Woodbury University
Burbank, California · Website
$65,668
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$65,668
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Woodbury University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Burbank, California with 779 undergraduates and 63 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $33,692 a year (tuition and fees $47,056). It admits 82% of applicants and 60% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $65,668 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,960 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$33,692
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$47,056
US median $11,837
Admission rate
82%
US median 78%
Completion rate
60%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,960
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$65,668
Rank 520 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $33,692
- Tuition and fees
- $47,056
- Cost of attendance
- $58,010
- Students with a need-based grant
- 46%
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $28,815
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $28,368
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $30,748
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $32,773
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $39,808
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $36,408 in 2015-16 to $47,056 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 82%
- Undergraduates
- 779
- Graduate students
- 63
- Part-time students
- 6.2%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 60%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 36
- Endowment
- $6.55M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 520 of 5,094 US colleges and 83 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $33,692 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $47,056 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 82% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 60% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,960 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $47,665 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $65,668 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 58% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
36 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $39,000 | $40,484 | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $27,000 | $32,175 | $62,092 | $51,490 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 29 | $51,250 | $64,094 | $86,351 | $103,485 |
| Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $26,000 | $32,477 | $50,387 | $43,765 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $19,500 | $51,668 | $77,992 | $68,257 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,020 | $56,359 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,631 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Computer InteractionBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| ArchitectureMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $74,139 |
| Interior ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,369 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Burbank and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Woodbury University cost?
$33,692 a year is the average net price at Woodbury University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $47,056, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $58,010. Families earning under $30,000 pay $28,815 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Woodbury University?
82% of applicants are admitted to Woodbury University. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Woodbury University graduates earn?
$65,668 a year is the median pay of former Woodbury University students who work, 10 years after they started ($47,665 after 6 years). That ranks 520 of 5,094 US colleges and 83 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $64,094.
How much student debt do Woodbury University graduates have?
$26,960 is the median federal student loan debt of Woodbury University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 58% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Woodbury University?
60% of first-time, full-time students at Woodbury University finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Woodbury University?
Architectural Sciences and Technology (63 bachelor's graduates), Design and Applied Arts (36 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (29 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 36 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.