About
Azusa Pacific University (APU) is a private evangelical research university in Azusa, California, United States. The university was founded in 1899 in Whittier, California, with classes first held on March 3, 1900, and degrees offered in 1939. The university's seminary, the Graduate School of Theology, holds to a Wesleyan-Arminian doctrinal theology. APU offers more than 100 associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs on campus, online, and at seven regional locations across Southern California.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 109 Title IV programs, 21 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 3 fail. 85 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing21 · 19.3%
- No Data85 · 78.0%
- Failing3 · 2.8%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 10
Action history · 12
- Nov 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
- Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Oct 2023Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
- Jun 2022Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic QualityWASC Senior College and University Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,308 students received $7.8M in Pell grants, alongside $97.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 4,016 borrowers who entered repayment, 46 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Azusa Pacific
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 10
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus31
- Non-campus1
- Public property1
Includes 18 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Azusa Pacific vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Azusa Pacific selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAzusa Pacific University | 62% | — | 6,272 | $19,798 | R2 Research |
Abilene Christian University | 59% | 66.0% | 5,219 | $27,401 | Doctoral/Professional |
Baylor University | 80% | 51.3% | 20,626 | $41,942 | R1 Research |
Biola University | 68% | 74.3% | 5,434 | $28,101 | Doctoral/Professional |
California Baptist University | 62% | 84.9% | 11,902 | $27,384 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
California Lutheran University | 70% | 75.7% | 3,351 | $26,433 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Chapman University | 82% | 65.4% | 9,760 | $47,527 | R2 Research |
Claremont McKenna College | 91% | 9.6% | 1,393 | $27,384 | Baccalaureate |
Colorado Christian University | 63% | 94.3% | 9,951 | $25,458 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Concordia University-Irvine | 58% | 66.0% | 3,658 | $28,046 | Doctoral/Professional |
Fresno Pacific University | 50% | 64.1% | 2,879 | $14,317 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
George Fox University | 72% | 93.5% | 4,916 | $29,981 | Doctoral/Professional |
Gonzaga University | 86% | 81.7% | 7,470 | $36,371 | Doctoral/Professional |
Hawaii Pacific University | 35% | 85.9% | 4,921 | $30,557 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Hope International University | 49% | 33.0% | 1,025 | $27,653 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Loyola Marymount University | 79% | 45.1% | 10,179 | $45,723 | R2 Research |
National University | 50% | 54.5% | 22,115 | $31,058 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Northwest Nazarene University | 71% | 64.7% | 1,635 | $25,537 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Occidental College | 81% | 44.2% | 1,881 | $39,329 | Baccalaureate |
Pacific Lutheran University | 69% | 78.0% | 2,797 | $21,370 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Pepperdine University | 83% | 62.9% | 8,976 | $45,409 | Doctoral/Professional |
Point Loma Nazarene University | 77% | 83.7% | 4,757 | $50,168 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Samford University | 77% | 82.4% | 6,097 | $30,795 | Doctoral/Professional |
San Diego Christian College | 20% | 30.8% | 96 | $7,871 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Seattle Pacific University | 62% | 83.4% | 2,261 | $24,820 | Doctoral/Professional |
Seton Hall University | 69% | 73.3% | 9,571 | $28,921 | R2 Research |
Spring Hill College | 52% | 76.6% | 919 | $19,514 | Baccalaureate |
The Master's University and Seminary | 67% | 84.0% | 2,860 | $32,121 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of La Verne | 63% | 71.2% | 5,021 | $26,925 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of Redlands | 67% | 82.7% | 3,087 | $22,867 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
University of San Diego | 84% | 52.4% | 9,714 | $31,265 | R2 Research |
University of San Francisco | 70% | 61.7% | 8,913 | $39,495 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of the Pacific | 68% | 71.3% | 6,944 | $25,926 | Doctoral/Professional |
Vanguard University of Southern California | 57% | 62.4% | 2,246 | $19,761 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Westmont College | 70% | 77.0% | 1,310 | $32,926 | Baccalaureate |
Wheaton College | 85% | 87.4% | 2,874 | $26,984 | Baccalaureate |
Whittier College | 60% | 80.8% | 795 | $29,871 | Baccalaureate |
Whitworth University | 71% | 89.8% | 2,314 | $25,884 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| Peer group median | 69% | 73.3% | 4,837 | $27,850 |
Azusa Pacific Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research (OIR) supports continuous institutional improvement and student, faculty, and staff thriving through data collection, analysis, and dissemination.
Visit IR office page- Kevin MinerInterim Director
- Binu GeorgeData Warehouse Developer/Analyst
Common Data Set (8)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionCommon Data SetThe Common Data Set (CDS) at Azusa Pacific University provides standardized statistical information about students, faculty, and staff, used for external representation. It aims to minimize conflicting data across publications and reduce the effort needed to respond to survey requests. The CDS has been a collaborative initiative since 1995, involving major educational data publishers such as the College Board, Peterson's Guides, and U.S. News & World Report.apu.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryPrivacy Policy Glossary - Azusa Pacific UniversityThis glossary from Azusa Pacific University's Privacy Policy provides definitions for key terms related to data privacy and user information management, such as access, cookies, dispute resolution, FERPA, personal information handling, security, and the roles of third-party entities in data sharing and advertising.apu.edu
- Strategic planAzusa Pacific University Strategic Plan 2024–20302023Azusa Pacific University's Strategic Plan for 2024-2030, also known as the Nehemiah Initiative, focuses on building a new model of Christ-centered education. The plan lays out four main pillars, including proclaiming God first, advancing academic distinction, uniting in purpose, and optimizing operations. Through these pillars, APU aims to transform student lives, foster faculty scholarship, and create a supportive community, trusting God to guide their efforts.apu.edu
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of Azusa Pacific (29)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Baked AlaskaInternet
- Colleen BallingerEntertainment
- Dan BarkerReligion
- Doug BarnettAthletics
- Susan BonillaPolitics
- Susan BorregoEducation
- Darlene CaamañoFilm
- Dave CanalesSports
- Tracee CarrascoJournalism
- Vivian ChukwuemekaAthletics
- Bryan ClayAthletics
- Tony CorrenteSports
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