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Los Angeles Pacific University: cost, admission and results

Los Angeles Pacific University is a private nonprofit college in San Dimas, California. It has about 1,483 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $28,427 a year.

At a glance

  • $28,427Net price a year
  • 28%Graduation rate
Location
San Dimas, California 91773
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
1,483
Graduate students
196
Students per teacher
24 to 1
Special character
Online only
Accredited by
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Website
lapu.edu

Getting in

Los Angeles Pacific University has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$12,840
Books and supplies$1,200
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$37,608
Average net price after grants and scholarships$28,427

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 27% above the median net price of colleges in California on this site ($22,336). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$26,186
$30,001 to $48,000$32,204
$48,001 to $75,000$29,699
$75,001 to $110,000$30,933
Above $110,000not reported

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeCA medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year57%76%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)28%51%49%
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$28,347$17,297$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in California and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

55% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 72% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 83% women and 17% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 157 of the 267 colleges in California on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,759.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Los Angeles Pacific University?

Published tuition and fees are $12,840 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Los Angeles Pacific University?

28% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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