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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Christian
Location Santa Clarita, CA
Population 5,500,000
Website https://www.masters.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,300 (96% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (98% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,280
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 64%
From Region 5%
Athletes 33.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 50%
Hispanic 20%
Asian 8%
International 6%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
Native American 2%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 49.3% 49.3% 2012 Men: 45.9% 45.9% 2013 Men: 45.9% 45.9% 2014 Men: 51.8% 51.8% 2015 Men: 50.2% 50.2% 2016 Men: 49.1% 49.1% 2017 Men: 44.5% 44.5% 2018 Men: 47.2% 47.2% 2019 Men: 47.2% 47.2% 2020 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2021 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2022 Men: 46.2% 46.2% 2023 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2024 Men: 52.0% 52.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2016 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2018 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2012 Asian: 6.5% 6.5% 2013 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2014 Asian: 5.8% 5.8% 2015 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2016 Asian: 4.9% 4.9% 2017 Asian: 7.0% 7.0% 2018 Asian: 6.7% 6.7% 2019 Asian: 8.5% 8.5% 2020 Asian: 4.6% 4.6% 2021 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2022 Asian: 4.7% 4.7% 2023 Asian: 6.2% 6.2% 2024 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2011 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2012 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2017 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2018 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2019 Black: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Black: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2012 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2013 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2014 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2015 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2016 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2017 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4% 2018 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2019 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2020 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2021 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2022 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2023 Hispanic: 14.4% 14.4% 2024 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2011 White: 86.6% 86.6% 2012 White: 79.6% 79.6% 2013 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2014 White: 78.3% 78.3% 2015 White: 80.2% 80.2% 2016 White: 72.3% 72.3% 2017 White: 60.7% 60.7% 2018 White: 68.8% 68.8% 2019 White: 66.5% 66.5% 2020 White: 63.9% 63.9% 2021 White: 72.6% 72.6% 2022 White: 70.9% 70.9% 2023 White: 64.4% 64.4% 2024 White: 68.1% 68.1% 2011 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 International: 7.0% 7.0% 2013 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2014 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2015 International: 7.6% 7.6% 2016 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2017 International: 6.6% 6.6% 2018 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2019 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2020 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2023 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 International: 0.8% 0.8%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Asian: 5.5% 5.5% 2022 Asian: 4.3% 4.3% 2023 Asian: 5.2% 5.2% 2024 Asian: 7.4% 7.4% 2025 Asian: 8.2% 8.2% 2020 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2025 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2020 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2021 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2022 Hispanic: 19.1% 19.1% 2023 Hispanic: 20.1% 20.1% 2024 Hispanic: 20.4% 20.4% 2025 Hispanic: 19.6% 19.6% 2020 White: 67.5% 67.5% 2021 White: 68.0% 68.0% 2022 White: 61.7% 61.7% 2023 White: 60.4% 60.4% 2024 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2025 White: 50.3% 50.3% 2020 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 International: 6.0% 6.0%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 182 36% / 64% 3% $45,474 19 90%
Computer Engineering 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $94,215 95 —
Electrical Engineering 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $91,691 94 —
Computer Science 11 +2 73% / 27% 0% $78,688 86 —
Geology — — — — $54,080 44 —
Mathematics 2 +6 0% / 100% 0% $63,384 66 —
Biology 17 +4 47% / 53% 0% $53,692 43 —
Paleontology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Animal Physiology 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,550 22 —
Environmental Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,818 17 —
Exercise Science 25 +3 28% / 72% 4% $34,316 4 90%
Sport Management 7 — 71% / 29% 14% $34,316 4 90%
Christian Studies 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $45,586 19 —
Communication 14 +2 21% / 79% 0% $37,718 7 96%
English 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $42,208 12 —
General Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
General Studies 31 +1 10% / 90% 6% $42,212 12 85%
History 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $45,655 19 —
Humanities 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $42,212 12 85%
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,238 21 —
Journalism 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $37,035 6 —
Political Science 6 +2 50% / 50% 17% $53,468 42 —
Publishing 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $36,884 6 —
Digital Media Production 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $37,151 6 —
Music 12 +2 58% / 42% 8% $40,659 10 100%
Music Management 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $41,210 11 —
Music Technology 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $40,659 10 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Biblical Studies 67 64% / 36% 4% $48,017 26 89%
Biblical Studies 13 — 62% / 38% 15% $48,493 27 —
Ministry 6 — 100% / 0% 17% $47,841 25 89%
Pastoral Ministries 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $48,515 27 —
Theology 43 +37 60% / 40% 0% $47,841 25 89%
Sacred Music — — — — $49,291 29 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 73 53% / 47% 3% $56,465 51 98%
Business Administration 41 +18 61% / 39% 5% $56,564 51 98%
Entrepreneurship 13 — 69% / 31% 0% $56,913 52 —
Marketing 17 — 29% / 71% 0% $55,872 49 —
Organizational Leadership 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,564 51 98%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,121
ROI Percentile 27th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 55%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 12%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 65.1% 65.1% 2012 Graduated: 57.0% 57.0% 2013 Graduated: 53.6% 53.6% 2014 Graduated: 62.4% 62.4% 2015 Graduated: 69.2% 69.2% 2016 Graduated: 68.4% 68.4% 2017 Graduated: 55.5% 55.5% 2018 Graduated: 59.6% 59.6% 2019 Graduated: 69.7% 69.7% 2020 Graduated: 63.9% 63.9% 2021 Graduated: 71.6% 71.6% 2022 Graduated: 73.3% 73.3% 2023 Graduated: 63.8% 63.8% 2024 Graduated: 67.7% 67.7%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 57.1% 57.1% 2012 Men: 53.8% 53.8% 2013 Men: 48.4% 48.4% 2014 Men: 59.0% 59.0% 2015 Men: 76.5% 76.5% 2016 Men: 66.0% 66.0% 2017 Men: 55.2% 55.2% 2018 Men: 57.9% 57.9% 2019 Men: 66.2% 66.2% 2020 Men: 65.3% 65.3% 2021 Men: 75.2% 75.2% 2022 Men: 75.0% 75.0% 2023 Men: 59.2% 59.2% 2024 Men: 73.9% 73.9% 2011 Women: 71.6% 71.6% 2012 Women: 60.0% 60.0% 2013 Women: 57.8% 57.8% 2014 Women: 65.1% 65.1% 2015 Women: 62.6% 62.6% 2016 Women: 70.6% 70.6% 2017 Women: 55.6% 55.6% 2018 Women: 61.1% 61.1% 2019 Women: 72.2% 72.2% 2020 Women: 62.4% 62.4% 2021 Women: 68.0% 68.0% 2022 Women: 71.6% 71.6% 2023 Women: 67.4% 67.4% 2024 Women: 62.1% 62.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 83.3% 83.3% 2012 Asian: 16.7% 16.7% 2013 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Asian: 72.7% 72.7% 2015 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 Asian: 80.0% 80.0% 2017 Asian: 81.2% 81.2% 2018 Asian: 64.3% 64.3% 2019 Asian: 68.8% 68.8% 2020 Asian: 77.8% 77.8% 2021 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2022 Asian: 62.5% 62.5% 2023 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2011 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2012 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0% 2013 Hispanic: 56.2% 56.2% 2014 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2015 Hispanic: 70.0% 70.0% 2016 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 Hispanic: 65.4% 65.4% 2018 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8% 2019 Hispanic: 68.8% 68.8% 2020 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2021 Hispanic: 88.2% 88.2% 2022 Hispanic: 91.7% 91.7% 2023 Hispanic: 60.9% 60.9% 2024 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2011 White: 63.4% 63.4% 2012 White: 57.4% 57.4% 2013 White: 55.8% 55.8% 2014 White: 62.8% 62.8% 2015 White: 68.8% 68.8% 2016 White: 72.5% 72.5% 2017 White: 50.4% 50.4% 2018 White: 71.3% 71.3% 2019 White: 70.4% 70.4% 2020 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2021 White: 74.0% 74.0% 2022 White: 75.4% 75.4% 2023 White: 68.0% 68.0% 2024 White: 68.4% 68.4% 2011 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 International: 76.9% 76.9% 2013 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2014 International: 70.0% 70.0% 2015 International: 69.2% 69.2% 2016 International: 70.0% 70.0% 2017 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2018 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2019 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2021 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2022 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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
Humanities & Social Sciences 47.5% 153 41% / 59% 4% $45,018 18 89%
Business & Economics 24.8% 80 55% / 45% 4% $54,527 45 97%
Health Sciences 7.8% 25 28% / 72% 4% $34,316 4 90%
Arts 7.5% 24 54% / 46% 4% $39,828 9 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.6% 18 50% / 50% 0% $53,692 43 —
Computer Science 3.4% 11 73% / 27% 0% $78,688 86 —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.6% 5 0% / 100% 0% $46,204 21 —
Engineering 1.2% 4 100% / 0% 0% $92,322 94 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 2 0% / 100% 0% $63,384 66 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 22 #173 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 22 #371 — —

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 67%
Yield (Unbound) 46%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 67% 67% 67%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 69.5% 69.5% 2012 Acceptance: 65.8% 65.8% 2013 Acceptance: 61.4% 61.4% 2014 Acceptance: 75.9% 75.9% 2015 Acceptance: 94.7% 94.7% 2016 Acceptance: 83.2% 83.2% 2017 Acceptance: 65.8% 65.8% 2018 Acceptance: 76.9% 76.9% 2019 Acceptance: 67.1% 67.1% 2020 Acceptance: 59.9% 59.9% 2021 Acceptance: 67.0% 67.0% 2022 Acceptance: 78.2% 78.2% 2023 Acceptance: 75.9% 75.9% 2024 Acceptance: 84.0% 84.0% 2011 Yield: 48.1% 48.1% 2012 Yield: 42.7% 42.7% 2013 Yield: 40.1% 40.1% 2014 Yield: 53.0% 53.0% 2015 Yield: 43.3% 43.3% 2016 Yield: 46.6% 46.6% 2017 Yield: 40.4% 40.4% 2018 Yield: 48.7% 48.7% 2019 Yield: 44.9% 44.9% 2020 Yield: 59.1% 59.1% 2021 Yield: 48.5% 48.5% 2022 Yield: 49.3% 49.3% 2023 Yield: 47.0% 47.0% 2024 Yield: 45.8% 45.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 632 632 2012 Applicants: 822 822 2013 Applicants: 849 849 2014 Applicants: 485 485 2015 Applicants: 490 490 2016 Applicants: 446 446 2017 Applicants: 617 617 2018 Applicants: 718 718 2019 Applicants: 660 660 2020 Applicants: 1,924 1,924 2021 Applicants: 1,063 1,063 2022 Applicants: 848 848 2023 Applicants: 1,157 1,157 2024 Applicants: 1,051 1,051 2011 Admitted: 439 439 2012 Admitted: 541 541 2013 Admitted: 521 521 2014 Admitted: 368 368 2015 Admitted: 464 464 2016 Admitted: 371 371 2017 Admitted: 406 406 2018 Admitted: 552 552 2019 Admitted: 443 443 2020 Admitted: 1,152 1,152 2021 Admitted: 712 712 2022 Admitted: 663 663 2023 Admitted: 878 878 2024 Admitted: 883 883 2011 Enrolled: 211 211 2012 Enrolled: 231 231 2013 Enrolled: 209 209 2014 Enrolled: 195 195 2015 Enrolled: 201 201 2016 Enrolled: 173 173 2017 Enrolled: 164 164 2018 Enrolled: 269 269 2019 Enrolled: 199 199 2020 Enrolled: 681 681 2021 Enrolled: 345 345 2022 Enrolled: 327 327 2023 Enrolled: 413 413 2024 Enrolled: 404 404

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 970 970 2012 25th: 940 940 2013 25th: 960 960 2014 25th: 980 980 2015 25th: 960 960 2016 25th: 950 950 2017 25th: 1030 1030 2018 25th: 990 990 2011 75th: 1230 1230 2012 75th: 1190 1190 2013 75th: 1230 1230 2014 75th: 1200 1200 2015 75th: 1210 1210 2016 75th: 1210 1210 2017 75th: 1240 1240 2018 75th: 1250 1250

SAT Math

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 470 470 2012 25th: 460 460 2013 25th: 470 470 2014 25th: 490 490 2015 25th: 480 480 2016 25th: 460 460 2017 25th: 510 510 2018 25th: 490 490 2011 75th: 610 610 2012 75th: 580 580 2013 75th: 610 610 2014 75th: 590 590 2015 75th: 590 590 2016 75th: 580 580 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 600 600

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 500 500 2012 25th: 480 480 2013 25th: 490 490 2014 25th: 490 490 2015 25th: 480 480 2016 25th: 490 490 2017 25th: 520 520 2018 25th: 500 500 2011 75th: 620 620 2012 75th: 610 610 2013 75th: 620 620 2014 75th: 610 610 2015 75th: 620 620 2016 75th: 630 630 2017 75th: 640 640 2018 75th: 650 650

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 75.0% 75.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.