Saybrook University
About
Saybrook University is a private university in Pasadena, California, United States. It was founded in 1971 by Eleanor Camp Criswell and others. It offers postgraduate education with a focus on humanistic psychology. It features low residency, master's, and doctoral degrees and professional certification programs. The university is accredited by the WASC Senior Colleges and University Commission. The university is classified an exclusively graduate institution with programs that are "Research Doctoral: Humanities/social sciences-dominant". As of Fall of 2017 the university had 785 students enrolled. The university reported 222 full-time and part-time academic faculty in 2017.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 14 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 10 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 28.6%
- No Data10 · 71.4%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
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.
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 · 4
- Jun 2018Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2018Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2017Grant Substantive Change: DegreeWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2017Grant Substantive Change: DegreeWASC Senior College and University Commission
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $33.3M 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 149 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) 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 Saybrook
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
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
- Non-campus1
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Saybrook vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Saybrook 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSaybrook University | — | — | 1,057 | — | Doctoral/Professional |
| — | — | 1,874 | — | Doctoral/Professional | |
| — | — | 297 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| — | — | 297 | — | — | |
| 37% | 100.0% | 1,094 | $28,862 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 65% | 99.0% | 852 | $23,574 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 69 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| — | 34.4% | 1,068 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| — | — | 1,065 | — | — | |
| — | — | 219 | — | — | |
| 0% | 46.3% | 3,344 | — | — | |
| — | — | 112 | — | — | |
| — | — | 20 | — | — | |
| — | — | 518 | — | — | |
| — | — | 967 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 37% | 72.7% | 852 | $26,218 |
Institutions like Saybrook
Explore the federal data for institutions in Saybrook's comparison group.
- Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
California Institute of Integral Studies
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,874Net price—View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsIllinois
Erikson Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment297Net price—View data - California
Meridian University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment297Net price—View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsColorado
Naropa University
Grad rate37%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment1,094Net price$28,862View data - BaccalaureateMinnesota
North Central University
Grad rate65%Admit rate99.0%Enrollment852Net price$23,574View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsTennessee
Omega Graduate School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment69Net price—View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsCalifornia
Pacific Oaks College
Grad rate—Admit rate34.4%Enrollment1,068Net price—View data - California
Palo Alto University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,065Net price—View data - Texas
The Chicago School at Dallas
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment219Net price—View data - California
The Chicago School at Los Angeles
Grad rate0%Admit rate46.3%Enrollment3,344Net price—View data - California
The Chicago School at San Diego
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment112Net price—View data - Louisiana
The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment20Net price—View data - California
The Wright Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment518Net price—View data - Massachusetts
William James College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment967Net price—View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Saybrook (4)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Melanie JoyPsychology
- Rivka Bertisch Meir
- Christopher RyanWriting
- Richard Strozzi-HecklerPsychology
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