APU by the Numbers

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 is home to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the schools of Business and Management and Music, and houses administrative facilities, classrooms, residence halls, a library, student center, and gymnasium. The 53-acre West Campus is home to Azusa Pacific Seminary, the schools of Nursing, Behavioral and Applied Sciences, Education, Theology, and Visual and Performing Arts, 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. 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 locations serving the High Desert, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Monrovia, Murrieta, Orange County, and San Diego, as well as many online programs.

Off-Campus Study Options

APU students have many national and international study opportunities, including South Africa Semester, Ecuador Semester, and study away programs.

Climate

Moderate climate; mostly warm and dry throughout the year.

University Degrees and Programs

Degrees awarded (2018-19)	3,044
Doctoral degrees	137
Master’s degrees	1,229
Bachelor’s degrees	1,678

Freshmen Admission Profile (Class of 2023)

Number Applied	6,212
Number Entering (first time, full time)	693
Average high school GPA	3.61
Average combined SAT score	1141
Average SAT Math	570
National Average SAT Math	528
Average SAT Reading	576
National Average SAT Reading and Writing	531
Freshmen retention (fall 2018-19)	81.2%

Financial Aid (2018-19)

Scholarships/grants

Federal (with military)	$15,806,406
Federal (without military)	$13,601,278
Military (GI Bill and ROTC)	$2,205,128
State	$10,860,174
Other external scholarships/grants administered by college	$1,442,593
Institutional	$99,560,772
Institutional (excluding waivers and athletic awards)	$89,784,046

Self Help

Student loans	$21,651,823
Parent loans	$15,546,137
Tuition waivers	$3,855,384
Athletic awards	$5,921,342

Percent of undergraduate students receiving any form of:

Financial aid	95.4%
Institutional financial aid	93.3%
Need-based financial aid	62.4%

Faculty

Total teaching faculty	1,186
Full-time	463
Part-time	23
Adjunct	700
Student-to-faculty ratio	11:1
Percent with doctorate, first professional, or other terminal degree (based on full-time teaching faculty)	76%

Finances

Budget (2018-19)	$295,904,579
Endowment (2018-19)	$79,000,000
Total Donations (2018-19)	$10,490,130
Full-time undergraduate tuition (2019-20)1	$39,640

Additional Information

• University Degrees and Programs

University Fact Sheet

For a PDF of this information, download the University Fact Sheet (PDF), or to request a printed copy, email universityrelations@apu.edu.