Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location La Verne, CA
Population 8,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,825
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 95%
From Region 1%
Athletes 17.1%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 63%
White 16%
Black 8%
Asian 6%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 458 39% / 61% 6% $60,467 50 93%
Computer Science 36 83% / 17% 14% $81,005 84 91%
Information Technology 10 70% / 30% 0% $81,005 84 91%
Chemistry 6 17% / 83% 0% $66,866 65
Mathematics 2 50% / 50% 0% $63,697 59
Physics 5 80% / 20% 20% $66,556 65
Biology 50 26% / 74% 2% $89,440 90 94%
Exercise Science 67 42% / 58% 0%
Kinesiology $52,029 26
Economics 1 100% / 0% 0% $69,387 70
Anthropology 7 0% / 100% 0% $46,882 13
Communication 3 33% / 67% 0% $55,815 37 98%
Creative Writing 2 50% / 50% 0% $32,901 2
English 9 11% / 89% 0% $25,614 1 95%
History 5 100% / 0% 0% $50,790 22
Interdisciplinary Studies $51,276 23
International Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $63,359 58
Journalism 13 46% / 54% 0% $50,712 22
Liberal Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $50,103 20 92%
Mass Communication 10 30% / 70% 0%
Philosophy 1 100% / 0% 0% $46,280 12
Philosophy and Religious Studies $46,279 12
Political Science 24 46% / 54% 71% $65,139 62 96%
Psychology 95 20% / 80% 1% $52,711 27 91%
Romance Languages $53,358 29
Social Sciences 4 75% / 25% 0% $47,506 15
Social Sciences $47,275 14
Sociology 17 41% / 59% 0% $44,316 10 96%
Spanish $52,263 26
Spanish $52,848 28
Art History 1 0% / 100% 100% $41,719 7
Broadcasting 14 71% / 29% 7% $49,059 18 100%
Music 6 50% / 50% 0% $41,776 7
Photography 2 50% / 50% 0% $41,797 7
Studio Art 8 25% / 75% 0% $41,855 7
Theatre 5 40% / 60% 0% $37,248 4
Criminology 52 29% / 71% 0% $55,695 36 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business and Public Management 283 53% / 47% 2% $69,915 71 92%
Nursing 3 100% / 0% 0%
Accounting 19 26% / 74% 5% $82,836 86 100%
Business Administration 182 59% / 41% 2% $69,145 70 91%
E-Commerce 1 100% / 0% 0% $69,145 70 91%
Health Administration 1 100% / 0% 0% $66,186 64
International Business 4 0% / 100% 0% $72,106 75
Organizational Leadership 54 54% / 46% 0% $69,145 70 91%
Public Administration 9 22% / 78% 0% $77,837 82 84%
Legal Studies 10 30% / 70% 0% $55,990 37 96%
Paralegal Studies $55,759 37
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Organizational Leadership 91 12% / 88% 0% $50,156 20 85%
Child Development 26 0% / 100% 0% $41,213 6 85%
Education 63 16% / 84% 0% $53,848 31
Elementary Education 2 50% / 50% 0%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching $47,707 15

Financial

Tuition & Fees $50,850
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 64%
4-Year Graduation Rate 60%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
Transfer-Out Rate 35%

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 31.5% 262 55% / 45% 2% $70,173 72 92%
Humanities & Social Sciences 27.4% 228 27% / 73% 8% $51,382 24 92%
Health Sciences 8.4% 70 44% / 56% 0%
Education 7.8% 65 17% / 83% 0% $53,848 31
Professional 7.5% 62 29% / 71% 0% $55,743 37 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.0% 50 26% / 74% 2% $89,440 90 94%
Computer Science 5.5% 46 80% / 20% 11% $81,005 84 91%
Arts 4.3% 36 50% / 50% 6% $43,997 9 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 13 46% / 54% 8% $66,259 64

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education 28 #154
Humanities & Social Sciences 17 #193
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Computer Science
Engineering
Health Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences & Math
Total 45 #269

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) 10%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 56% 55% 45%

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional