Pepperdine vs Sacred Heart
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
A-Compass Score: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CACompass Score: Excellent · Top 11%B+Compass Score: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CTCompass Score: Very good · Top 28%
At a glance
- Pepperdine has the higher graduation rate: 83% against 73% at Sacred Heart.
- For families earning up to $30,000, Sacred Heart has the lower price after aid: $38,691 a year, against $50,560 at Pepperdine.
- Sacred Heart has the lower average price after aid: $46,174 a year, against $58,098 at Pepperdine.
Scores
Compass Score
A-Compass Score: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 11%
B+Compass Score: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 28%
Academic Excellence
AAcademic Excellence: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 10%
A-Academic Excellence: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 20%
Value
C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
The college
Category
National universities
National universities
Location
Malibu, CA
Fairfield, CT
Setting
Suburb
Suburb
Students
9,545
11,179
Sports
NCAA Division I · West Coast Conference
NCAA Division I · Northeast Conference
Admission
Admission rate
63%
65%
Average SAT
1384
Not reported
ACT middle 50%
29–32
Not reported
Outcomes
Graduation rate
83%
73%
First-year retention
88%
83%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$82,939
$75,059
Median debt
$23,510
$25,000
Cost
Average price after aid
$58,098
$46,174
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$50,560
$38,691
$30,001–$48,000
$42,674
$40,517
$48,001–$75,000
$51,063
$41,647
$75,001–$110,000
$61,851
$46,348
Over $110,000
$65,081
$48,217
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Economics $104,943
- International business $100,595
- Business administration $91,227
- Public relations $81,417
- Political science $75,954
- Nursing $103,244
- Finance $94,733
- Computing and information science $93,209
- Accounting $91,777
- Economics $80,970
Compare with another college
The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.