College Comparison

By Caitlin Flowers

New York University vs. Pepperdine

University

General Info

Admissions Cost & Financial Aid

Extra Curricular

Campus Tour

Conclusion

At A Glance

New York University

Located in New York City, New York.

Undergraduate Enrollment: 22,097

60% Women, 40% Male

Private

Urban

www.nyu.edu

Pepperdine University

On top of a hill overlooking Malibu’s beaches.

Undergraduate Enrollment: 3,447

54% Women, 46% Men

Private

Suburban

www.pepperdine.edu

Admissions & Acceptance

New York University

38% of applicants are accepted.

Average SAT score to be admitted is 1441.

33% graduated high school with a GPA of 3.75 or higher

Pepperdine University

31% of applicants are accepted.

The average SAT score range to be admitted is 1660-2010

45% graduated high school with a GPA of 3.75 or higher.

New York University

Tuition:

✒In-State: $41,606

✒Out of State: $41,606

✒Room & Board: $15,181

✒Average Percent of Need Met:69%

Finance Comparison

Pepperdine University

Tuition:

✒In-State: $40,752

✒Out of State: $40,752

✒Room & Board: $11,844

✒Average Percent of Need Met: 79%

Finance Comparison

New York University has many different extra-curricular activities that are perfect for me. A few that interest me are newspaper, the student magazine, and the music program focusing on rock groups.

Extra-Curricular: New York University

Pepperdine University has many different extra-curricular programs. But the ones that I like are the newspaper, drama, and film society.

Extra-Curricular: Pepperdine University

New York University

NYU sports eight libraries containing a total of 4.5 millions volumes. It boasts many prestigious manuscripts, regarding subjects as far back as the 1700s. It also contains many Greek, Roman, and Egyptian artwork. The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, their newest library, made its debut in Fall 2008.

Libraries

New York University

Washington Square Park is an icon of New York City. It is located in Greenwich Village in Manhattan and surrounded by the buildings of NYU. The famous arch was made in 1889 to celebrate the hundred years since George Washington was inaugurated as president of the United States. The arch was modeled after the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France and still stands proudly today.

Washington Square Park

Pepperdine University

The Stauffer Chapel is one of Pepperdine’s best known features. It provides a place of quiet reflection overlooking Malibu beaches. Ulysses Floyd Rible designed it. Outside, the windows are black, but on the inside it reveals the beautiful stained glass. There is more than 3,000 square feet of stained glass in the chapel in over 105 different colors.

Stauffer Chapel

Pepperdine UniversityTrees

Pepperdine University has a mix of many different species of trees, most of them native to California.

After researching and comparing the two colleges, I have decided that Pepperdine University is better for me. Even though New York University has a renowned film program, Pepperdine offers good Journalism, Film, and Literature programs as well. It also is a Christian school, and allows me to consider my faith in my future while I study. The international program interests me, too. In conclusion, Pepperdine is the best school for me, and I will consider that while weighing all my options as I explore the future.

Conclusion