M 44 #273 68 21

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Early Decision 1 Oct 15
Early Action Oct 15
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 73% 73% 73%
Early Decision 51% 51% 51%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 22%
SAT Range 1250 – 1420
SAT Math Range 590 – 710
SAT RW Range 640 – 720