College · Private nonprofit · Escondido, CA · Suburb
John Paul the Great Catholic University
Escondido, CA
Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
Admit rate80%
6-yr median pay$34k
Net price / yr$35k
Undergrad size286
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $35k/yr for a shot at a $34k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 80% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1130 · ACT 22.
If you get in
286 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
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 $52k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $35k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$209k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$139k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$71k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback4.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $30.3k
- Room & board
- $9.9k
- Books & supplies
- $1,900
How students pay for it.
Pell grants33%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans53%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention77%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr64%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$34k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
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
- 286
- Location
- Escondido, CA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
- Also known as
- JPCatholic
Identity
Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Hispanic38%
- White37%
- Unknown7%
- Asian5%
- Two or more races5%
- Black4%
- International2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$74k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 5
What you can study.