Private Nonprofit · La Verne, California

University of La Verne

University of La Verne is a private nonprofit institution in La Verne, California. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.

$65,464
10-yr median earnings
71.2%
Acceptance rate
$20,161
Avg net price / yr
64.2%
150%-time completion

The verdict

University of La Verne pairs top-10% former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 10%
former-student earnings, US
71.2%
acceptance rate
64.2%
150%-time completion
+22%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large Carnegie: Doctoral/Prof
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this University of La Verne profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Doctoral/Professional Universities"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

C-
College Value Score
53/100
University of La Verne

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings A
$65,464
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$20,161
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C+
64.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$23,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C
62.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
64.5%
First-year students returning for year two
University of La Verne vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$65,464

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$20,161

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

64.2%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 64.2%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - University of La Verne vs peers

University of La Verne positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. University of La Verne positioned by earning… Carnegie Classification: Doctoral/Prof Doctoral/P… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $37K $87K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $17K $61K Avg Net Price ($) University of La Verne (you are here): $65K earn · $20K net · 64% grad You are here - University of La V… Point Loma Nazarene University: $64K earn · $39K net · 76% grad Point Loma Nazaren… University of the Pacific: $78K earn · $25K net · 68% grad University of the … Azusa Pacific University: $67K earn · $22K net · 63% grad Azusa Pacific Univ… Biola University: $57K earn · $31K net · 68% grad Biola University Pepperdine University: $83K earn · $58K net · 84% grad Pepperdine Univers… California Lutheran University: $69K earn · $30K net · 72% grad Life Pacific University: $43K earn · $21K net · 48% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How University of La Verne ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

University of La Verne: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$65,464 Top 10% higher than 90% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric University of La Verne National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $65,464 #526 of 5103 90th
Average net price $20,161 #3116 of 5020 38th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 64.2% #1885 of 4858 61st
Undergraduate enrollment 3,050 #1085 of 5462 80th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

3,050
Undergraduate enrollment
71.2%
Acceptance rate
1,083
SAT average
64.2%
150%-time completion
$65,464
10-yr median earnings
64.5%
First-year retention

How University of La Verne ranks in California

State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric University of La Verne State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $65,464 #83 of 493 83rd
Average net price $20,161 #248 of 495 50th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 64.2% #240 of 483 50th
Undergraduate enrollment 3,050 #158 of 553 71st

Highest former-student earnings in California

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Samuel Merritt University$143,238-
2Harvey Mudd College$138,687$35,924
3California Institute of Technology$128,566$16,075
4Stanford University$124,080$13,807
5Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health$115,318-
6Gnomon$114,785$51,949
7Santa Clara University$109,183$50,062
8Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University$109,183-
9Touro University California$104,805-
10Claremont McKenna College$104,736$28,849
11West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County$102,672$32,879
12West Coast University-Ontario$102,672$49,590
83University of La VerneThis school$65,464$20,161

Admissions

Admission Rate 71.2%
SAT Average 1,083
SAT Math (25th-75th) 488 – 573
SAT Reading (25th-75th) 498 – 663
ACT Average 21
ACT (25th-75th) 18 – 25
0%100%71.2%
Share of applicants admitted

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $49,470
Out-of-State Tuition $49,470
Average Net Price $20,161

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 $20,151
$30,001 – $48,000 $27,212
51.4%
Pell Grant Rate
64.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$23,500
Median Debt
$249/mo
Monthly Payment

What students pay at University of La Verne rose +29.2% since 2013

Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $20,847 in 2013 to $26,925 in 2023, a rise of $6,078 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $20,8472014: $22,6962015: $20,6062016: $19,8632017: $25,4292018: $24,7502019: $25,7802020: $28,2602021: $21,6052022: $25,8922023: $26,925
2013 · $20,8472023 · $26,925

Over the same years, enrollment went -34.6% (5,128 → 3,352 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

62.4%
Female
50.6%
First Generation

Outcomes

64.5%
Retention Rate
$53,806
Median Earnings (6yr)
71.4%
Earning Over $25K
62.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 64.2%
First-year retention First-time, full-time freshmen 64.5%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $53,806
Median earnings 10 years after entry $65,464
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 71.4%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 62.4%
Median federal student debt At completion $23,500
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $249/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Bachelor's 19 901 $62,907 $90,694 $25,072
Master's 9 706 $79,892 $79,892 -
Doctoral 2 27 - - -
Associate's 1 17 $59,398 $59,398 -
First Professional 1 74 - - -

Top programs at University of La Verne by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's 35 $90,694 $24,125
Student Counseling and Personnel Services Master's 121 $79,892 -
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's 20 $77,520 $28,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's 350 $76,769 $24,284
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's 19 $66,891 $22,655
Non-Professional Legal Studies Bachelor's 14 $66,373 $27,870
Political Science and Government Bachelor's 18 $63,107 $22,000
Sociology Bachelor's 22 $61,350 $23,185
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 17 $59,398 -
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's 9 $58,953 $23,000
Biology, General Bachelor's 57 $58,897 $25,000
Psychology, General Bachelor's 116 $56,925 $23,250
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's 8 $55,332 -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's 93 $54,898 $22,110
Criminology Bachelor's 58 $47,273 $26,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the acceptance rate at University of La Verne?
University of La Verne is a private nonprofit institution in La Verne, California. The acceptance rate is 71.2%. The average SAT score is 1,083. Undergraduate enrollment is 3,050 students.
How much do University of La Verne former students earn?
Federally aided former students at University of La Verne who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $65,464 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $53,806.
How much does University of La Verne cost?
The average net price at University of La Verne is $20,161. In-state tuition is $49,470 and out-of-state tuition is $49,470. Median student debt at graduation is $23,500.
What is the graduation rate at University of La Verne?
University of La Verne has a 64.2% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 64.5%.
Is University of La Verne worth the student debt?
The median student debt at University of La Verne is $23,500, while former students earn a median of $65,464 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 36% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 62.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $249.

Sources & methodology

Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.

Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from University of La Verne

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