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Art & design at Pepperdine

Pepperdine graduates about 16 art & design majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 115th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a strong program at 79 out of 100.

79/100Strong#115 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year162% of the class
Research in the field$124Ka year, NSF
Admit rate63%whole school
SAT middle 50%1240–1410whole school

Around Pepperdine

Smothers Theater on the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California in
Smothers TheaterPhoto: Swper · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Pepperdine University + Pacific Ocean
Pepperdine University + Pacific Ocean (29980837264)Photo: Atomic Taco from Seattle, WA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Pepperdine Musical Theatre
Contempo 2023- Miscast - 52753101331Photo: bwgtheatre · CC BY 2.0 · source
The interior of Stauffer Chapel on the campus of Pepperdine University in 2019,
Stauffer Chapel windowPhoto: Swper · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art & design happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 58 · Student housing 36 · Athletics 5 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. American University 79
  2. Art Center College of Design 79
  3. Oklahoma State University 79
  4. University of Illinois Chicago 79
  5. Loyola University Chicago 79
  6. University of Oregon 79
  7. University of Richmond 79
  8. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 78

Other strong majors at Pepperdine

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Pepperdine with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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