Far WestSuburbanPrivate4-yearCommunication

John Paul the Great Catholic University

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

Escondido, CA298 students
Acceptance Rate
80%
less selective
Median SAT
1,172
Middle 50%: 975–1270
Net Price After Aid
$31.8k
Sticker $29.5k
Graduation Rate
65%
6-year, full-time

John Paul the Great Catholic University is a private institution in Escondido, CA with an acceptance rate of 80% and 298 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 975–1270 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 2.58. The average net price after financial aid is $31,811 per year.

About John Paul the Great Catholic University

A private 4-year suburban university in Escondido, CA.

John Paul the Great Catholic University campus
Campus · Escondido

John Paul the Great Catholic University is a college in Escondido, CA. It enrolls roughly 298 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 80%. Admitted students typically score between 975 and 1270 on the SAT.

Far WestSuburbanPrivate4-yearCommunication
Acceptance Rate
80%
Less Selective
Total Enrollment
298
Small
Retention
70%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
65%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

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Acceptance Rate
80%
80 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
2.58
Average across admitted students

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 975 to 1270
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 2.58 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into John Paul the Great Catholic University. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,0901,260
1,172
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2127
22
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
2.58
average

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Test-optional

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at John Paul the Great Catholic University after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $29,500
Average net price after aid
$31,811
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$24,276
$30,001 – $48,000
$25,499
$48,001 – $75,000
$25,853
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$35,830

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
33%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
53%
Avg loan $21,500 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at John Paul the Great Catholic University concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
14:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Communication
65% of degrees awarded
Retention
70%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends John Paul the Great Catholic University. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White21%
  • Asian10%
  • Hispanic53%
  • Black2%
  • Two or more races11%
  • International3%

Gender

  • Female44%
  • Male56%
International
5%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
298

Outcomes after graduation

What John Paul the Great Catholic University graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$56.9k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
65%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$56.9k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$21.5k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$31.8k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$57k is near the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 65% graduation rate is above the national average.

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