University Factsheet

Azusa Pacific University

Founded 1899

Campus Locations

Azusa Pacific University is located in the San Gabriel Valley community of Azusa, 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Situated on 52 acres, East Campus houses administrative facilities, classrooms, residence halls, a library, student center, and gymnasium. The 53-acre West Campus is home to the schools of Nursing, Behavioral and Applied Sciences, Education, and Theology, two libraries, the Richard and Vivian Felix Event Center, the John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, the Barbara and Jack Lee Place of Prayer, and numerous classrooms and offices. Completed in 2009, the 72,000-square-foot, $54-million Segerstrom Science Center is also on West Campus, serving multiple disciplines and the community at large.

There are also seven offsite regional centers serving the High Desert, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Murrieta, Orange County, San Diego, and Ventura County, as well as many online programs.

Academic Year

Undergraduate: Two semesters—early September to mid-December, and mid-January to early May—plus two summer sessions.
Graduate: Two fall sessions—mid-September to mid-October, and mid-November to mid-December; two spring sessions—mid-January to mid-February, and mid-March to mid-April; plus two summer sessions.

Off-Campus Study Options

APU students have more than 40 national and international study opportunities, including High Sierra Semester, Los Angeles Term, study abroad programs, South Africa Semester, and Azusa Oxford Semester.

Climate

Moderate climate; mostly warm and dry throughout the year.

Freshmen Admission Profile
(Class of 2016)

Number Applied	8,231
Number Entering (first time, full time)	1,247
Average high school GPA	3.61
Average combined SAT score	1,093
National SAT average score (2011)	1,020
Freshmen retention (fall 2011-12)	83%

Financial Aid (2011–12)

Scholarships/grants
Federal	$6,933,429
State	$9,824,711
Other external scholarships/ grants administered by college	$3,291,914
Institutional	$45,048,128
Self Help
Student loans	$44,230,029
Parent loans	$14,423,891
Tuition waivers	$2,393,856
Athletic awards	$3,338,197
Percent of undergraduate students receiving any form of financial aid	90%

Faculty

Total faculty	1,220
Full-time	407
Part-time	40
Adjunct	773
Student-faculty ratio	12:1
Undegraduate ratio	14:1
Graduate ratio	10:1
Percent with doctorate, first professional, or other terminal degree (based on full-time faculty)	80%

Finances

Budget (2011–12)	$204,775,051
Endowment (2011–12)	$50,788,068
Full-time undergraduate tuition (2012–13)*	$30,236
* See www.apu.edu for APS and graduate tuition costs

Donation History

2011–12 University Fund	$1,766,966
Total Donations	$9,816,547

Additional Information