Pepperdine University
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Former names
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George Pepperdine College |
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| Motto | Freely ye received, freely give |
| Type | Private research university |
| Established | 1937 |
| Affiliation | Churches of Christ |
| Endowment | $781.3 million (2016) |
| President | Andrew K. Benton |
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Academic staff
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681 (Fall 2016) |
| Students | 7,826 (Fall 2016) |
| Undergraduates | 3,542 (Fall 2016) |
| Postgraduates | 4,284 (Fall 2016) |
| Location |
Malibu, California, U.S. 34°02′19.26″N 118°42′27.29″W / 34.0386833°N 118.7075806°WCoordinates: 34°02′19.26″N 118°42′27.29″W / 34.0386833°N 118.7075806°W |
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Suburban 830 acres (340 ha) |
| Colors | Blue and Orange |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I – WCC |
| Nickname | Waves |
| Mascot | Willy the Wave |
| Affiliations | NAICU |
| Website | pepperdine |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| Forbes | 130 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 50 |
| Washington Monthly | 96 |
Pepperdine University is an American private, not-for-profit, coeducational research university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university's 830-acre (340 ha) campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Malibu is the location for Seaver College, the School of Law, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, the Graziadio School of Business and Management, and the School of Public Policy.
Pepperdine is ranked 50th among "National Universities", 25th among Best Value Schools, and 65th among Law Schools by U.S. News & World Report's 2017 rankings. The university was also ranked 128th in America's Best Colleges by Forbes.
Courses are taught at the main campus, six graduate campuses in southern California, and at international campuses in Germany, England, Italy, China, Switzerland and Argentina. The Ed.D. program in Organizational leadership, (EDOL) has held international courses in China, Argentina, Chile, Belize, Costa Rica, and India.
In February 1937, against the backdrop of the Great Depression, George Pepperdine founded the university as a Christian liberal arts college in the city of Los Angeles. On September 21, 1937, 167 new students from 22 different states and two other countries entered classes on a newly built campus on 34 acres (14 ha) at West 79th Street and South Vermont Avenue in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles, referred to later as the Vermont Avenue campus. By April 6, 1938, George Pepperdine College was fully accredited by the Northwest Association.
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