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La Verne, CA · Private · 3,050 undergraduates · suburban

University of La Verne

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La Verne offers a small, personalized Southern California university experience with a strong applied and professional orientation.

Institutional profile

Well established Strong in mobility, and solid in student experience.
Academic Steady Affordability Steady Career Solid Mobility Strong Experience Solid
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Strong
Student experience Solid
Admission
48.5% admitted

10,813 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
63.4%

$65,464 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets University of La Verne apart

Academic design

Five colleges cover arts and sciences, business, education, health and community well-being, and law and public service, with experiential learning emphasized.

Campus pattern

The main campus sits in a walkable foothill community east of Los Angeles, mixing residential students with a broader regional and adult-learner population.

Career & value signal

Its location links students to both Los Angeles and the Inland Empire while the university’s regional-campus network reinforces a practical, access-oriented institutional model.

Can I get in?

48.5% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

10,813

About 48 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 48.5%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%970–1303
7601520
ACT middle 50%18–25
1330

Of admitted students, 24% submitted an SAT, and 4% submitted an ACT. Treat the ACT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.

Academic benchmarkSelective

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of La Verne, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What University of La Verne weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Five colleges cover arts and sciences, business, education, health and community well-being, and law and public service, with experiential learning emphasized.

02

Make institutional fit specific

La Verne offers a small, personalized Southern California university experience with a strong applied and professional orientation.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiver$50 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$72,620
Average annual cost after aid$20,000
Affordability profileSteady

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at University of La Verne

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years63.4%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one70%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$65,464

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates260
Median earnings$76,769

Admits separately

Psychology, General

Recent graduates93
Median earnings$56,925

Biology, General

Recent graduates63
Median earnings$58,897

What is campus life like?

University of La Verne beyond the classroom

The main campus sits in a walkable foothill community east of Los Angeles, mixing residential students with a broader regional and adult-learner population.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Five colleges cover arts and sciences, business, education, health and community well-being, and law and public service, with experiential learning emphasized.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The main campus sits in a walkable foothill community east of Los Angeles, mixing residential students with a broader regional and adult-learner population.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Its location links students to both Los Angeles and the Inland Empire while the university’s regional-campus network reinforces a practical, access-oriented institutional model.

3,050 undergraduatesPacificsuburban settingCampus housing available