After Pepperdine University: graduation, pay and debt
Malibu, California · Private · 3,553 undergrads
85% of Pepperdine University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $89,410 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$89.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
85%
finish within six years.
75%
finish in four years.
88%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
75%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
75%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
85%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
88%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
80%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
88%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
861
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
83%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
12%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
836
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$61,977
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$89,410
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
78%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$21,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$22,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$18,614
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
75%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
79%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
84%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers