Waitlist

Generally, about 1,000.

No. However, if and when we are able to make additional offers of admission to students on our waitlist, we shall go first to the students who have confirmed their place on the waitlist by completing the waitlist response form.

This is impossible to predict. Certainly, we prefer to admit students from our waitlist in order to meet our enrollment target, rather than to overshoot this number with our initial offers of admission.

The best thing to do is to finish your senior year with strong grades in every subject, as well as confirm your place on the waitlist by completing the waitlist confirmation form emailed to you.

Once you have submitted the waitlist response form in your Application Portal, you can reach out to your Admission Counselor via email.

No, the Admission Committee will contact you if we need further documentation regarding your candidacy.

Unfortunately, offers of admission are not transferable.

While admitted students who enroll by the deadline will have priority consideration for financial assistance, waitlisted students who qualify for financial assistance and are admitted from the waitlist will receive financial aid if budget permits.

We shall act on our waitlist as soon as possible, starting in May, once the students initially admitted to Pepperdine have told us whether they plan to enroll here. By the end of July, we hope to be able to inform all waitlist candidates of their admission status. Please note we will send a final notice to all candidates at the close of the waitlist.