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	Arizona Christian University	San Diego Christian College	Life Pacific University	Hope International University	Pacific Union College	William Jessup University
Overview
Location	Glendale, Arizona	Santee, California	San Dimas, California	Fullerton, California	Angwin, California	Rocklin, California
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Rural: Fringe	Rural: Fringe
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	4-1-4	Quarter	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	48.0%	60.0%	52.0%	66.0%	61.0%	62.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	No	No	No
Religious affiliation	Undenominational	Undenominational	Protestant	Churches of Christ	Protestant	Protestant
Admission
Acceptance rate	75.9%	52.7%	94.0%	40.0%	57.7%	77.8%
Application fees			Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $35	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50		$60
SAT range	960 - 1170	N/A	N/A	1000 - 1180	N/A	N/A
ACT range	16 - 23	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	13.0%		3.0%	3.0%
Students submitting ACT score	22.0%			1.0%
Total number of applicants	1,222	2,607	116	723	1,216	666
Total number of admissions given out	928	1,374	109	289	702	518
Admitted students who chose to enroll	311	143	76	105	130	186
Yield rate	33.5%	10.4%	69.7%	36.3%	18.5%	35.9%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required	Required	Required	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Not required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$49,424	$57,452	$41,539	$58,589	$55,246	$60,139
Average net price	$32,412	$34,564	$21,748	$18,801	$22,767	$27,823
Tuition	$28,874	$32,630	$17,400	$34,250	$31,101	$36,000
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,775 Meal plan: $5,670	$12,970	$9,800	Room/dormitory: $6,300 Meal plan: $6,200	Room/dormitory: $5,112 Meal plan: $3,804	Room/dormitory: $6,240 Meal plan: $6,128
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan Other alternative tuition plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $15,438	77.0% Average amount $13,378	87.0% Average amount $8,244	97.0% Average amount $25,680	99.0% Average amount $22,072	93.0% Average amount $23,636
Students receiving federal student loan	93.0% Average amount $4,172	48.0% Average amount $3,258	75.0% Average amount $5,370	70.0% Average amount $5,169	61.0% Average amount $5,294	60.0% Average amount $5,262
Students taking out private loans	14.0% Average amount $15,137	8.0% Average amount $9,425	8.0% Average amount $17,417	6.0% Average amount $11,531	2.0% Average amount $18,511	9.0% Average amount $16,298
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,053 Men 60.7% Women 39.3%	449 Men 45.0% Women 55.0%	420 Men 45.2% Women 54.8%	619 Men 44.4% Women 55.6%	825 Men 37.0% Women 63.0%	1,217 Men 42.3% Women 57.7%
Graduate students	N/A	13 Men 61.5% Women 38.5%	131 Men 45.8% Women 54.2%	519 Men 29.5% Women 70.5%	4 Men 25.0% Women 75.0%	468 Men 44.0% Women 56.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A	25.0%	N/A	21.1%	N/A
International students	3.1%	7.6%	1.3%	0.6%	2.0%	10.0%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Rural: Fringe	Rural: Fringe
Dormitory capacity	540	175	305	326	1,200	559
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A	California Mississippi Texas Washington Hawaii	N/A	California Oregon Hawaii Nevada Arizona	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Business Education Psychology Theology Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Education Business Theology Psychology Communication and Journalism	Theology Multidisciplinary Studies Business Communication and Journalism Liberal Arts	Psychology Education Theology Business Family and Consumer Sciences	Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences Education Communication and Journalism Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Business Education Psychology Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Computer and Information Science
Students to faculty ratio	18:1	12:1	10:1	13:1	12:1	13:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	35.8%	47.3%	51.1%	42.0%	39.6%	60.0%
Dropout rate	53.3%	52.7%	37.8%	58.0%	6.0%	38.6%
Transferred out	10.8%	N/A	5.6%	N/A	53.6%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,250 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,933 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,671 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A	Bible/Biblical Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,739 Year 2: $25,967 Year 3: $31,153 Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,871 Year 2: $27,488 Year 3: $27,012 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $14,318 Year 3: $23,306 Behavioral Sciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,803 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Theology and Religious Vocations, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,388 Year 2: $46,478 Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,799 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $47,535 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $37,587 Year 2: $40,945 Year 3: $42,038 Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $31,076 Year 2: $48,432 Year 3: $36,639 Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,572 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,466 Year 2: $36,141 Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,271 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Theological and Ministerial Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,221 Year 2: $47,846 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,284 Year 3: N/A Social Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,509 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $92,597 Year 2: $92,410 Year 3: $107,830 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,967 Year 3: $50,701 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,215 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,250 Year 2: $31,839 Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,049 Year 2: $39,801 Year 3: $44,008 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,472 Year 2: $36,398 Year 3: $36,360 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,598 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $33,622 Bible/Biblical Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,739 Year 3: N/A Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $31,314 Year 3: N/A

Side-by-Side Comparison of William Jessup University

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