The student population at Pepperdine University is 10,030 (3,662 undergraduate and 6,368 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,715 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Pepperdine is 36.51% which is increased by 124 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,591 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.99 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,100 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,801.84% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,472 where 10,030 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

36.51% of total students is undergraduate students and 63.49% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 124 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 2,591 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.99 to 1 and it means that there are 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 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,3153,5381,4632,0753,7771,4622,315
2014-157,417
102
3,451
-87
1,416
-47
2,035
-40
3,966
189
1,619
157
2,347
32
2015-167,632
215
3,533
82
1,445
29
2,088
53
4,099
133
1,716
97
2,383
36
2016-177,826
194
3,542
9
1,462
17
2,080
-8
4,284
185
1,735
19
2,549
166
2017-187,710
-116
3,604
62
1,475
13
2,129
49
4,106
-178
1,620
-115
2,486
-63
2018-197,961
251
3,627
23
1,480
5
2,147
18
4,334
228
1,552
-68
2,782
296
2019-208,824
863
3,583
-44
1,495
15
2,088
-59
5,241
907
1,780
228
3,461
679
2020-219,554
730
3,459
-124
1,462
-33
1,997
-91
6,095
854
1,974
194
4,121
660
2021-2210,446
892
3,708
249
1,570
108
2,138
141
6,738
643
2,032
58
4,706
585
2022-2310,030
-416
3,662
-46
1,522
-48
2,140
2
6,368
-370
1,835
-197
4,533
-173
Average8,4723,5711,4792,0924,9011,7333,168
Pepperdine University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,571 where 3,662 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Pepperdine University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,5383,1721,2701,902366193173
2014-153,4513,1291,2551,874322161161
2015-163,5333,2281,2971,931305148157
2016-173,5423,2221,3051,917320157163
2017-183,6043,3001,3251,975304150154
2018-193,6273,3361,3242,012291156135
2019-203,5833,3201,3681,952263127136
2020-213,4593,1321,3241,808327138189
2021-223,7083,4271,4431,984281127154
2022-233,6623,4511,4372,01421185126
Average3,5713,5711,3351,9373,571144155
Pepperdine University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,901 where 6,368 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Pepperdine University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,7772,2429171,3251,535545990
2014-153,9662,3891,0261,3631,577593984
2015-164,0992,3351,0001,3351,7647161,048
2016-174,2842,4471,0301,4171,8377051,132
2017-184,1062,4289821,4461,6786381,040
2018-194,3342,3099171,3922,0256351,390
2019-205,2412,5329831,5492,7097971,912
2020-216,0952,7961,0351,7613,2999392,360
2021-226,7382,9501,0611,8893,7889712,817
2022-236,3682,5478771,6703,8219582,863
Average4,9014,9019831,5154,9017501,654
Pepperdine University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.85% and the percentage of black students is 8.46% at Pepperdine University. 11.53% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pepperdine University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1442815538900343,114261
2014-1535724532865283,241373
2015-16327685671,023193,359259
2016-1734840559972203,320271
2017-1833792526897233,339298
2018-19277686301,045273,425358
2019-20308487251,284393,750429
2020-21259948281,687434,021461
2021-22271,1928891,987364,448515
2022-23371,1568491,994334,298521
Average328906641,265303,632375
Pepperdine University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,100 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,801.84% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pepperdine University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-157,41716307,254
2015-167,6322406416,751
2016-177,8263036006,923
2017-187,7103985836,729
2018-197,96189107,070
2019-208,8241,62307,201
2020-219,5549,55400
2021-2210,4463,0157346,697
2022-2310,0303,1001,0785,852
Average8,6002,1434046,053

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