Pepperdine University is a private religious university in CA, founded in 1937 and offers Bachelor’s degrees for undergraduates and Master’s and Doctoral degrees for graduate students. The undergraduate enrollment is 3,459, and the graduate enrollment is 6,095. Pepperdine University is a highly selective school, receiving 11,768 applications and accepting 41.9% of applicants. Pepperdine University’s athletics teams compete at the club, intramural, and varsity levels. Additionally, Pepperdine University employs 391 full-time instructional staff (85% of whom hold doctorate degrees) and has a 13:1 student to faculty ratio.