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University of La Verne

University of La Verne is a private campus in suburban La Verne, CA.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income (partial)

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$26,754

family income
under $30k

$56,392

$30–48k

$54,632

$48–75k

not reported

$75–110k

$44,064

over $110k

Only four of the five income brackets were filed for the same year at University of La Verne — this isn't a full distribution.

Average net price

$20,1612023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of La Verne has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $28,260 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $20,161.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$19,879
2009	$18,501
2010	$17,733
2011	$19,516
2012	$20,847
2013	$22,696
2014	$20,606
2015	$19,863
2016	$25,429
2017	$24,750
2018	$25,780
2019	$28,260
2020	$21,605
2021	$25,892
2022	$26,925
2023	$20,161

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$62,2782024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of La Verne rose from $38,825 (2009) to $62,278 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$38,825
2010	$39,779
2011	$40,660
2012	$42,119
2013	$45,305
2014	$47,935
2015	$48,744
2016	$50,603
2017	$52,724
2018	$54,445
2019	$58,014
2020	$60,759
2021	$60,612
2022	$59,394
2023	$61,564
2024	$62,278

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$16,940
2001	$18,000
2002	$19,500
2003	$20,500
2004	$21,500
2005	$22,800
2006	$24,260
2007	$25,590
2008	$26,910
2013	$35,000
2014	$36,744
2015	$38,560
2016	$39,900
2017	$41,450
2018	$43,050
2019	$44,550
2020	$45,850
2021	$45,850
2022	$47,000
2023	$47,000

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of La Verne reports published tuition of $49,470 in this record. University of La Verne's $49,470 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of La Verne reports 3,050 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

63.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of La Verne within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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63.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of La Verne rose from 44.7% (entered 1991) to 63.1% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	44.7%
1992 cohort	50%
1993 cohort	49.6%
1994 cohort	42.7%
1995 cohort	46.5%
1996 cohort	46.7%
1997 cohort	50.5%
1998 cohort	47.3%
1999 cohort	52.3%
2000 cohort	50.7%
2001 cohort	58.7%
2002 cohort	60.3%
2003 cohort	67.4%
2004 cohort	70.2%
2005 cohort	57.9%
2006 cohort	59%
2007 cohort	59.3%
2008 cohort	58.6%
2009 cohort	64%
2010 cohort	66.4%
2011 cohort	66.3%
2012 cohort	69.1%
2013 cohort	73.3%
2014 cohort	66.1%
2015 cohort	69.4%
2016 cohort	63.2%
2017 cohort	65.5%
2018 cohort	63.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,000	$7,875
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,883	$6,926
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,573	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,000	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,013	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,500	$6,998
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,688	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,123	$8,662
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,408	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,875	$10,709
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,313	$12,357
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	—	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,572	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,500	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$14,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$15,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$15,278
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$15,029
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,250	$15,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,500	$15,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$53,806

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$64,268

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$65,464

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of La Verne admitted 5,060 of 7,110 applicants in Fall 2024. The 71.2% rate describes that application pool.

71.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $47,000 tuition · 2023–24 3,050 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 986–12361600

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Admissions

University of La Verne reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of La Verne’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 498–663 and Math was 488–573 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 986–1236 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	498	565	663
SAT Math	488	530	573
ACT Composite	18	20	25

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of La Verne received 7,110 applications and admitted 5,060 (71.2%), with 496 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

71.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	72%
Fall 2002	60.9%
Fall 2003	57.1%
Fall 2004	59.2%
Fall 2005	59.2%
Fall 2006	61.5%
Fall 2007	59.6%
Fall 2008	64.5%
Fall 2009	59.3%
Fall 2010	68.1%
Fall 2011	59.3%
Fall 2012	39.9%
Fall 2013	39%
Fall 2014	46.6%
Fall 2015	47.2%
Fall 2016	48.1%
Fall 2017	47.5%
Fall 2018	50.9%
Fall 2019	54.8%
Fall 2020	76.3%
Fall 2021	71.9%
Fall 2022	73.5%
Fall 2023	48.5%
Fall 2024	71.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

986–1236Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	900	1110
Fall 2002	900	1107
Fall 2003	900	1090
Fall 2004	910	1102
Fall 2005	910	1102
Fall 2006	930	1130
Fall 2007	900	1110
Fall 2008	880	1080
Fall 2009	880	1100
Fall 2010	880	1110
Fall 2011	890	1100
Fall 2012	920	1110
Fall 2013	930	1130
Fall 2014	930	1100
Fall 2015	940	1130
Fall 2016	930	1130
Fall 2017	1020	1193
Fall 2018	1020	1205
Fall 2019	1040	1190
Fall 2020	960	1150
Fall 2021	905	1135
Fall 2022	970	1303
Fall 2023	970	1303
Fall 2024	986	1236

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–25Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	23
Fall 2002	17	21
Fall 2003	18	22
Fall 2004	18	23
Fall 2005	18	23
Fall 2006	18	23
Fall 2007	18	24
Fall 2008	17	23
Fall 2009	18	24
Fall 2010	17	23
Fall 2011	18	23
Fall 2012	19	23
Fall 2013	20	25
Fall 2014	20	23
Fall 2015	20	24
Fall 2016	20	26
Fall 2017	19	25
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	19	24
Fall 2020	17	23
Fall 2021	17	24
Fall 2022	18	25
Fall 2023	18	25
Fall 2024	18	25

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,050Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of La Verne fell from 3,664 (Fall 2002) to 3,050 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,664
Fall 2003	3,623
Fall 2004	4,106
Fall 2005	4,167
Fall 2006	3,947
Fall 2007	3,802
Fall 2008	3,720
Fall 2009	3,623
Fall 2010	4,052
Fall 2011	4,557
Fall 2012	4,956
Fall 2013	5,128
Fall 2014	5,137
Fall 2015	5,140
Fall 2016	5,367
Fall 2017	5,120
Fall 2018	5,098
Fall 2019	4,516
Fall 2020	4,118
Fall 2021	3,686
Fall 2022	3,363
Fall 2023	3,341
Fall 2024	3,050

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

64%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of La Verne fell from 88% (Fall 2002) to 64% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	88%
Fall 2003 cohort	88%
Fall 2004 cohort	88%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	85%
Fall 2007 cohort	79%
Fall 2008 cohort	78%
Fall 2009 cohort	84%
Fall 2010 cohort	86%
Fall 2011 cohort	86%
Fall 2012 cohort	88%
Fall 2013 cohort	86%
Fall 2014 cohort	85%
Fall 2015 cohort	88%
Fall 2016 cohort	79%
Fall 2017 cohort	83%
Fall 2018 cohort	82%
Fall 2019 cohort	78%
Fall 2020 cohort	80%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	76%
Fall 2023 cohort	64%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of La Verne

Faculty pay at University of La Verne averages $126,600 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of La Verne as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 3,050 undergraduates live off campus, and 64.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of La Verne's SAT section-percentile sums are 986–1236 — their midpoint is below the CA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of La Verne's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of La Verne compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of La Verne71.2%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of La Verne$49,470

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of La Verne's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of La Verne$65,464

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of La Verne, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of La Verne	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	71.2%	74.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$49,470	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$65,464	$64,778	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of La Verne, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of La Verne federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 14 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$90,694
Accounting and Related Services	$77,520
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$76,769
Communication and Media Studies	$66,891
Non-Professional Legal Studies	$66,373
Political Science and Government	$63,107
Sociology	$61,350
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$58,953
Biology, General	$58,897
Psychology, General	$56,925
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$55,332
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$54,898
Criminology	$47,273
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$45,712

These 14 fields listed for University of La Verne measure earnings after completion. The $65,464 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 33 additional University of La Verne fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of La Verne report?

University of La Verne's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 986–1236 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of La Verne's acceptance rate?

71.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 5,060 admitted from 7,110 applicants.

How much does University of La Verne cost?

At University of La Verne, tuition is $49,470. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of La Verne report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $65,464. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

The Master's University and Seminary — 84% admitted
Menlo College — 68.5% admitted
Mount Saint Mary's University — 73.1% admitted
Musicians Institute — 77.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.