The student population at Pepperdine University is 8,976 (3,553 undergraduate and 5,423 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,344 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Pepperdine is 39.58% which is increased by 20 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,324 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 2.01 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
2,486 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 935.83% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,850 where 8,976 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
39.58% of total students is undergraduate students and 60.42% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 20 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,324 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.01 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Pepperdine than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pepperdine University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 7,632 | 3,533 | 1,445 | 2,088 | 4,099 | 1,716 | 2,383 |
| 2016-17 | 7,826 194 | 3,542 9 | 1,462 17 | 2,080 -8 | 4,284 185 | 1,735 19 | 2,549 166 |
| 2017-18 | 7,710 -116 | 3,604 62 | 1,475 13 | 2,129 49 | 4,106 -178 | 1,620 -115 | 2,486 -63 |
| 2018-19 | 7,961 251 | 3,627 23 | 1,480 5 | 2,147 18 | 4,334 228 | 1,552 -68 | 2,782 296 |
| 2019-20 | 8,824 863 | 3,583 -44 | 1,495 15 | 2,088 -59 | 5,241 907 | 1,780 228 | 3,461 679 |
| 2020-21 | 9,554 730 | 3,459 -124 | 1,462 -33 | 1,997 -91 | 6,095 854 | 1,974 194 | 4,121 660 |
| 2021-22 | 10,446 892 | 3,708 249 | 1,570 108 | 2,138 141 | 6,738 643 | 2,032 58 | 4,706 585 |
| 2022-23 | 10,030 -416 | 3,662 -46 | 1,522 -48 | 2,140 2 | 6,368 -370 | 1,835 -197 | 4,533 -173 |
| 2023-24 | 9,545 -485 | 3,629 -33 | 1,489 -33 | 2,140 | 5,916 -452 | 1,684 -151 | 4,232 -301 |
| 2024-25 | 8,976 -569 | 3,553 -76 | 1,436 -53 | 2,117 -23 | 5,423 -493 | 1,547 -137 | 3,876 -356 |
| Average | 8,850 | 3,590 | 1,484 | 2,106 | 5,260 | 1,748 | 3,513 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,590 where 3,553 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Pepperdine University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,533 | 3,228 | 1,297 | 1,931 | 305 | 148 | 157 |
| 2016-17 | 3,542 | 3,222 | 1,305 | 1,917 | 320 | 157 | 163 |
| 2017-18 | 3,604 | 3,300 | 1,325 | 1,975 | 304 | 150 | 154 |
| 2018-19 | 3,627 | 3,336 | 1,324 | 2,012 | 291 | 156 | 135 |
| 2019-20 | 3,583 | 3,320 | 1,368 | 1,952 | 263 | 127 | 136 |
| 2020-21 | 3,459 | 3,132 | 1,324 | 1,808 | 327 | 138 | 189 |
| 2021-22 | 3,708 | 3,427 | 1,443 | 1,984 | 281 | 127 | 154 |
| 2022-23 | 3,662 | 3,451 | 1,437 | 2,014 | 211 | 85 | 126 |
| 2023-24 | 3,629 | 3,442 | 1,406 | 2,036 | 187 | 83 | 104 |
| 2024-25 | 3,553 | 3,390 | 1,371 | 2,019 | 163 | 65 | 98 |
| Average | 3,590 | 3,590 | 1,360 | 1,965 | 3,590 | 124 | 142 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,260 where 5,423 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Pepperdine University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 4,099 | 2,335 | 1,000 | 1,335 | 1,764 | 716 | 1,048 |
| 2016-17 | 4,284 | 2,447 | 1,030 | 1,417 | 1,837 | 705 | 1,132 |
| 2017-18 | 4,106 | 2,428 | 982 | 1,446 | 1,678 | 638 | 1,040 |
| 2018-19 | 4,334 | 2,309 | 917 | 1,392 | 2,025 | 635 | 1,390 |
| 2019-20 | 5,241 | 2,532 | 983 | 1,549 | 2,709 | 797 | 1,912 |
| 2020-21 | 6,095 | 2,796 | 1,035 | 1,761 | 3,299 | 939 | 2,360 |
| 2021-22 | 6,738 | 2,950 | 1,061 | 1,889 | 3,788 | 971 | 2,817 |
| 2022-23 | 6,368 | 2,547 | 877 | 1,670 | 3,821 | 958 | 2,863 |
| 2023-24 | 5,916 | 2,511 | 839 | 1,672 | 3,405 | 845 | 2,560 |
| 2024-25 | 5,423 | 2,431 | 810 | 1,621 | 2,992 | 737 | 2,255 |
| Average | 5,260 | 5,260 | 953 | 1,575 | 5,260 | 794 | 1,938 |
The percentage of white students is 41.91% and the percentage of black students is 8.07% at Pepperdine University. 11.54% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 22.21% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 44.01% to 41.91%. Asian enrollment grew from 10.06% to 11.54%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.43% to 8.07%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 13.40% to 22.21%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7521 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7715 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pepperdine University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 32 | 768 | 567 | 1,023 | 19 | 3,359 | 259 |
| 2016-17 | 34 | 840 | 559 | 972 | 20 | 3,320 | 271 |
| 2017-18 | 33 | 792 | 526 | 897 | 23 | 3,339 | 298 |
| 2018-19 | 27 | 768 | 630 | 1,045 | 27 | 3,425 | 358 |
| 2019-20 | 30 | 848 | 725 | 1,284 | 39 | 3,750 | 429 |
| 2020-21 | 25 | 994 | 828 | 1,687 | 43 | 4,021 | 461 |
| 2021-22 | 27 | 1,192 | 889 | 1,987 | 36 | 4,448 | 515 |
| 2022-23 | 37 | 1,156 | 849 | 1,994 | 33 | 4,298 | 521 |
| 2023-24 | 32 | 1,101 | 801 | 2,001 | 35 | 4,024 | 522 |
| 2024-25 | 26 | 1,036 | 724 | 1,994 | 41 | 3,762 | 494 |
| Average | 30 | 950 | 710 | 1,488 | 32 | 3,775 | 413 |
2,486 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 28% of total students. The number of online students has increased 935.83% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pepperdine University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 7,632 | 240 | 641 | 6,751 |
| 2016-17 | 7,826 | 303 | 600 | 6,923 |
| 2017-18 | 7,710 | 398 | 583 | 6,729 |
| 2018-19 | 7,961 | 891 | 0 | 7,070 |
| 2019-20 | 8,824 | 1,623 | 0 | 7,201 |
| 2020-21 | 9,554 | 9,554 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 10,446 | 3,015 | 734 | 6,697 |
| 2022-23 | 10,030 | 3,100 | 1,078 | 5,852 |
| 2023-24 | 9,545 | 2,804 | 893 | 5,848 |
| 2024-25 | 8,976 | 2,486 | 934 | 5,556 |
| Average | 8,850 | 2,441 | 546 | 5,863 |
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