Azusa Pacific University Teaching Programs

Located in Azusa, California, Azusa Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution. Azusa is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Azusa Pacific University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Azusa Pacific has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#32	Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Azusa Pacific.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#6	Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Best Value Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Azusa Pacific has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#5	Best Value Colleges for General Education	College Factual
#17	Best General Education Schools	College Factual
#17	Best General Education Schools	College Factual
#36	Best Value Colleges for Education	College Factual
#60	Best Education Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#113	Best Doctor’s Degree Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Azusa Pacific University?

Contact details for Azusa Pacific are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	901 E Alosta, Azusa, CA 91702-7000
Phone:	626-969-3434
Website:	www.apu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/azusapacific
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/azusapacific

How Do I Get Into Azusa Pacific?

You can apply to Azusa Pacific online at: https://www.apu.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Azusa Pacific

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Azusa Pacific?

Azusa Pacific has the high acceptance rate of 94%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

About 0% of students accepted to Azusa Pacific submitted their SAT scores.

Can I Afford Azusa Pacific University?

The overall average net price of Azusa Pacific is $33,487. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Azusa Pacific, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $7,329 a year. That adds up to $29,316 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Azusa Pacific is 3.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Azusa Pacific University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,498 undergraduate students at Azusa Pacific, with 3,804 being full-time and 694 being part-time.

There are also 4,508 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,804 full-time undergraduates at Azusa Pacific, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Azusa Pacific University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	444
Black or African American	227
Hispanic or Latino	1,312
White	1,298
International Students	127
Other Races/Ethnicities	396

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Azusa Pacific University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at Azusa Pacific. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at Azusa Pacific University

In 2019-2020, 9,006 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Azusa Pacific has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Azusa Pacific

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Azusa Pacific University was $41,410 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Azusa Pacific is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Urban Education & Leadership	#10	#10
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	#25	#25

Online Affordability Rankings of Azusa Pacific Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Azusa Pacific University was $41,410 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Azusa Pacific is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	#7	#7
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	#10	#10
Teaching English or French	#28	#28
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	#28	#28

Online Growth Rankings of Azusa Pacific

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Azusa Pacific University was 256.7%. This is the #170 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Azusa Pacific regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Azusa Pacific ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	#1
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	#4
Teaching English or French	#11
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	#11
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#33

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Azusa Pacific University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Education	0	34	193	32	259
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	5	0	26	0	31
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	2	11	0	13
Art Education	0	0	9	0	9
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	0	7	7
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	0	0	4	0	4
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	3	0	3
Urban Education & Leadership	0	0	1	0	1
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	5	36	247	39	327

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Lance Cpl. Norman Eckles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.