Colleges / Azusa Pacific University
College · Private nonprofit · Azusa, CA · Suburb
APU

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
Address901 E Alosta, Azusa, CA 91702-7000
Websitewww.apu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate88%
6-yr median pay$57k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size2,759
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $57k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 88% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1195 · ACT 22.

If you get in

2,759 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $56k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$225k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$89k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$136k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$44.5k
Room & board
$10.7k
Books & supplies
$1,062

How students pay for it.

Pell grants35%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans48%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $13k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr62%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$57k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$67k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,759
Location
Azusa, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Identity
Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic40%
  • White25%
  • Asian14%
  • Black6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown5%
  • International4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students38%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time11%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$45k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 65

What you can study.

Colleges / Azusa Pacific University
College · Private nonprofit · Azusa, CA · Suburb
APU

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
Address901 E Alosta, Azusa, CA 91702-7000
Websitewww.apu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate88%
6-yr median pay$57k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size2,759
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $57k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 88% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1195 · ACT 22.

If you get in

2,759 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $56k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$225k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$89k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$136k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$44.5k
Room & board
$10.7k
Books & supplies
$1,062

How students pay for it.

Pell grants35%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans48%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $13k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr62%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$57k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$67k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,759
Location
Azusa, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Identity
Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic40%
  • White25%
  • Asian14%
  • Black6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown5%
  • International4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students38%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time11%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$45k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 65

What you can study.