Colleges › California › University of Redlands

University of Redlands

University of Redlands is a private campus in Redlands proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

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

key chart

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

$21,520

family income
under $30k

$18,008

$30–48k

$20,649

$48–75k

$20,500

$75–110k

$32,855

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$30,0312023–24Skip 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 Redlands rose from $23,583 (2008) to $30,031 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$23,583
2009	$22,298
2010	$21,442
2011	$22,412
2012	$25,057
2013	$27,538
2014	$28,859
2015	$31,299
2016	$29,520
2017	$25,727
2018	$27,958
2019	$26,098
2020	$20,152
2021	$28,202
2022	$22,867
2023	$30,031

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$76,6302024–25Skip 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 Redlands rose from $46,932 (2009) to $76,630 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$46,932
2010	$49,147
2011	$49,598
2012	$52,314
2013	$55,268
2014	$57,347
2015	$59,432
2016	$61,542
2017	$63,170
2018	$65,220
2019	$66,962
2020	$68,156
2021	$62,643
2022	$70,206
2023	$70,233
2024	$76,630

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

Skip to data table

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

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$20,836
2001	$21,180
2002	$22,450
2003	$23,796
2004	$25,524
2005	$26,864
2006	$28,476
2007	$30,626
2008	$32,294
2013	$41,290
2014	$43,186
2015	$44,900
2016	$46,570
2017	$48,072
2018	$49,504
2019	$50,980
2020	$52,500
2021	$54,066
2022	$55,678
2023	$57,614

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $60,878 before grants and other attendance costs. At University of Redlands, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,049 undergrads, University of Redlands is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

67.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Redlands 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

key chart

67.3%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 Redlands rose from 54.1% (entered 1993) to 67.3% (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
1993 cohort	54.1%
1994 cohort	62.2%
1995 cohort	62.5%
1996 cohort	57.1%
1997 cohort	65.3%
1998 cohort	59.9%
1999 cohort	65.2%
2000 cohort	65.6%
2001 cohort	67.4%
2002 cohort	74.5%
2003 cohort	68.4%
2004 cohort	64.2%
2005 cohort	70%
2006 cohort	71.9%
2007 cohort	73%
2008 cohort	68.7%
2009 cohort	72.4%
2010 cohort	74.2%
2011 cohort	77%
2012 cohort	73.9%
2013 cohort	75.8%
2014 cohort	71.2%
2015 cohort	69.4%
2016 cohort	66.9%
2017 cohort	70.7%
2018 cohort	67.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1993–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

key chart

Skip to data table

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)	$15,915	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,111	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,942	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,999	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$9,700
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,856	$9,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,250	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$11,625
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,000	$12,600
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$12,775
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$28,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$13,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$14,848
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,036	$14,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,249	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,000	$12,500

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

$61,686

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$69,336

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$72,690

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 Redlands admitted 3,115 of 3,766 applicants in Fall 2024. The 82.7% rate describes that application pool.

82.7%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $57,614 tuition · 2023–24 2,049 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1107–13501600

Not sure where you stand? Estimate your GPA →

Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Redlands received 3,766 applications and admitted 3,115 (82.7%), with 494 enrolling.

University of Redlands reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Redlands’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 560–680 and Math was 547–670 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1107–1350 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	560	640	680
SAT Math	547	600	670
ACT Composite	21	26	28

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).

Acceptance rate

82.7%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	77%
Fall 2002	77%
Fall 2003	76.3%
Fall 2004	70.8%
Fall 2005	75.4%
Fall 2006	65.6%
Fall 2007	62.9%
Fall 2008	62.9%
Fall 2009	70.4%
Fall 2010	66.5%
Fall 2011	66.5%
Fall 2012	64.8%
Fall 2013	67.2%
Fall 2014	73.1%
Fall 2015	67.5%
Fall 2016	74.8%
Fall 2017	75%
Fall 2018	74.8%
Fall 2019	76.4%
Fall 2020	68.7%
Fall 2021	83%
Fall 2022	81.9%
Fall 2023	80.9%
Fall 2024	82.7%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1107–1350Fall 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	1040	1220
Fall 2002	1040	1220
Fall 2003	1040	1240
Fall 2004	1060	1240
Fall 2005	1070	1270
Fall 2006	1070	1250
Fall 2007	1040	1240
Fall 2008	1060	1240
Fall 2009	1060	1240
Fall 2010	1010	1210
Fall 2011	1040	1240
Fall 2012	1040	1240
Fall 2013	1030	1230
Fall 2014	1000	1200
Fall 2015	1020	1220
Fall 2016	980	1190
Fall 2017	1070	1250
Fall 2018	1080	1260
Fall 2019	1070	1270
Fall 2020	1030	1250
Fall 2021	1110	1280
Fall 2022	1113	1278
Fall 2023	1078	1323
Fall 2024	1107	1350

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–28Fall 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	20	26
Fall 2002	20	26
Fall 2003	21	26
Fall 2004	22	27
Fall 2005	22	27
Fall 2006	21	26
Fall 2007	22	26
Fall 2008	22	26
Fall 2009	22	26
Fall 2010	22	26
Fall 2011	22	27
Fall 2012	22	27
Fall 2013	23	27
Fall 2014	22	27
Fall 2015	22	28
Fall 2016	22	27
Fall 2017	23	28
Fall 2018	23	28
Fall 2019	23	28
Fall 2020	16	28
Fall 2021	26	31
Fall 2022	25	30
Fall 2023	25	30
Fall 2024	21	28

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

2,049Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Redlands fell from 2,469 (Fall 2002) to 2,049 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,469
Fall 2003	3,175
Fall 2004	3,282
Fall 2005	3,080
Fall 2006	2,802
Fall 2007	2,750
Fall 2008	2,814
Fall 2009	2,928
Fall 2010	3,020
Fall 2011	3,184
Fall 2012	3,346
Fall 2013	3,462
Fall 2014	3,710
Fall 2015	3,452
Fall 2016	3,169
Fall 2017	3,042
Fall 2018	2,945
Fall 2019	3,019
Fall 2020	2,810
Fall 2021	2,596
Fall 2022	2,301
Fall 2023	2,095
Fall 2024	2,049

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

84%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 Redlands has held near 84% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	86%
Fall 2003 cohort	84%
Fall 2004 cohort	83%
Fall 2005 cohort	85%
Fall 2006 cohort	86%
Fall 2007 cohort	85%
Fall 2008 cohort	81%
Fall 2009 cohort	86%
Fall 2010 cohort	87%
Fall 2011 cohort	91%
Fall 2012 cohort	88%
Fall 2013 cohort	87%
Fall 2014 cohort	85%
Fall 2015 cohort	82%
Fall 2016 cohort	82%
Fall 2017 cohort	85%
Fall 2018 cohort	85%
Fall 2019 cohort	75%
Fall 2020 cohort	81%
Fall 2021 cohort	80%
Fall 2022 cohort	81%
Fall 2023 cohort	84%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Redlands

36.4% of University of Redlands's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of Redlands as a primarily residential campus of 2,049 undergraduates — and 84% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Redlands's SAT section-percentile sums are 1107–1350 — their midpoint is below the CA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Redlands's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

key chart

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 Redlands 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 Redlands82.7%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

University of Redlands$60,878

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

University of Redlands$72,690

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Redlands, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Redlands	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	82.7%	74.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$60,878	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$72,690	$64,778	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 16 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$85,278
Business/Commerce, General	$85,066
Accounting and Related Services	$79,833
Design and Applied Arts	$75,374
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$71,767
Public Policy Analysis	$70,080
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$67,126
Biology, General	$66,639
Political Science and Government	$64,353
Sociology	$62,516
Music	$59,275
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$59,234
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$57,319
Psychology, General	$55,739
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$53,260
English Language and Literature, General	$50,810

These 16 fields listed for University of Redlands measure earnings after completion. The $72,690 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 23 additional University of Redlands fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Redlands report?

University of Redlands's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1107–1350 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Redlands's acceptance rate?

82.7% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,115 admitted from 3,766 applicants.

How much does University of Redlands cost?

At University of Redlands, tuition is $60,878. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of Redlands report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $72,690. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

Point Loma Nazarene University — 83.7% admitted
Pepperdine University — 62.9% admitted
University of the Pacific — 71.3% admitted
University of San Francisco — 61.7% 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.