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Pepperdine Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 3,352
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 92%
Average Aid Amount $35,221
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 862
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 92%

Financial Aid Information at Pepperdine

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,352 students (92% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $35,221. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 862 students (92% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Pepperdine University is $69,918, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,352 students (92% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $35,221. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Pepperdine University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Pepperdine University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid3,35292%$35,221
Pell Grants71820%$5,108
Federal Student Loans1,40738%$6,489

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 862 beginning students (92% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 857 students (91% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Pepperdine University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Pepperdine University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid86292%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources85591%$32,986
Federal Grants18820%$6,637
Pell Grants18820%$5,377
Other Federal Grants18520%$1,281
State/Local Grants14115%$8,800
Institutional Grants84089%$30,613
Student Loans41244%$8,877
Federal Student Loans39242%$5,304
Other Student Loans9110%$17,344