University of La Verne

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of La Verne

University of La Verne operates as a private nonprofit institution located in La Verne, California (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 3,050 students of which 4,031 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of La Verne is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 71.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,083 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,161, with published in-state tuition of $49,470 and a Pell grant recipient share of 51.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 64.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 64.5%. Graduates earn a median of $65,464 ten years after enrolling, compared with $53,806 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 283300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.