Pepperdine University: Ranking, Courses, Admission, Cost, Acceptance Rate

Pepperdine University is a well-recognized institution of learning whose construction was started in February 1937. It opened as George Pepperdine College on 21st November in the same year. It started out with 167 students from 22 US states and two countries, and 22 faculty members including 3 doctorate holders. It was within seven months of the opening of the institution that it got accredited by The Northwest Association. The institution was announced as Pepperdine University on 1st January 1971. Currently, the academic structure of the university comprises of five schools dedicated to various fields of study. Also, it holds the accreditation of Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WSCUC). In the "Best Colleges 2020: National University Rankings" under U.S. News & World Report, the university was positioned at 50.

Pepperdine University has six campuses across the U.S. Located in the foothills of Santa Monica Mountains, the university's Malibu campus is the main campus. The West Los Angeles Graduate Campus is located near the 405 Freeway and houses the headquarters of Graziadio Business School and Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology. Located between Lost Hills Road and Las Virgenes Road, the Calabasas Campus is at a short distance from the 101 Freeway. The campus has a two-story building with a huge parking space. Situated on the First Financial Plaza Building's second floor at a distance of two miles from the San Diego Freeway, the Encino Graduate Campus has modern classrooms, study rooms, faculty offices, reference facilities and computer labs. The Irvine Graduate Campus is located in Irvine near the John Wayne Orange County Airport. The Silicon Valley Campus serves the communities across the San Francisco Bay Area. The university also has several international campuses in Buenos Aires in Argentina, Heidelberg in Germany, Florence in Italy, Lausanne in Switzerland, Shanghai in China, London in the United Kingdom and Washington DC in the U.S.

Pepperdine University offers 73-degree programmes across 5 schools in various fields of study like law, accounts, advertising, history, sciences, business, management, education, psychology, media, engineering and philosophy. With the diverse population of students and an excellent team of faculty members, the university has a student-faculty ratio of 12:1. The university also offers study abroad and student exchange programmes. Also, with its excellent career counselling services and numerous collaborations with reputable firms, the university provides students with outstanding career prospects.

The university has a huge alumni network with more than 110,000 graduates as a part of it. Sarah Attar is the first female Olympian from Saudi Arabia. Chace Crawford is a popular actor. Sharon Draper is a renowned professional educator and children's writer. Michelle Fields is a well-known political journalist. Christine Blasey Ford is a successful American professor. Colleen Graff has served as State for Public Diplomacy's Deputy Assistant Secretary. James Hahn has served as Los Angeles' mayor. Dan Haren has played as the pitcher in professional baseball. Many other notable and distinguished personalities are a part of this network.