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John Paul the Great Catholic University

Escondido, CA 92025Suburb: LargeUNITID 462354

Private nonprofit 4-yearBaccalaureate Colleges: Diverse FieldsHispanic-servingRoman CatholicSpecialty: Communication & Journalism 62%Specialty: Liberal Arts 23%Specialty: Business 11%
Undergraduates
286
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
80%
Average net price
$34.7k
Graduation rate
64%
Retention rate
85%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$56.9k
Median debt
$27k
Student : faculty
15:1
Value score*
26th pct.
Programs offered
7
Highest degree
Bachelor's degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
West · Pacific
Setting
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Carnegie
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year, very small, highly residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.