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University or college · Private nonprofit

William Jessup University

Rocklin, CA303 online only

William Jessup University is a private nonprofit university in Rocklin, CA, with about 1,181 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,181
plus 303 studying only online
Admission rate
93%
higher than at 84% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$28,062
higher than at 79% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
56%
higher than at 52% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$56,257
higher than at 80% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into William Jessup University?

93%

of applicants admitted

About 19 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
553–638
SAT math
488–590

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1150.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $53,703 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $37,150Room & board $13,606Books & supplies $1,062Other costs $1,885

After grants, the average family on aid pays $28,062.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$24,674

About $98,696 over 4 years · 54% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
56%
within 6 years · Pell students 51%
Come back for year two
77%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$56,257
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$23,700
about $251 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$251 a month against about $3,597 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

62%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 77% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$51k
Middle income$30–75k
$60k
Higher incomeover $75k
$58k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 33%Psychology 15%Health professions 9%Parks, recreation & fitness 9%Theology 7%Biology 6%Everything else 22%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations62 graduates a year · typical debt $21,240
$65k4 yrs out
Psychology, General46 graduates a year · typical debt $20,784
$50k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods19 graduates a year · typical debt $19,562
$50k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness18 graduates a year · typical debt $20,750
$54k4 yrs out
Biology, General15 graduates a year · typical debt $19,405
—not reported
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication13 graduates a year
—not reported
Fine and Studio Arts12 graduates a year
—not reported
English Language and Literature, General9 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,294 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 42%Hispanic 26%Black 6%Asian 5%Two or more 7%International 4%

Women and men

Women 55%Men 45%
10 : 1
students per teacher
32%
get Pell grants (lower income)
41%
take federal loans
18%
undergrads 25 or older
10%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Rocklin

8% of Rocklin’s 76,821 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Rocklin pages.

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Straight-line distances from William Jessup University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.