Private nonprofit · University
Woodbury University
Burbank, California · Large city
- 81.7%
- Admit rate
- $33,692
- Avg net price
- 60%
- Graduation rate
- $65,668
- Median earnings
Woodbury University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Burbank, California (large city setting), enrolling 779 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).
About Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States. In the late 18th century and the early 19th century, Spanish explorers and mission priests arrived in the Los Angeles area. The second-largest office space market in the San Fernando Valley is located in Burbank. Much of the space is utilized by the entertainment industry, which has among the highest office lease rates in the region. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 12 miles to Los Angeles, CA
- To the ocean
- 16 miles
- Nearest airport
- 1 mile to Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR) · major hub
How Woodbury University compares
More selective than 42% · #61 most selective of 107 in California
Higher than 60% · #68 of 122 in California
Higher than 43%
Higher than 78% · #61 of 130 in California
Cheaper than 10% · #85 cheapest of 118 in California
Lower than 17%
Lower than 50%
Larger than 31%
Percentiles compare Woodbury University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in California.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate77993%
- Graduate637%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women44357%
- Men33643%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White39%
- Black5.1%
- Hispanic27%
- Asian12%
- Other or multiracial17%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 779
- Graduate enrollment
- 63
- Student–faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
- First-generation students
- 41%
- Students over 25
- 18%
- Median family income
- $32,542
- Endowment
- $6,554,362
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 81.7%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $47,056
- Room & board
- $14,843
- Books & supplies
- $1,062
- Total cost of attendance
- $58,010
- Average net price
- $33,692
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 60%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 38%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,665
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,668
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,960
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 49%
About 22% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 223
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 29%
- Housing charge (year)
- $9,106
- Meal plan (year)
- $5,406
- Application fee
- $85
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (849 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Four-year (or more) true cost
Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.
$30,748/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Woodbury University discounts heavily: 99% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $21,165. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 113 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $65,668
- Typical debt at graduation
- $26,960
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 41%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 61%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $11 (0%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 44°F
- Annual rain
- 13.9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Burbank Glendale Pasadena AP, CA US station (1.1 mi from campus).
What Woodbury University graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.













