John Paul the Great Catholic University
About
John Paul the Great Catholic University (JPCatholic) is a private Catholic college in Escondido, California, United States. It offers Bachelor of Science degrees, a Bachelor of Arts degree, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
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 12.0-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 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data3 · 75.0%
- Failing1 · 25.0%
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
Action history · 1
- Jun 2021Renewal of AccreditationWASC 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, 146 students received $763K in Pell grants, alongside $955K 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 91 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.0%) 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 John Paul the Great Catholic
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
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
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.
John Paul the Great Catholic vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions John Paul the Great Catholic 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectJohn Paul the Great Catholic University | 64% | — | 286 | $29,124 | Baccalaureate |
| 47% | 41.4% | 1,423 | $23,655 | Baccalaureate | |
| 47% | 74.7% | 1,388 | $23,613 | Baccalaureate | |
| 62% | 98.1% | 2,535 | $27,477 | Baccalaureate | |
| 72% | 77.1% | 2,972 | $30,465 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 75% | 58.4% | 3,976 | $23,987 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 15% | — | 719 | $16,073 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 65% | 73.8% | 2,408 | $24,987 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 79% | 82.8% | 5,243 | $32,798 | R2 Research | |
| 84% | 83.1% | 566 | $25,032 | Baccalaureate | |
| 63% | 89.6% | 97 | $21,511 | Baccalaureate | |
| 73% | 53.4% | 2,078 | $25,470 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 67% | 75.3% | 3,861 | $18,568 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 69% | 89.9% | 4,301 | $18,762 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 58% | 70.7% | 2,192 | $20,004 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| Peer group median | 65% | 75.3% | 2,192 | $23,987 |
Institutions like John Paul the Great Catholic
Explore the federal data for institutions in John Paul the Great Catholic's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateFlorida
Ave Maria University
Grad rate47%Admit rate41.4%Enrollment1,423Net price$23,655View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Belmont Abbey College
Grad rate47%Admit rate74.7%Enrollment1,388Net price$23,613View data - BaccalaureateKansas
Benedictine College
Grad rate62%Admit rate98.1%Enrollment2,535Net price$27,477View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalPennsylvania
DeSales University
Grad rate72%Admit rate77.1%Enrollment2,972Net price$30,465View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsOhio
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Grad rate75%Admit rate58.4%Enrollment3,976Net price$23,987View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsConnecticut
Holy Apostles College and Seminary
Grad rate15%Admit rate—Enrollment719Net price$16,073View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMaryland
Mount St. Mary's University
Grad rate65%Admit rate73.8%Enrollment2,408Net price$24,987View data - R2 ResearchDistrict of Columbia
The Catholic University of America
Grad rate79%Admit rate82.8%Enrollment5,243Net price$32,798View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Thomas Aquinas College
Grad rate84%Admit rate83.1%Enrollment566Net price$25,032View data - BaccalaureateNew Hampshire
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Grad rate63%Admit rate89.6%Enrollment97Net price$21,511View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsTexas
University of Dallas
Grad rate73%Admit rate53.4%Enrollment2,078Net price$25,470View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalNorth Dakota
University of Mary
Grad rate67%Admit rate75.3%Enrollment3,861Net price$18,568View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalTexas
University of St Thomas
Grad rate69%Admit rate89.9%Enrollment4,301Net price$18,762View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalOhio
Walsh University
Grad rate58%Admit rate70.7%Enrollment2,192Net price$20,004View data
John Paul the Great Catholic Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Alec WilliamsRegistrar/ Director of Institutional Research
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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