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.- Admission
- 48.5% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 63.4%
10,813 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$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
10,813About 48 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
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.
In the season card
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
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
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.
Make institutional fit specific
La Verne offers a small, personalized Southern California university experience with a strong applied and professional orientation.
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.
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.
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+
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.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
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
Admits separately
Psychology, General
Education, General
Admits separately
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Admits separately
Biology, General
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.
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.
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.
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.