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).

Private nonprofitSmall · 779 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 82% admitNear the coast

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
To the ocean
16 miles
Nearest airport
1 mile to Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR) · major hub

How Woodbury University compares

Selectivity81.7%

More selective than 42% · #61 most selective of 107 in California

Graduation rate60%

Higher than 60% · #68 of 122 in California

First-year retention74%

Higher than 43%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$65,668

Higher than 78% · #61 of 130 in California

Average net price$33,692

Cheaper than 10% · #85 cheapest of 118 in California

Median debt at graduation$26,960

Lower than 17%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment779

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

842students
  • Undergraduate77993%
  • Graduate637%

Undergraduates by gender

779undergrads
  • 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)

All students
38%
Low-income (Pell)
50%
First-generation
45%

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.

< $30k
$28,815
$30–48k
$28,368
$48–75k
$30,748
$75–110k
$32,773
$110k+
$39,808

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.

Est. total to a degree
$139,650

$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.

99%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$21,165
average award, among those who get one

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.

Solid value

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.

Women
$65,705
Men
$65,716

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

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Burbank Glendale Pasadena AP, CA US station (1.1 mi from campus).

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.