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 Los Angeles Term, 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 (2017-18) |
2,914 |
| Doctoral degrees |
118 |
| Master’s degrees |
1,194 |
| Bachelor’s degrees |
1,602 |
Freshmen Admission Profile (Class of 2022)
| Number Applied |
6,892 |
| Number Entering (first time, full time) |
1,107 |
| Average high school GPA |
3.67 |
| Average combined SAT score |
1117 |
| Average SAT Math |
556 |
| National Average SAT Math |
531 |
| Average SAT Reading |
494 |
| National Average SAT Reading |
563 |
| Freshmen retention (fall 2017-18) |
81% |
Financial Aid (2017-18)
Scholarships/grants
| Federal |
$8,470,497 |
| State |
$10,861,359 |
| Other external scholarships/grants administered by college |
$5,353,859 |
| Institutional |
$70,200,417 |
Self Help
| Student loans |
$29,154,955 |
| Parent loans |
$14,293,314 |
| Tuition waivers |
$4,174,906 |
| Athletic awards |
$5,641,599 |
Percent of undergraduate students receiving any form of:
| Financial aid |
90% |
| Institutional financial aid |
88% |
| Need-based financial aid |
66% |
Faculty
| Total teaching faculty |
1,235 |
| Full-time |
498 |
| Part-time |
22 |
| Adjunct |
715 |
| Student-to-faculty ratio |
11:1 |
| Undergraduate ratio |
13:1 |
| Graduate ratio |
10:1 |
| Percent with doctorate, first professional, or other terminal degree (based on full-time teaching faculty) |
68% |
Finances
| Budget (2017-18) |
$237,185,000 |
| Endowment (2017-18) |
$94,000,000 |
| Full-time undergraduate tuition (2019-20)[1] |
$39,640 |
Donation History
| 2017-18 Total Donations |
$9,250,421 |
Additional Information
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.
