Simpson University-California vs Life Pacific University vs William Jessup University

Side-by-side comparison of Simpson University-California, Life Pacific University, William Jessup University

Metrics	Simpson University-California Redding, CA	Life Pacific University San Dimas, CA	William Jessup University Rocklin, CA
Location	Redding, CA	San Dimas, CA	Rocklin, CA
Control	Private nonprofit	Private nonprofit	Private nonprofit
Carnegie	A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus	A Bachelor’s Degree College with diverse academic fields	A College or University that also has a medium number of Master’s Degree programs
Tuition (out-of-state)	$40,880	$23,224	$37,150
Avg. net price	$28,219	$26,892	$26,418
Acceptance rate	86%	96%	93%
Enrollment	809	456	1,294
Campus setting	City: Small	Suburb: Large	Rural: Fringe
Graduation rate	35%	49%	48%
Retention rate	60%	73%	77%
Median earnings	$62,250	$43,561	$60,855
SAT range	N/A	N/A	ERW 553-638 · Math 488-590
ACT range	N/A	N/A	N/A
Themes	Has Strong Religious History or TraditionSmall liberal arts	AffordableHas Strong Religious History or TraditionSmall liberal arts	Has Strong Religious History or TraditionSmall liberal arts
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Bars are drawn from the figures in each cell. Rates use a 0–100% scale; tuition, net price, enrollment and earnings are relative to the largest value among the colleges shown (darker bar); SAT and ACT bands sit on each test's full scale (200–800 per SAT section, 1–36 for the ACT).