Preeminent Catholic university famed for business innovation, international peace studies, and beauty.
- Admit rate
- 53%
- Moderately selective
- SAT middle 50%
- 1250–1420
- of admitted students
- Avg. net price
- $42,000
- per year, after grants
- Average GPA
- 3.75
- unweighted
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Half of admitted students scored between 1250 and 1420.
Popular majors
- Knauss School of BusinessBusiness, Finance & Econ
- Shiley-Marcos School of EngineeringEngineering & Tech
- Peace & Justice Studies (Kroc)Social Sciences & LawWell regarded
Highlights
- Breathtaking Spanish Renaissance campus perched on Alcalá Park with Pacific Ocean vistas
- Knauss School of Business housed in an ultra-modern 120,000 sq ft sustainable facility
- Designated Ashoka Changemaker Campus renowned for social entrepreneurship and microfinance
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