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Philosophy & religion at Pepperdine

Pepperdine graduates about 16 philosophy & religion majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 92nd of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a strong program at 76 out of 100.

Graduates a year162% of the class
Research in the field$507Ka year, NSF
Admit rate63%whole school
SAT middle 50%1285–1480whole school

Around Pepperdine

The interior of Stauffer Chapel on the campus of Pepperdine University in 2019,
Stauffer Chapel windowPhoto: Swper · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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
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Where philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Stauffer Chapel.

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

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Nearby in the philosophy & religion ranking

  1. North Carolina State University 76
  2. Skidmore College 76
  3. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 76
  4. Gettysburg College 76
  5. University of Colorado Boulder 75
  6. University of California, Irvine 75
  7. University of Scranton 75
  8. University of Kansas 75

Other strong majors at Pepperdine

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Pepperdine with every school we score in philosophy & religion. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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