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Pepperdine University



24255 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, CA 90263
Pepperdine University is a medium-sized, independent university enrolling approximately 8,300 students in five colleges and schools. Seaver College, the School of Law, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, the Graziadio School of business and Management, and the School of Public Policy are located on the University's 830-acre campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu. Courses at Pepperdine University are taught in Malibu, at six graduate campuses in Southern California, and at international campuses in Germany, England, Italy, and Argentina. Pepperdine University was founded in 1937 by George Pepperdine, a Christian businessman who founded the Western Auto Supply Company. For the first 30 years of its life, the California college was a small, mostly undergraduate school. University status was achieved in 1970 as the California college added graduate and professional schools. In 1972, Pepperdine University opened its new campus in Malibu.

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Pepperdine University is religiously affiliated with the Churches of Christ, of which Mr. Pepperdine was a lifelong member. Faculty, administrators and members of the Board of Regents at Pepperdine University represent many religious backgrounds, and students of all races and faiths are welcomed. Seaver College of Pepperdine University is the residential California College of letters, arts and sciences, enrolling approximately 3,000 undergraduate, as well as graduate students who are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic excellence and personal conduct. The Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University, is the nation's fifth largest graduate business school accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) and enrolls approximately 2,400 students in its full- and part-time programs. George Pepperdine, the founder of Western Auto Supply Company, established Pepperdine University in 1937. He envisioned an undergraduate school with the highest academic standards guided by the spiritual and ethical ideals of Christian faith. Pepperdine University sponsors 14 NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics teams-baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, tennis, volleyball and water polo teams for men, while women compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis and volleyball. Pepperdine University is committed to the health and expression of all the art forms and promotes a rich cultural offering of theater, music, dance and the visual arts. A year-round calendar of events at this California College is maintained by the Fine Arts Division at Seaver College and by the Center for the Arts, working together to bring quality student and professional productions to the campus and public communities.

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