Pepperdine Tuition, Cost, and Financial Aid

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Your education is a major investment in yourself and in your future. At Pepperdine, we invest in you, too, because your success is our success.

Students can apply for a wide variety of financial aid programs, including grants, academic and departmental scholarships, and loans.

Types of Financial Assistance

Grants

Pepperdine grants are based on students' financial needs and overall strength as applicants, and are awarded as supplements to students' financial assistance packages.

Scholarships

Academic scholarships reward the academic achievement of entering freshmen and transfer students. Recipients typically represent students with the highest GPAs and academic rigor. For students who apply and qualify for need-based financial assistance, the academic scholarship becomes part of their financial assistance package. Institutional grants and/or scholarships are applied to tuition charges only.

Many of the departments at Pepperdine award scholarships to students who demonstrate strong talent in the areas of music, art, theatre, debate, and science, among others.

Loans

Federal Direct Subsidized Loans are available to students who demonstrate financial need, while Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans are available to students regardless of financial need.

Get Started

Whether you're a first-time applicant, a transfer student, or a graduate/professional student, our experienced financial aid officers may review tuition fees with you and assist in creating your financial aid package.

Get started by contacting your school of interest below for more information on tuition, cost, and financial assistance.

If you have any questions regarding financial aid, budgeting, and resources please stop by or call the school's Office of Financial Aid below.

Contacts for Undergraduate Students

Contacts for Graduate/Professional Students

Student Employment at Pepperdine

The Student Employment Office supports students in financial aid programs like the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program and the Pepperdine Work Program (PWP).

Student jobs provide opportunities for students to build essential communication skills and the hard skills necessary to be successful in today's workplace. Visit the Student Employment Office to learn more about student employment opportunies.